[1259] carpit = sang, recited.
[1260] nicker and sneer = whinny and snort.
[1261] wad my hail fee = bet my whole wages.
[1262] fiend dought they do = the deuce could they do.
[145. The Fire of Frendraught]
I
The eighteenth of October,
A dismal tale to hear
How good Lord John and Rothiemay
Was both burnt in the fire.