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On Whitsun eve it so befell, A posset was made to give the king, Whereof his ladie nurse hard tell, And that it was a poysoned t ...

To tast of that extremity: For that he did perceive and know, His clergie would betray him so: Alas for woe, &c. "Alas," he ...

Obedience as it ought to be, In wealth or woe, God graunt it be so To avoide the sorrowful heigh-ho. NOTES His father was Henry ...

XVII. The Bonny Earl of Murray. A SCOTTISH SONG. In December 1591, Francis Stewart, Earl of Bothwell, had made an attempt to sei ...

Oh! lang will his lady Luke owre the castle downe,[1] Ere she see the Earl of Murray Cum sounding throw the towne. NOTES 1.Castl ...

XVIII. Young Waters.A SCOTTISH BALLAD. ..................................................... It has been suggested to the Editor ...

"I've sene lord, and I've sene laird, And knights of high degree; Bot a fairer face thanzoung Waters, Mine eyne did never see." ...

XIX. Mary Ambree. ................................................................................................... In the yea ...

Then tooke shee her sworde and her targett in hand, Bidding all such, as wold, bee of her band; To wayte on her person came thou ...

"Nowe saye, English captaine, what woldest thou give To ransome thy selfe, which else must not live? Come yield thy selfe quickl ...

XX. Brave Lord Willoughbey.................................................................................... Peregrine Bertie, ...

I'le be the formost man in fight," Says brave Lord Willoughbèy. And then the bloody enemy They fiercely did assail, And fought i ...

Which ecchoed through the sky, "God, and St. George for England!" The conquerors did cry. This news was brought to England With ...

XXI. Victorious Men of Earth. .................................................................................. This little mor ...

XXII. The Winning of Cales...................................................................................... The subject of ...

The beacons were fyred, as need then required; To hyde their great treasure they had little space. Dub a dub, &c. There you ...

With their fair wanscots, their presses and bedsteds, Their joint-stools and tables a fire we made; And when the town burned all ...

XXIII. The Spanish Lady's Love. .............................................................................. This beautiful ol ...

"All the harme I wishe to thee, most courteous knight, God grant the same upon my head may fully light! "Blessed be the time and ...

Of my suit I make an end: On my knees I pardon crave for my offence, Which did from love and true affection first commence. "Com ...