Furst this way, then that, to recover him tries;

For ye see there he’s lying as deed as a stane,—

An’ that’s a’ aw can tell ye about my Lord ’Size.”

Now the Jury for close consultation retir’d:

Some “Death accidental” were willing to find;

Some “God’s visitation” most eager requir’d,

And some were for “Fell in the river” inclin’d:

But ere on their verdict they all were agreed,

My Lord gave a groan, and wide open’d his eyes;

Then the coach and the trumpeters came with great speed,