[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.