54.
Then Dickie’s come down through Carlile town,
Even as fast as he may drie.
The first of men that he with mett
Was my lord’s brother, Bailife Glazenberrie.
55.
‘Well may ye be, my good Ralph Scrupe!’
‘Welcome, my brother’s fool!’ quo’ he;
‘Where did thou gett Fair Johnie Armstrong’s horse?’
‘Where did I get him but steal him,’ quo’ he.