These yemen all thre ;

They loked est, they loked west,

They myght no man se.

But as ‘they’ [160] loked in Bernysdale,

By the hye waye,

Than were they ware of two blacke monkes,

Eche on a good palferay.

Then bespake Lytell Johan,

To Much he gan say,

I dare lay my lyfe to wedde,