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BANNATYNE MS.
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Than he beur kendling to the kill
bot scho start all vp in ane low
quhat evir he hard quhat evir he saw
that day he had na will to mow
Page 302 Than he jeid to tak vp the baimis
Thocht to half fund thame fair & clene
The first pat he gat in his annis
Was all bedirtin to the Ene
The first that he gat in his armis
It was all dirt vp to the Ene
the diuill cutt of thair handfs q he
that fild jow all sa fow this strene
he trailit the fowll scheitis doun the gait
Tho* to half wechst thame on ane stane
the bume wes rissin grit of spait
away fra him the scheitis he^ tarie"
Than vp he gat on ane know heid
On hir to cray on hir to schowt
scho hard him and scho hard him not
bot stowtly steird the stottis abowt
scho draif the day vnto pe nicht
scho lowisit the plwch and syne come hame
scho fand all wrang that sowld bene richt
I trow the man tho1 richt grit schame
q he my office I forsaik
for all the dayis of my lyf
ffor I wald put ane howfc to wraik
had I bene twenty dayis gudwyf
q scho weill mot je bruke 3e 1 place
for trewlie I will nevir excep it
q he feind fall the lyaris face
bot 3it 3e may be blyth to get it
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