44 And the watchmen cryed vpon the walls
And sayd, 'Sir Cawline's slaine!
And with a beast is not ffull litle,
A lyon of mickle mayne:'
Then the kings daughter shee ffell downe,
'For peerlesse is my payne!'
45 'O peace, my lady!' sayes Sir Cawline,
'I haue bought thy loue ffull deere;
O peace, my lady!' sayes Sir Cawline,
'Peace, lady, ffor I am heere!'
46 Then he did marry this kings daughter,
With gold and siluer bright,
And fiftene sonnes this ladye beere
To Sir Cawline the knight.
The first two stanzas of the MS. have been omitted, as belonging to another ballad.
12. ouer all does beare the bell.
14. men call him Sir Cawline.
24. her peere.
34. this mayd.
55. Only half the second n of noone in the MS. Furnivall.