And att louelye London he shalbe found,

My comlye prince, in the presence of thee.

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Then bespake our comlye prince,

Saiinge, Who did fight and who did flee?

And who bare them best of the Mount of Fflodden?

And who is false, and who is true to mee?

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‘Lancashire and Cheshire,’ said the messenger,

‘They haue done the deed with their hand;