8 'I can let you now see one of [the] greiuos[est] sights
That euer Christen king did see;
Our queene hath chosen a new, new loue,
She will haue none of thee.
9 'If shee had chosen a right good knight,
The lesse had beene her shame;
But she hath chosen a lazar man,
Which is both blinde and lame.'
10 'If this be true, thou Aldingar,
That thou dost tell to me,
Then will I make thee a rich knight
Both of gold and fee.
11 'But if it be false, Sir Aldingar,
That thou doest tell to me,
Then looke for noe other death
But to be hangd on a tree.
Goe with me,' saide our comly king,
'This lazar for to see.'
12 When the king he came into the queenes chamber,
Standing her bed befor,
'There is a lodly lome,' says Harry King,
'For our dame Queene Elinor!
13 'If thou were a man, as thou art none,
Here thou sholdest be slaine;
But a paire of new gallowes shall be built,
Thoust hang on them soe hye.
14 'And [a] fayre fyer there shalbe bett,
And brent our queene shalbee:'
Fforth then walked our comlye king,
And mett with our comly queene.
15 Saies, God you saue, our queene, Madam,
And Christ you saue and see!
Heere you [haue] chosen a new, new loue,
And you will haue none of mee.
16 'If you had chosen a right good knight,
The lesse had beene your shame;
But you haue chosen a lazar man,
That is both blind and lame.'
17 'Euer alacke!' said our comly queene,
'Sir Aldingar is false to mee;
But euer alacke!' said our comly queene,
'Euer alas, and woe is mee!