[1031] buske = addressed.

[1032] bowne = ready.

[1033] thoe = those.

[1034] ancyents = ensigns.

[1035] may = maiden.


[127. The Battle of Otterburn]

I

It fell about the Lammas tide
When husbands[1036] win their hay,
The doughty Douglas bound him to ride
In England to take a prey.

II