24. “I am wilfulls of my way," quoth Sir

Guye, “And of my morning tyde:” yew ? made ready 3 help 4 linden 5 astray

33. “Tell me thy name, good ffellow," quoth

Guy,

“Under the leaves of lyne:” "Nay, by my faith," quoth good Robin,

“Till thou have told me thine."

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? made ready ? careless 3 maiden back-handed

6. "Now we have haryed all Bamborowe schyre,

All the welth in the world have wee;
I rede we ryde to Newe Castell,
So styll and stalworthlye."

7. Upon the morowe,3 when it was day,
The standerds schone fulle bryght;
To the Newe Castell they toke the waye,
And thether they cam fulle ryght.

8. Syr Henry Perssy laye at the New Castell,
I tell yow wythowtten drede;" 30
He had byn a march-man all hys dayes,
And kepte Barwyke upon Twede.

9. To the Newe Castell when they cam, The Skottes they cryde on hyght: "Syr Hary Perssy, and thow byste within, Com to the fylde, and fyght.

10. "For we have brente Northomberlonde, Thy erytage good and ryght,

And syne my logeyng I have take, 39 Wyth my brande dubbyd many a knyght.'

11. Syr Harry Perssy cam to the walles, The Skottyssch oste for to se,

And sayd, "And thow hast brente Northomberlond,

Full sore it rewyth me.

12. "Yf thou hast haryed all Bamborowe

schyre,

Thow hast done me grete envye; 7

For the trespasse thow hast me done, The tone of us schall dye."

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