‘And speak, my brown sword, that winna lee[74],
Is this a leal maiden that lies by me?’

XXX

‘It is not a maid that you hae wedded,
But it is a maid that you hae bedded:

XXXI

‘It is a leal maiden that lies by thee,
But not the maiden that it should be.’

XXXII

Then out he sprang o’ his bridal bed,
And wrathfully his claiths on did:

XXXIII

And he has ta’en him through the ha’,
And on his mother he did ca’.

XXXIV