Or man, wha may thy master be?"

"Thir landis are MINE!" the Outlaw said;

"I ken nae king in Christentie;

Frae Soudron[[108]] I this Foreste wan,

When the king nor his knightis were not to see."

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"He desyres you'l cum to Edinburgh,

And hauld of him this Foreste frie;

And, gif ye refuse to do this,

He'll conquess baith thy landis and thee.