"Although he were our brother."

It fell that, in that ladye's castle,

The king was boun' to bed;

And up and spake the popinjay,

That flew abune his head.

"Leave off your douking on the day,

"And douk upon the night;

"And where that sackless[[D]] knight lies slain,

"The candles will burn bright."

"O there's a bird within this bower,