That gold is thine, the land is mine,

And the heire of Linne againe I wilbee.’

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‘Now welladay!’ said Iohn o the Scales’ wife,

‘Welladay, and woe is me!

Yesterday I was the lady of Linne,

And now I am but Iohn o the Scales’ wiffe!’

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Saies, Haue thou heere, thou good fellow,

Forty pence thou did lend me,