[628] God wot a luſtye cuntree was It thoore,
In the ilk tyme! weil long this noble king
In to this lond haith maid his ſuiornyng;
THE LADY OF MELYHALT’S MESSAGE.
A messenger comes from the lady of Melyhalt,
Frome the lady was send o meſinger
[632] Of melyhalt, wich ſaith one this maner,
As that the ſtory ſhewith by recorde:
“TO yow, ſir king, as to hir ſoueran lorde,
My lady hath me chargit for to ſay