XVIII
‘Seek nae minstrels to play in your room,
Your son comes sorry to the toun.
XIX
‘O I hae lost my gowden knife;
I rather had lost my ain sweet life!
XX
‘And I hae lost a far better thing,
The gilded sheath that it was in.’—
XXI
‘Are there nae gowdsmiths here in Fife
Can make to you anither knife?
XXII
‘Are there nae sheath-makers in the land
Can make a sheath to Leesome Brand?’—