‘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!’
30
Saies, Haue thou heere, thou good fellow,
Forty pence thou did lend me,