When came the carl to this lady’s yett[281],
Rudely, rudely he rapp’d thereat.
XVII
‘O where’s the lady o’ this ha’?’—
‘She’s out with her maids to play at the ba’.’—
XVIII
‘Ha, ha, ha! ye are a’ mista’en;
Gae count your maidens o’er again.
XIX
‘I met her far beyond the lea,
With the young Earl Brand, his leman to be.’
XX
Her father arm’d of his men fifteen,
And they’re ridden after them all-by-dene[282].