Then they hae chosen a jury of men,

The best that were in Carlisle town,

And twelve of them cried out at once,

Hughie the Græme, thou must gae down!

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Then up bespak him gude Lord Hume,

As he sat by the judge’s knee:

‘Twenty white owsen, my gude lord,

If you’ll grant Hughie the Græme to me.’

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