And in a word great kindness there I found,

For which both to my cousin, and his men,

I'll still be thankful in word, deed, and pen.

Till Thursday morning there I made my stay,

And then I went plain

Dunstable

highway.

My very heart with drought methought did shrink,

I went twelve miles, and no one bade me drink.

Which made me call to mind, that instant time,