"And then you need to fear no Scot,

Whether you sail by day or by night;

And to-morrow by seven of the clock,

You shall meet with Sir Andrew Barton, knight.

I was his prisoner but yesternight,

And he hath taken me sworn," quoth he;

"I trust my L[ord] God will me forgive

And if that oath then broken be."

"You must lend me six pieces, my lord," quoth he,

"Into my ship, to sail the sea,