"And I myselfe will ryde wi' thee:

At court then for my dearest lord,

His faithfull borrowe[113] I will be."

"Now nay, now nay, my lady deare,

Far lever[114] had I lose my life,

Than leave among my cruell foes

My love in jeopardy and strife.

"But come thou hither, my little foot-page,

Come thou hither unto mee,

To maister Norton[115] thou must goe,