'And aye weel answered ye shall be;
For I'll mak a vow, and keep it true—
James Hatelie shall not hanged be.'
'Another asken I ask, father;
Another asken I ask of thee—
Let Fenwick and Hatelie go to the sword,
And let them try their veritie.'
'Ask on, ask on, daughter,' he said;
'And aye weel answered you shall be;
For before the morn at twelve o'clock,