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102 MINSTRELSY OF
" Yet graunt me mercie, sovereign prince !
" Extend your favour unto me !
" I'll give thee the keys of my castell,
*' Wi' the blessing o' my gaye ladye,
*' Gin thou'lt make me sheriffe of this Foreste,
" And a' my offspring after me."
" Wilt thou give me the keys of thy castell,
" Wi' the blessing of thy gaye ladye ?
" I'se make thee sheriff of Ettricke Foreste,
" Surely while upward grows the trie ;
" If you be not traitour to the King,
" Forfaulted sail thou nevir be.'"
But, Prince, what sail cum o' my men ?
" When I gae back, traitour they^l ca' me.
I had rather lose my life and land,
" Ere my merryemen rebuked me."
" Will your merryemen amend their lives ?
" And a** their pardons I grant thee —
" Now, name thy landis where'er they lie,
" And here I uender them to thee."
" Yet graunt me mercie, sovereign prince !
" Extend your favour unto me !
" I'll give thee the keys of my castell,
*' Wi' the blessing o' my gaye ladye,
*' Gin thou'lt make me sheriffe of this Foreste,
" And a' my offspring after me."
" Wilt thou give me the keys of thy castell,
" Wi' the blessing of thy gaye ladye ?
" I'se make thee sheriff of Ettricke Foreste,
" Surely while upward grows the trie ;
" If you be not traitour to the King,
" Forfaulted sail thou nevir be.'"
But, Prince, what sail cum o' my men ?
" When I gae back, traitour they^l ca' me.
I had rather lose my life and land,
" Ere my merryemen rebuked me."
" Will your merryemen amend their lives ?
" And a** their pardons I grant thee —
" Now, name thy landis where'er they lie,
" And here I uender them to thee."
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > J. F. Campbell Collection > Minstrelsy of the Scottish border > Volume 1 > (304) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/80611974 |
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| Description | Vol. I . |
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| Shelfmark | Cam.2.d.17 |
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| Description | Consisting of historical and romantic ballads, collected in the southern counties of Scotland; with a few of modern date, founded upon local tradition. |
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| Shelfmark | Cam.2.d.17-19 |
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| Description | Volumes from a collection of 610 books rich in Highland folklore, Ossianic literature and other Celtic subjects. Many of the books annotated by John Francis Campbell of Islay, who assembled the collection. |
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| Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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