[211] wittering = information, token.
[212] coft = bought.
[213] howm = holm, river-mead.
[25. Earl Mar’s Daughter]
I
It was intill a pleasant time,
Upon a simmer’s day,
The noble Earl Mar’s daughter
Went forth to sport and play.
II
And while she play’d and sported
Below a green aik tree,
There she saw a sprightly doo[214]
Set on a tower sae hie.