BOOK VIII.

THE FLEMISH INSURRECTION.

The Flemings, having abandoned their legitimate sovereign and attached themselves to Philip the Fair, found at last cause to repent. In 1301, two citizens of Bruges, Peter de Koning, a draper, and John Breydel, a butcher, stirred up their townsmen to revolt, and drove out the French garrison. The next year, the Count d'Artois, with a superb army, was defeated by the insurgents at the battle of Courtrai.

This ballad is found in MS. Harl. No. 2253, "of the reign of Edw. II." and has been printed in Ritson's _Ancient Songs_ (i. 51), and in Wright's _Political Songs_, p. 187. We have adopted the text of the latter.

Lustneth, lordinges, bothe yonge ant olde, Of the Freynsshe men that were so proude ant bolde, Hou the Flemmysshe men bohten hem ant solde, Upon a Wednesday. Betere hem were at home in huere londe, 5 Then for te seche Flemmysshe by the see stronde, Whare thourh moni Frenshe wyf wryngeth hire honde, Ant singeth weylaway.

The Kyng of Fraunce made statuz newe, In the lond of Flaundres among false ant trewe, 10 That the commun of Bruges ful sore con arewe, Ant seiden amonges hem, "Gedere we us togedere hardilyche at ene, Take we the bailifs bi tuenty ant by tene, Clappe we of the hevedes anonen o the grene,[L15] 15 Ant caste we y the fen."

The webbes ant the fullaris assembleden hem alle, Ant makeden huere consail in huere commune halle; Token Peter Conyng huere kyng to calle, Ant beo huere cheventeyn. 20 Hue nomen huere rouncyns out of the stalle, Ant closeden the toun withinne the walle; Sixti baylies ant ten hue maden adoun falle, Ant moni an other sweyn.

Tho wolde the baylies that were come from Fraunce, 25 Dryve the Flemisshe that made the destaunce; Hue turnden hem ayeynes with suerd ant with launce, Stronge men ant lyht. Y telle ou for sothe, for al huere bobaunce, Ne for the avowerie of the Kyng of Fraunce, 30 Tuenti score ant fyve haden ther meschaunce, By day ant eke by nyht.

Sire Jakes de Seint Poul, yherde hou hit was; Sixtene hundred of horsemen asemblede o the gras; He wende toward Bruges _pas pur pas_, 35 With swithe gret mounde The Flemmysshe yherden telle the cas, Agynneth to clynken huere basyns of bras, Ant al hem to-dryven ase ston doth the glas, Ant fellen hem to grounde. 40

Sixtene hundred of horsmen hede ther here fyn; Hue leyyen y the stretes ystyked ase swyn, Ther hue loren huere stedes ant mony rouncyn, Thourh huere oune prude. Sire Jakes ascapede, by a coynte gyn, 45 Out at one posterne ther me solde wyn, Out of the fyhte hom to ys yn, In wel muchele drede.

Tho the Kyng of Fraunce yherde this, anon, Assemblede he is douss['e]-pers everuchon, 50 The proude eorl of Artoys ant other mony on, To come to Paris. The barouns of Fraunce thider conne gon, Into the paleis that paved is with ston, To jugge the Flemmisshe to bernen ant to slon, 55 Thourh the flour de lis.

Thenne seide the Kyng Philip, "Lustneth nou to me; Myn eorles ant my barouns, gentil ant fre: Goth, faccheth me the traytours ybounde to my kne; Hastifliche ant blyve." 60 Tho suor the Eorl of Seint Poul, "_Par la goule d['e]_, We shule facche the rybaus wher thi wille be, Ant drawen hem [with] wilde hors out of the countr[e'], By thousendes fyve."

"Sire Rauf Devel," sayth the Eorl of Boloyne, 65 "_Nus ne lerrum en vie chanoun ne moyne_; Wende we forth anon ritht withoute eny assoygne, Ne no lyves man. We shule flo the Conyng, ant make roste is loyne; The word shal springen of him into Coloyne, 70 So hit shal to Acres ant into Sesoyne, Ant maken him ful wan."

Sevene eorls ant fourti barouns y-tolde, Fiftene hundred knyhtes, proude ant swythe bolde, Sixti thousent swyers amonge yunge ant olde, 75 Flemmisshe to take. The Flemmisshe hardeliche hem come to-yeynes; This proude Freinsshe eorles, huere knyhtes ant huere sweynes, Aquelleden ant slowen, by hulles ant by pleynes, Al for huere kynges sake. 80

This Frenshe come to Flaundres so liht so the hare; Er hit were mydnyht hit fel hem to care; Hue were laht by the net so bryd is in snare, With rouncin ant with stede. The Flemmisshe hem dabbeth o the het bare; 85 Hue nolden take for huem raunsoun ne ware; Hue doddeth of huere hevedes, fare so hit fare, Ant thareto haveth hue nede.

Thenne seyth the Eorl of Artois, "Y yelde me to the, Peter Conyng, by thi nome, yef thou art hende ant fre, 90 That y ne have no shame ne no vylt['e], That y ne be noud ded." Thenne swor a bocher, "By my leaut['e], Shalt thou ner more the kyng of Fraunce se, Ne in the toun of Bruges in prisone be; 95 Thou woldest spene bred."

Ther hy were knulled y the putfalle, This eorles ant barouns ant huere knyhtes alle; Huere ledies huem mowe abide in boure ant in halle Wel longe. 100 For hem mot huere kyng other knyhtes calle, Other stedes taken out of huere stalle: Ther hi habbeth dronke bittrere then the galle, Upon the drue londe.

When the Kyng of Fraunce yherde this tydynge, 105 He smot doun is heved, is honden gon he wrynge: Thourhout al Fraunce the word bygon to sprynge, Wo wes huem tho! Muche wes the sorewe ant the wepinge That wes in al Fraunce among olde ant yynge; 110 The mest part of the lond bygon for te synge "Alas ant weylawo!"

Awey, thou yunge pope! whet shal the to rede? Thou hast lore thin cardinals at thi meste nede; 114 Ne keverest thou hem nevere for nones kunnes mede, For sothe y the telle. Do the forth to Rome, to amende thi misdede; Bide gode halewen, hue lete the betere spede; Bote thou worche wysloker, thou losest lont ant lede, The coroune wel the felle. 120

Alas, thou seli Fraunce! for the may thunche shome, That ane fewe fullaris maketh ou so tome; Sixti thousent on a day hue maden fot-lome, With eorl ant knyht. Herof habbeth the Flemysshe suithe god game, 125 Ant suereth by Seint Omer ant eke bi Seint Jame, Yef hy ther more cometh, hit falleth huem to shame, With huem for te fyht.

I telle ou for sothe, the bataille thus bigon Bituene Fraunce ant Flaundres, hou hue weren fon; 130 Vor Vrenshe the Eorl of Flaundres in prison heden ydon, With tresoun untrewe. Ye[f] the Prince of Walis his lyf habb['e] mote, Hit falleth the Kyng of Fraunce bittrore then the sote; Bote he the rathere therof welle do bote, 135 Wel sore hit shal hym rewe.

15. anonen. R. an oven. W.

THE EXECUTION OF SIR SIMON FRASER.

On the 27th of March, 1306, Robert Bruce was crowned king at Scone. Immediately thereupon, King Edward the First sent the Earl of Pembroke, Aymer de Valence, to Scotland, to suppress what he called the rebellion in that kingdom. Pembroke attacked Bruce in his cantonments at Methven (or Kirkenclif) near Perth, and dispersed his small army, taking several prisoners of great consequence. Among them was Sir Simon Fraser, or Frisel, whose cruel fate is narrated in the following ballad.

This piece has been printed in Ritson's _Ancient Songs_ (i. 28), and in Wright's _Political Songs_, p. 212, and is extracted from the same MS. as the preceding ballad.

Lystneth, lordynges, a newe song ichulle bigynne, Of the traytours of Scotlond, that take beth wyth gynne; Mon that loveth falsnesse, and nule never blynne, Sore may him drede the lyf that he is ynne, Ich understonde: 5 Selde wes he glad That never nes a-sad Of nythe ant of onde.

That y sugge by this Scottes that bueth nou to-drawe, The hevedes o Londone-brugge, whos['e] con y-knawe; 10 He wenden han buen kynges, ant seiden so in sawe; Betere hem were han y-be barouns, ant libbe in Godes lawe Wyth love. Whos['e] hateth soth ant ryht, Lutel he douteth Godes myht, 15 The heye kyng above.

To warny alle the gentilmen that bueth in Scotlonde, The Waleis wes to-drawe, seththe he wes an-honge, Al quic biheveded, ys bowels ybrend, The heved to Londone-brugge wes send, 20 To abyde. After Simond Frysel, That wes traytour ant fykell, Ant y-cud ful wyde.

Sire Edward oure kyng, that ful ys of piet['e], 25 The Waleis quarters sende to is oune contr['e], On four-half to honge, huere myrour to be, Theropon to thenche, that monie myhten se, Ant drede. Why nolden he be war 30 Of the bataile of Donbar, Hou evele hem con spede?

Bysshopes ant barouns come to the kynges pes, Ase men that weren fals, fykel, ant les, Othes hue him sworen in stude ther he wes, 35 To buen him hold ant trewe for alles cunnes res, Thrye, That hue ne shulden ayeyn him go, So hue were temed tho; Weht halt hit to lye? 40

To the kyng Edward hii fasten huere fay; Fals wes here foreward so forst is in May, That sonne from the southward wypeth away; Moni proud Scot therof mene may To yere. 45 Nes never Scotlond With dunt of monnes hond Allinge aboht so duere.

The bisshop of Glascou y chot he wes ylaht, The bisshop of Seint-Andr[e'], bothe he beth ycaht, 50 The abbot of Scon with the kyng nis nout saht, Al here purpos ycome hit ys to naht, Thurh ryhte: Hii were unwis When hii thohte pris 55 Ayeyn huere kyng to fyhte.

Thourh consail of thes bisshopes ynemned byfore, Sire Robert the Bruytz furst kyng wes ycore; He mai everuche day ys fon him se byfore, Yef hee mowen him hente, i chot he bith forlore, 60 Sauntz fayle. Soht for te sugge, Duere he shal abugge That he bigon batayle.

Hii that him crounede proude were ant bolde, 65 Hii maden kyng of somer, so hii ner ne sholde,[L66] Hii setten on ys heved a croune of rede golde, Ant token him a kyneyerde, so me kyng sholde, To deme. Tho he wes set in see, 70 Lutel god couthe he Kyneriche to yeme.

Nou kyng Hobbe in the mures yongeth, For te come to toune nout him ne longeth; The barouns of Engelond, myhte hue him grype, 75 He him wolde techen on Englysshe to pype, Thourh streynthe: Ne be he ner so stout, Yet he bith ysoht out O brede ant o leynthe. 80

Sire Edward of Carnarvan, (Jhesu him save ant see!) Sire Emer de Valence, gentil knyht ant free, Habbeth ysuore huere oht that, _par la grace d['e]e_, Hee wolleth ous delyvren of that false contree, Yef hii conne. 85 Muche hath Scotlond forlore, Whet alast, whet bifore, Ant lutel pris wonne.

Nou i chulle fonge ther ich er let, Ant tellen ou of Frisel, ase ich ou byhet. 90 In the batayle of Kyrkenclyf Frysel wes ytake; Ys continaunce abatede eny bost to make Biside Strivelyn; Knyhtes ant sweynes, Fremen ant theynes, 95 Monye with hym.

So hii weren byset on everuche halve, Somme slaye were, ant somme dreynte hemselve; Sire Johan of Lyndeseye nolde nout abyde, He wod into the water, his feren him bysyde, 100 To adrenche. Whi nolden hii be war? Ther nis non ayeyn star:-- Why nolden hy hem bythenche?

This wes byfore seint Bartholomeus masse, 105 That Frysel wes ytake, were hit more other lasse; To sire Thomas of Multon, gentil baron ant fre, Ant to sire Johan Jose, bytake tho wes he To honde: He wes yfetered weel, 110 Bothe with yrn ant wyth steel, To bringen of Scotlonde.

Sone therafter the tydynge to the kyng com; He him sende to Londone, with mony armed grom; He com yn at Newegate, y telle yt ou aplyht, 115 A gerland of leves on ys hed ydyht, Of grene; For he shulde ben yknowe, Bothe of heye ant of lowe, For treytour, y wene. 120

Yfetered were ys legges under his horse wombe, Bothe with yrn ant with stel mankled were ys honde, A gerland of peruenke set on his heved; Muche wes the poer that him wes byreved In londe: 125 So god me amende, Lutel he wende So be broht in honde.

Sire Herbert of Norham, feyr knyht ant bold,[L129] For the love of Frysel ys lyf wes ysold; 130 A wajour he made, so hit wes ytold, Ys heved of to smhyte, yef me him brohte in hold, Wat so bytyde: Sory wes he thenne Tho he myhte him kenne 135 Thourh the toun ryde.

Thenne seide ys scwyer a word anon ryht, "Sire, we beth dede, ne helpeth hit no wyht," (Thomas de Boys the scwyer wes to nome,) "Nou, y chot, our wajour turneth us to grome, 140 So ybate." Y do ou to wyte, Here heved wes of-smyte, Byfore the Tour-gate.

This wes on oure Levedy even, for sothe ych understonde;[L145] 145 The justices seten for the knyhtes of Scotlonde, Sire Thomas of Multone, an hendy knyht ant wys,[L147] Ant sire Rauf of Sondwyche, that muchel is hold in prys,[L148] Ant sire Johan Abel; Mo y mihte telle by tale, 150 Bothe of grete ant of smale, Ye knowen suythe wel.

Thenne saide the justice, that gentil is ant fre, "Sire Simond Frysel, the kynges traytour hast thou be, In water ant in londe, that monie myhten se. 155 What sayst thou thareto, hou wolt thou quite the? Do say." So foul he him wiste, Nede waron truste For to segge nay. 160

Ther he wes ydemed, so hit wes londes lawe; For that he wes lordswyk, furst he wes to-drawe; Upon a retheres hude forth he wes ytuht: Sum while in ys time he wes a modi knyht, In huerte. 165 Wickednesse ant sunne, Hit is lutel wunne That maketh the body smerte.

For al is grete poer, yet he wes ylaht; Falsnesse ant swykedom, al hit geth to naht; 170 Tho he wes in Scotlond, lutel wes ys thoht Of the harde jugement that him wes bysoht In stounde. He wes foursithe forswore To the kyng ther bifore,[L175] 175 Ant that him brohte to grounde.

With feteres ant with gyves i chot he wes to-drowe, From the Tour of Londone, that monie myhte knowe, In a curtel of burel, a selkethe wyse, Ant a gerland on ys heved of the newe guyse, 180 Thurh Cheepe; Moni mon of Engelond For to se Symond Thideward con lepe.

Tho he com to galewes, furst he wes anhonge, 185 Al quic byheveded, thah him thohte longe; Seththe he wes y-opened, is boweles ybrend, The heved to Londone-brugge wes send, To shonde: So ich ever mote the, 190 Sumwhile wende he Ther lutel to stonde.

He rideth thourh the sit['e], as y telle may, With gomen ant wyth solas, that wes here play; To Londone-brugge hee nome the way, 195 Moni wes the wyves chil that theron laketh a day, Ant seide, Alas, That he wes ibore, Ant so villiche forlore, So feir mon ase he was! 200

Nou stont the heved above the tu-brugge, Faste bi Waleis, soth for te sugge; After socour of Scotlond longe he mowe prye, Ant after help of Fraunce, (wet halt hit to lye?) Ich wene. 205 Betere him were in Scotlond, With is ax in ys hond, To pleyen o the grene.

Ant the body hongeth at the galewes faste, With yrnene claspes longe to laste; 210 For te wyte wel the body, ant Scottysh to garste, Foure ant twenti ther beoth to sothe ate laste, By nyhte: Yef eny were so hardi The body to remuy, 215 Al so to dyhte.

Were sire Robert the Bruytz ycome to this londe, Ant the erl of Asseles, that harde is an honde,[L218] Alle the other pouraille, forsothe ich understonde, Mihten be ful blythe ant thonke godes sonde, 220 Wyth ryhte; Thenne myhte uch mon Bothe riden ant gon In pes withoute vyhte.

The traytours of Scotland token hem to rede 225 The barouns of Engelond to brynge to dede: Charles of Fraunce, so moni mon tolde, With myht ant with streynthe hem helpe wolde, His thonkes. Tprot, Scot, for thi strif! 230 Hang up thyn hachet ant thi knyf, Whil him lasteth the lyf With the longe shonkes.

66. Bruce's wife, it is said, replied to her husband, when he was boasting of his royal rank, "You are indeed a summer king, but you will scarce be a winter one," alluding to the ephemeral sovereignty of the Lord of the May.

129. He was one of the Scottish prisoners in the Tower; and is said to have been so confident of the safety or success of Sir Simon Fraser, that he had offered to lay his own head on the block, if that warrior suffered himself to be taken; and (however involuntarily) it seems he kept his word. Vide M. West. 460.--RITSON. MS. Morham.

145. 7th September.

147. Sir Thomas Multon was one of the justices of the King's Bench in 1289. Sir Ralph Sandwich was made Baron of the Exchequer in 1312.--RITSON.

148. MS. told.

175. Sir Simon was one of those whom King Edward brought out of Scotland in 1296, when that kingdom was first subdued. He remained a close prisoner about eight months, and was then freed, on entering into the usual engagement with the conqueror, to which, however, it is certain he did not think proper to adhere; esteeming it, perhaps, more sinful to keep such a forced obligation than to take it. Abercrombie, i. 552.--RITSON.

218. The Earl of Athol, John de Strathbogie. Attempting to escape by sea, he was driven back by a storm, taken, and conveyed to London, where he was tried, condemned, and, with circumstances of great barbarity, put to death, 7th, &c. November, 1306. (M. West. 461.) Which proves the present ballad to have been composed between that time and the 7th of September preceding.--RITSON.

GLOSSARY.

[right pointing hand] Figures placed after words denote the pages in which they occur.

ablins, _perhaps_.

aboon, abune, _above_.

abugge, _aby_, _pay for_.

adrenche, _drown_.

ae, _one_; first ae, _first_.

agynneth, _begin_.

ahint, _behind_.

airns, _irons_.

airt, _quarter of the compass_, _direction_.

alacing, _saying alas_.

alane, mine, _alone by myself_.

alast, _latterly_.

alles, _all_.

allinge, _altogether_.

alow, 245, _below_.

al so, _at once_.

amense, _amends_.

American leather, 244?

anew, _enough_.

an honde, 283, _in hand_.

anis, _once_.

aplyht, 273, a particle of confirmation, _indeed_, _on my word_, &c.

aquelleden, _killed_.

arewe, 269, _rue_, _feel aggrieved by_.

assoygne, 271, _delay_: (lines 66, 67, should probably be transposed.)

asteir, _astir_, _moved_, (his anger.)

avow, 261, _consent_, _undertake_.

avowerie, _protection_, _support_.

awin, _own_.

awsome, _frightful_.

ayeyn, _against_: 278, v. 103, a word seems to have dropped out. The sense is, _there is no resisting the stars_. Wright reads _stare_.

ayont, _beyond_, _on one side of_.

bangisters, _violent and lawless people_, _those that have the upper hand_, _victors_.

basnet, _helmet_.

batts, _beating_.

beet, 90, _help_.

ben, _in_.

bent, _coarse grass_; _open country_, covered with the same.

benty, _covered with the coarse grass called bent_; benty-line, 13?

beseen, weil, 132, _well appointed_.

bide, 273, _pray to_.

bigged, _built_.

biheveded, _beheaded_.

billie, _comrade_.

birk, _birch_.

birst, (_burst_) _fray_.

blan, _stopped_.

blink, 49, _glanced_.

blive, _quickly_.

bobaunce, _vanity_, _presumption_.

bode, _bid_.

borrow, _rescue_.

bot and, _and also_.

bote, 274, _amends_; bote, no, _not better off_.

boun, _ready_, _gone_.

brae, _hill-side_.

braid, 245, qy. corrupt?

brain, gang, _go mad_.

brank, 124, _prance_, _caper_.

branks, _a rude sort of bridle of rope and wood_, used by country people.

braw, bra', _brave_, _fine_.

brayd on, 32, _move on_ (rapidly).

breast, 249, _voice_.

breasting, _springing forward_.

brecham, _collar of a working horse_.

brede, o, ant o leynthe, _in breadth and in length_, _far and wide_.

breek, _breeches_; 70, breek-thigh, _the side pocket of the breeches_.

brie, _brow_.

broked cow, _a cow that has black spots mixed with white in her face_.

broken men, _outlawed men_.

browhead, _forehead_.

brugge, _bridge_.

brusten, _burst_.

bryd, _bird_.

bryttled, _cut up_.

bueth, _be_.

bufft coat, _leather coat_.

bund, _bound_.

burel, _sackcloth_.

burn, _brook_.

busk, _make ready_.

buss, _bush_.

bussing, 137, _covering_ (stolen from the packs).

but, _out_; 236, but the floor, _across the floor out of the room_, or _to the outer part of the house_.

by (sometimes) _besides_.

byhet, _promised_.

byres, byris, _barns_, _cowhouses_.

bysoht, _prepared for_.

bytake, _committed_.

bythenche, _bethink_.

ca', _call_.

ca', 90, _drive_.

carle, _churl_, _fellow_.

carpit, _talked_, _told stories_.

ca's, _calves_.

cauler, _cool_.

cess, _tax_, _black-mail_.

cheventeyn, _chieftain_.

chot, _wot_, _know_,

chulle, _shall_.

claes, _clothes_.

clanked, _gave a smart stroke_.

cleugh, _a rugged ascent_.

closs, 191, _area before the house_, (_close_.)

coll, _cool_.

coman, _command_.

con, 269, _began_.

conquess, _conquer_.

continaunce, _countenance_.

corbie, _crow_.

corn-caugers, _corn-carriers_, or _dealers_.

cost, 135, _loss_, _risk_.

could, 102, _began_.

coune, _began_.

courtrie, _band of courtiers_.

couthe, _knew_.

cowte, _colt_.

coynte, _quaint_, _cunning_.

crabit, _crabbed_.

cracking, _boasting_.

crooks, _the windings of a river_, _the space of ground closed in on one side by these windings_.

crouse, _brisk_, _bold_.

cumber, to red the, _quell the tumult_.

cunnes, _kinds_.

curch, _kerchief_, _coif_.

cure, 214, _care_, _pains_.

curtel, 281, _shirt_, _gown_.

custan, cast.

dae, _doe_.

dandoo, 245, apparently should be _dun doe_.

dane, _done_, _taken_.

dang, _beat_.

daw, _dawn_.

de, (Fr.) _God_.

dede, _dealt_.

dee, _die_.

deid, _death_.

deme, _adjudge_.

destaunce, _disturbance_.

ding down, _beat down_.

dints, _blows_.

doddeth, 272, _lop_.

dool, _grief_.

dought, _could_, _was able_.

dour, _hard_.

douse, _quiet_, _mild_.

douss['e]-pers, (Fr. douze pairs) _gallant knights_.

douteth, _feareth_.

dow, _can_, _are able_; downa, _cannot_.

down-come of Robin Hood, 242, _as quick as R. H. would knock one down?_ or _pay down?_

dreigh, (_tedious_, _long_) _high_.

dreynte, drowned.

drie, _bear_, _endure_.

drifts, 100, _droves_.

drivand, _driving_.

drue, _dry_.

drunkily, _merrily_.

drury, _treasure_.

dub, _pool_, _pond_.

duere, _dear_.

dule, _sorrow_. dunt, _dint_, _stroke_.

dyhte, 282, _dispose of_.

e'en, 93, _even_, _put in comparison_.

een, _eyes_.

elshin, _shoemaker's awl_.

ene, 270, _even_.

enew, _enough_.

er, _before_.

ettled, _designed_.

everuche, _every_; everuchon, _every one_.

falla, _fellow_.

fand, _found_.

fang, _catch_.

fankit, _entangled_, _obstructed_; here, _so fixed that it could not be drawn_.

fared, _went_.

fasten, 276, _plight_.

fay, _faith_.

fear't, _frightened_.

fecht, _fight_.

fee, _income_, _property_, _wages_.

feid, _feud_.

feir, 222, _sound_, _unhurt_.

feiries, _comrades_.

fell, _high pasture land_.

fend, _defence_.

feren, _comrades_.

ferly, _wonder_.

fet, _foot_.

fie, _predestined_.

fiend, 9, i. e. _the devil a thing_.

fit, _foot_.

flain, _arrows_.

flatlies, _flat_.

fley, _fright_.

flinders, _fragments_.

flo, _flay_.

fon, 274, _foes_.

fonge, _take up_.

forbode, over God's, (_on God's prohibition_), _God forbid_.

forehammer, _the large hammer which strikes before the small one_, _sledge-hammer_.

foreward, _covenant_.

forfaulted, _forfeited_.

forfend, _forbid_.

forfoughen (i. e. forfoughten) _tired out_.

forst, _frost_.

fot-lome, _foot-lame_.

fou, _full_ (_of drink_).

four-half, on, _in quarters_.

foursithe, _four times_.

fow, 219, _full?_

frae hand, _forthwith_.

freits, _omens_.

frith, _wood_.

furs, _furrows_.

fyn, _end_.

gar, _make_, _let_.

garste, 282, (should probably be gast) _frighten away_.

gaun, _going_.

gavelocks, (_javelins_) _iron crows_.

gear, _goods_, _property_; 16, _spoil_.

ged, _went_.

geir, same as gear.

genzie, _engine of war_.

gifted, 31, _given away_.

gilt, _gold_.

gin, _if_. gin, _trick_.

gleed, _red-hot coal_, _a glowing bar of iron_.

gloamin', _twilight_.

gomen, 282, _game_, _mockery_.

goud, _gold_.

goule, (Fr.) _throat_.

graith, _armor_.

graith, _make ready_; graithed, _armed_.

grat, _wept_.

green, _yearn_, _long_.

greeting, _weeping_.

gripet, _seized_.

grom, _groom_, _man_.

grome, 279, _sorrow_.

gryming, _sprinkling_.

guided, 172, _treated_.

gynne, _trap_.

had, haud, _hold_.

haif, _have_.

hail, 133, (_vigorous_, and so) _boisterous?_

halewen, _saints_.

halt, 276, 282, _profits?_

halve, _side_.

haly, _holy_.

happers, _hoppers_.

hardilyche, _boldly_.

harpit, _harped_.

harried, _plundered_.

hastifliche, _hastily_.

haud, _hold_, _keep_.

he, 282, _they_.

head, 117, _assemblage_.

heckle, _a hatchel_, _flax-comb_.

hem, _them_.

hende, hendy, _gentle_.

hente, _caught_.

herry, _harry_, _spoil_.

he's, _he shall_.

het, _head_.

het, _hot_.

heugh, _a ragged steep_, sometimes, _a glen with steep overhanging sides_.

heved, _head_.

hi, _they_.

hie, _high_.

hirst, _a barren hill_.

hold, 276, _faithful_.

hope, houp, _a sloping hollow between two hills_.

hostage house, 233, _inn_.

how, _pull_.

howm, _a plain on a river side_.

hue, _they_; huem, _them_; huere, _their_.

hulles, _hills_.

ibore, _born_.

ich, _I_.

ichulle, _I shall_.

ilka, _every_.

intill, _in_.

is, _his_.

I'se, _I will_.

jack, _a short coat plated with small pieces of iron_.

jeopardy, 223, _adventure_.

jimp, _slender_.

jugge, 271, _condemn_.

keekit, _peeped_.

kend, _known_.

kettrin, _cateran_, _thieving_.

keverest, 273, _recoverest_.

kilted, _tucked_.

kinnen, _rabbits_.

kirns, _churns_.

Kirsty, _Christy_.

knapscap, _head-piece_.

know, _knoll_.

knulled, 272, _pushed_, _beaten_ (_with the knuckles_).

kunnes, _kinds_.

kyne-yerde, _king's wand_ or _sceptre_.

kyneriche, _kingdom_.

laht, _caught_.

laigh, _low_.

langsome, _tedious_.

lap, _wrap up_.

lave, _rest_.

law, _low_.

lawing, _scot_, _reckoning_.

lay, _lea_.

layne, _conceal_.

leal, leel, _loyal_, _true_, _chaste_.

lear, _lore_.

leaut['e], _loyalty_.

lede, _people_.

lee, _waste_, _lonely_.

lee-lang, _live-long_.

lee, shelter, peace; set at little lee, 101, _left little peace?_ "_left scarcely any means of shelter_." JAMIESON.

leeze me on, 90, _I take pleasure or comfort in_.

lerrum, (Fr.) _leave_.

les, _lying_.

let, 278, _ceased_.

leugh, _laughed_.

levedy, _lady_.

libbe, _live_.

lidder, _lazy_.

lidder fat, _fat from laziness_; (qu. same as leeper fat?)

lightly, _make light of_, _treat with contempt_.

limmer, _rascal_, _scoundrelly_.

Lincome, _Lincoln_; Lincum twine, _Lincoln manufacture_.

ling, _heath_.

loan, _a piece of ground near a farm house where the cows are milked_.

loot, _let_.

lordswyk, _traitor to his lord_.

lore, loren, _lost_.

loup, _leap_, _waterfall_.

louped, loupen, _leapt_.

lourd, _liefer_, _rather_.

low, _flame_.

lowne, _loon_.

luid, _loved_.

lyan, _lain_.

lyart, _hoary_.

lyke-wake, _watching of a dead body_.

lyves man, 271, _living man_.

ma, shame a, 93, _devil a bit_.

mae, _more_.

maill, _rent_.

mane, _moan_.

maries, _maids_.

marrows, _equals_.

maun, _must_.

may, _maid_.

me, _they_ (Fr. _on_).

mear, _mare_.

mene, _moan_.

mergh, _marrow_.

mest, _most_.

minnie, _mother_.

mirk, _dark_.

modi, _bold_.

mot, _may_.

mounde, 270, _might?_

mowe, _may_.

mowes, _jests_.

mudie, _bold_.

muss, _moss_.

naggs, _notches_.

nede, 280, _he had not_.

neist, _next_.

nes, _was not_.

neuk, 224, _corner?_

nicher, nicker, _neigh_.

nie, _neigh_.

niest, _next_.

nogs, _stakes_.

noisome, 139, _annoying_, _vexatious_.

nolden, _would not_.

nome, _name_.

nome, nomen, _took_.

nones, _no_.

notour, 267, _notorious_.

noud, nout, _nought_, _not_.

nowt, _cattle_.

nule, _will not_.

nythe, 275, _wickedness_.

oht, _oath_.

onde, 275, _malice_, _envy_.

other, _or_.

ou, _you_.

ouir, _our_.

our, oure, _over_.

outspeckle, _laughing-stock_.

ower-word, _burden_.

owsen, _oxen_.

palliones, _tents_.

paw, neer play'd, 84, _did not stir hand or foot_.

peel, 106, _the stronghold, where the cattle were kept_.

pellettes, _balls_.

peruenke, _periwinkle_.

pestelets, _pistols_, _fire-arms_.

pleugh, _plough_.

plumet, 75, _pommel_.

poer, _power_.

pouraille, _common people_.

pris, 276, _praise_.

prude, _pride_.

prye, _pray_.

pure, _poor_.

putfalle, _pitfall_.

pyne, _pain_.

questry, _jury_.

quey, _young cow_.

quhavir, _whoever_.

quhilk, _which_.

rack, _a shallow ford, extending to a considerable breadth before it narrows into a full stream_. JAMIESON.

rad, 27, _afraid_.

rae, _roe_.

raid, _foray_, _predatory incursion_, _fight_.

rank'd, 25, i. e. _looked finely_, _formed in ranks_.

ranshackled, _ransacked_.

rantin', _gay_, _jovial_.

rathere, 274, _sooner_, _beforehand_.

raxed, _stretched_.

ray, 102, _path_ or _track_.

reaving, _robbing_.

redd, rede, _advise_, _advice_.

reek, _smoke_.

reif, _bailiff_.

reif, _robbery_; reiver, _robber_.

reil, _reel_.

remuy, _remove_.

res, 276, (Ang. Sax. _raes_,) _incursions_, _exploits_?

retheres hude, _bullock's hide_.

rig, 119, _ridge_.

rigging, _ridge_, _top_.

rin, _run_.

rok, _distaff_.

roof-tree, _the beam which forms the angle of the roof_.

rouncyn, _horse_.

routing, _bellowing_.

row, _roll_.

row-footed, 63, _rough-footed?_

rudds, _reddens_.

rude, _rood_.

Rumary, 249?

rybaus, _ribalds_, _villains_.

saft, 65, _light_.

saht, 276, _at one_, _reconciled_.

sark, _shirt_, _shift_.

saugh, _willow_.

sawe, _speech_.

schaw, _wood_.

scroggs, _stunted trees_.

see, _protect_.

see, 277, _seat_, _throne_.

seen, _soon_.

seld, _sold_.

selkethe, _strange_.

serime, 248, corrupt: qy. _betime_?

seth the, _after_.

served, 25, _behaved to_.

shame a ma, 93, _devil a bit_.

sheen, _shoes_.

sheil, _shepherd's hut_.

shome, _shame_.

shonde, _disgrace_.

shonkes, _shanks_.

sic, sicken, _such_.

skaithd, _injured_.

skeigh, _sky_.

slack, _a shallow dell_, _morass_.

slae, 119, _sloe_.

sleuth-dog, _blood-hound_.

slogan, _the gathering word peculiar to a family or clan_, _a war-cry_.

sloken, _slake_.

slough-hounds, _blood-hounds_.

slowen, _slew_.

smoldereth, _smothereth_.

snear, _snort_.

so, _as_.

solas, _amusement_.

sonde, godes, _God's sending_.

sote, _soot_.

soth, soht, _truth_.

Soudron, _Southerner_, _English_.

sould, suld, _should_.

sowie, _sow_ (Lat. _vinea_, _pluteus_), _a shed or pent-house under cover of which the walls of a besieged town were assailed_.

soy, _silk_.

spaits, _floods_, _torrents_.

spauld, _shoulder_.

spene, 272, _cost_.

spier, _ask_.

spin, _run_.

splent, _armor_.

springald, _a military engine for discharging heavy missiles at the walls of a beleaguered town_.

spuilye, spulzie, _despoil_.

star, see _ayeyn_.

starkest, _strongest_.

staun, _stolen_.

steads, _places_.

stear, _stir_.

stont, _stands_.

stots, _bullocks_.

stounde, _time_.

stour, _turmoil_, _affray_.

straught, _stretched_.

streynthe, _strength_.

strick, _strict_.

strinkled, _sprinkled_.

Strivelyn, _Sterling_.

stude, _place_.

sturt, 138, _trouble_, _disturbance_.

suereth, _swear_.

sugge, _say_.

suithe, _very_.

sunne, _sin_.

sweynes, 272, _swains_, _men in general below the rank of knights_.

swithe, _very_.

swither, _doubt_, _consternation_.

swyers, _squires_.

swykedom, _treachery_.

swythe, _very_.

syke, _ditch_.

syne, _then_.

tackles, _arrows_.

tald, _told_.

targats, 49, _tassels_.

te, _to_.

temed, 276, _tamed_.

thae, _these_.

thah, _though_.

the, _thrive_.

then, _than_.

thenche, _think_.

theynes, _thanes_.

thir, _these_; thir's, _these are_.

this, _these_.

tho, _then_.

thole, _bear_, _endure_.

thonkes, his, 283, _willingly_, _gladly_, _by his good will_.

thrawin, 219, _distorted_, _wrinkled_.

thunche, 273, _seem_.

til, _to_; til't, _to it_.

tint, _lost_.

to-drawe, to-drowe, _drawn_.

to-dryven, 270, _break to pieces_.

token, 277, _gave to_.

tome, _tame_.

toom, _empty_.

tour, 192, _course or road_.

tow, 158, _throw_.

tprot, _interjection of contempt_.

trayne, _stratagem_.

tree, _staff_.

trepan'd, 180, _foully dealt with_.

trew, _trust_.

tryst, _meeting_.

tu-brugge, _draw-bridge_.

tul, _to_.

twa-fald, 15, _two-fold_, i. e. _with his body hanging down both sides_.

twa-some, _couple_.

twined, _parted_.

uch, _each_.

unkensome, _not to be recognized_.

unthought lang, hold, _keep from growing weary_.

upgive, 34, _acknowledge_.

villiche, _vilely_.

vor, _for_.

Vrenshe, _French_.

vyhte, _fighting_.

vylt['e], _disgrace_.

wad, _would_.

wad, 225, _wager_, _forfeit_.

Waleis, _Wallace_.

wally fa', 262, _ill luck befall_.

wan, _pale_, _dark_, _black_.

wan, _reached_.

wap, _tie round_.

waran, _guaranty_.

ware, 111, _lay out_, _use_.

ware, 272, (Ang. S. were, _capitis [ae]stimatio_) _ransom_, _life-money_.

wark, _work_.

warrand, _protection_.

wat, _know_.

wat, _wet_.

waur, _worse_.

way, to the, 262, _away?_

wear, _guard_.

webbes, _weavers_.

wed, 247, qy. corrupt?

weht, _what_.

weel-fared, _well-favored_.

weil, 92, _eddy_.

weir, _war_.

wel the felle, 273, _will fall from thy head?_

wende, _weened_.

wes, _was_.

wesleyn, _western_.

wether, _whither_.

weylaway, _well-a-day!_

whang, _thong_.

whidderan, _whizzing_.

whet, _what_.

whew, _whistle_.

whos['e], _any one whatever_.

wicker, 119, _switch_.

widdifu, _one who deserves to fill a widdie or halter_, _gallows bird_, _ruffian_.

wight, _strong_, _quick_; wightmen (Ang. Sax. wigman) _fighting men_, _brave fellows_; waled wightmen, 220, _picked warriors_.

win, _get_.

winna, _will not_.

winsomely, _handsomely_.

wit, _knowledge_.

wod, _waded_.

wombe, _belly_.

won, 120, misprint for win?

wons, _dwells_.

wood, _mad_.

worries, _strangles_.

Wudspurs, _Madspur_, _Hotspur_.

wyht, _wight_.

wysloker, _more wisely_.

wyte, _know_.

wyte, 282, _wait_, _watch_ (?)

y, _in_.

yate, _gate_.

ybate, 280?

y-be, _been_.

y-brend, _burnt_.

y-caht, _caught_.

y-core, _chosen_.

y-cud, _known_.

y-demed, _judged_.

y-dyht, 278, _arranged_.

yeate, _gate_.

yef, _if_.

yeme, _govern_.

yere, to, 276, _this year_.

yestreen, _yesterday_.

yett, _gate_.

y-herde, _heard_.

y-knawe, _recognize_.

y-laht, _caught_, _taken_.

y-nemned, _named_.

yongeth, _goeth_.

y-suore, _sworn_.

y-tuht, _drawn_.

yynge, _young_.

zour, &c., _your_, &c.

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Transcriber's Notes

Page 87 and note on page 88: changed "169" to "129" (129. The land-sergeant (mentioned also in _Hobbie Noble_) ...)

Page 93 (note to line 70): changed "ross" to "across" ( ... chains drawn across the chest of a war-horse ...)

Page 129 (note to line 66): changed "East-gath" to "East-gate" (The family of Emerson of East-gate, a fief, ...)

Page 139 (note to line 24): added missing closing quotation mark (All bravely fought that day."--S.)

Page 148: changed "opprobious" to "opprobrious" ( ... gave Car some very opprobrious language ...)

Page 189: added missing closing quotation mark ( ... the accused party was soon restored to society.")

Page 214 (line 34): added missing closing quotation mark ("And ye shall pardoned be:")

Page 253 (line 54): changed "Jonne[a] rounde" to "Jonne [a]rounde" (And so besett poore Jonne [a]rounde,)

Page 260 (first line of chorus): changed "Re" to "Be" (_Be content, be content,_)

Page 260 suspected typo "fortunately" should perhaps be read "unfortunately" ( ... the circumstances which have given rise to it were fortunately too common ...)