18

‘Away, away, thou traytor, strang!

Out of my sicht thou mayst sune be!

I grantit nevir a traytors lyfe,

And now I’ll not begin with thee.’

19

‘Ye lied, ye lied, now, king,’ he says,

‘Althocht a king and prince ye be,

For I luid naithing in all my lyfe,

I dare well say it, but honesty;