Then she took out a razor
That was both sharp and fine,
And out of her left side she has taken
The heir of Wallington.
XXXIII
There is a race in Wallington,
And that I rue full sare;
Tho’ the cradle it be full spread up,
The bride-bed is left bare.
FOOTNOTES:
[509] lair = lying-in.
[510] gate = way.
[511] lake-wake = lyke-wake, corpse-watching.
[512] scope = bandage, gag.
[513] wyte = blame, cause of trouble.