v. [91-99]. Stands thus in MS. Harl.
"I wow to God," quoth Herry, "I schal not lefe behynde,
May I mete wyth Bernard on Bayard the blynde.
Ich man kepe hym out of my wynde,
For whatsoever that he be before me I fynde,
I wot I schall hym greve."
"Wele sayd," quoth Hawkyn,
"And I wow," quoth Dawkyn,
"May I mete wyth Tomkyn,
Hys flayle I schal hym reve."
[104-108]. Here stand vs. 113-117 in MS. Harl.
[109-117]. This stanza is written as follows in MS. Harl.:
"I vow to God," quoth Hawkyn, "Yf he have the gowt,
Al that I fynde in the felde thrustand here aboute,
Have I twyes or thryes redyn thrugh the route,
In ych a stede ther thay me se, of me thay schal have doute.
When I begyn to play,
I make a vowe that I ne schall,
But yf Tybbe wyl me call,
Or I be thryes don fall,
Ryzt onys com away.
[122-126]. Here stand v. 104-108 in MS. Harl.
[128]. Whyls me ys left my merth. MS. Harl. Whil I am most mery. Wright.
We must obviously read "mer," i. e. mare, with Percy and Ritson; otherwise the rest of the stanza is nonsense. The th which is added in the MS. Harl., was caught from the thou following.
[132-3]. MS. Harl.
Sche wyl me bere, I dar say,
On a lang-somerys day.