But unto the Cripple for passage did pay,
And every brave merchant that he did descry,
He emptied their purses ere they did pass by.
The noble Lord Courtney, both gallant and bold,
Rode forth with great plenty of silver and gold,
At Exeter there a purchase to pay,
But that the false Cripple the journey did stay.
For why, the false Cripple heard tidings of late,
As he sat for alms at the nobleman’s gate;
This is, quoth the Cripple, a booty for me,