Till I be kiss’d by holye manne.”

“Woe’s me!” thenne sayd the friar; “if thou

Be sente to tempt me breake my vowe;

Butte whether mayde or fiende thou be,

I’ll stake my soul to sette thee free.”

The holye manne then crossed hym thrice,

And kissed the mayde—when in a trice

She vanished—

“Heaven forgive me now!”

Exclaimed the friar—“my broken vowe.