"And the ladder for to break," 25
Quo' the fause knicht, &c.
"And you for to fa' doun,"
Quo' the wee boy, &c.
"I wiss ye were in yon sie,"
Quo' the fause knicht, &c. 30
"And a gude bottom under me,"
Quo' the wee boy, &c.
"And the bottom for to break,"
Quo' the fause knicht upon the road;
"And ye to be drowned," 35
Quo' the wee boy, and still he stude.
[GIFTS FROM OVER SEA.]
Appendix to p. [11].
Wright's Songs and Carols, printed from a MS. in the Sloane Collection, No. 8.
I have a zong suster fer bezondyn the se,
Many be the drowryis that che sente me.
[S]che sente me the cherye withoutyn ony ston,
And so che dede [the] dowe withoutyn ony bon:
Sche sente me the brere withoutyn ony rynde,
Sche bad me love my lemman withoute longgyng.
How xuld ony cherye be withoute ston?
And how xuld ony dowe ben withoute bon?
How xuld any brere ben withoute rynde?
How xuld I love myn lemman without longyng?