And mak a widowe of his gaye ladie.’
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The king called on a gentleman,
James Boyd, Erle of Arran; his brother was he;
When James he came before the king
He fell before him on his knie.
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‘Welcum, James Boyd,’ said our nobil king,
‘A message ye maun gang for me;
Ye maun hie to Etrick forrest,