| 1 |
The king has written a brod letter,
An sealled it our with gould,
An sent it to Lord Darnwater,
To read it if he could. |
| 2 |
Whan Lord Darnwater saa the letter,
A light laughter lough he;
Bat or he read it to an end
The tear blinded his eye,
An sighan said him good Lord Darnwater,
I am near the day to dei. |
| 3 |
Out spak his lady,
In child-bed wher she lay;
'My d[ea]r Lord Darnweter, what is to becom of me,
An my young famely?' |
| 4 |
'I will leave my young famely
As well as I cane;
For I will leave to my lady
The third part of my land,
An I will live to my e[l]dest son,
The tua part of my land. |
| 5 |
'An I will live to my eldest daught[er]
Five thousand pound of gold,
An I will live to my second daughter
Three thousand pound of gold. |
| 6 |
'Ye saddel to me my littel gray horse,
That I had wont to ried;
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. . . . . . . . |
| 7 |
The first stape Lord Darnwater staped,
He stumbled on a ston;
Said Lord Darnwater,
I feer I ill never come home. |
| 8 |
When he came to fair London city,
An near unt[o] the toun,
'A trater! a trater!' said they,
'A trator wee see!' |
| 9 |
'A trater?' said good Lord Darnwater,
'A trator I nier could be,
Unless it was bringen three hundred men
To fight for young Jamie.' |
| 10 |
But when he came to Tour Hill
Befor him came a bold man,
. . . . . . . .
With a broad aix in his hand. |
| 11 |
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. . . . . . . .
'Hear is five ginies of gold an my green velvet coat,
For to be your fee.' |
| 12 |
'Ye nobels all,
Come hear to see me die,
An ye peopell of fair Sco[t]land,
Be kind to my family.' |
| 13 |
Lord Darnuater was dumed to die, to die,
Good Lord Darnwater was dumed to die. |
