They call’d for a tankard of good liquor,

It was the sign of the Black Horse,

Where there was all sorts of attendance,

But for Nevison it was the worst.

He call’d for a pen, ink, and paper,

And these were the words that he said:

“I’ll write for some boots, shoes, and stockings,

For of them I have very much need.”

’Tis now before my lord judge,

Oh! guilty or not do you plead;