Pleätes werden then ov e'then ware,

They ate off pewter, that would bear

A knock; or wooden trenchers, square,

Wi' zalt-holes at the rim.

An' zoo they munch'd their hearty cheer,

An' dipp'd their beards in frothy-beer,

An' laugh'd, an' jok'd—they couldden hear

What woone another zaid.

An' all o'm drink'd, wi' woone accword,

The wold vo'k's health: an' beät the bwoard,