17. For of my pane thow maid it play; "Murne on; I think to mend." 'Makyn, the howp of all my heill, Makyn went hame blyth anneuche Robin murnit, and Makyn leuche; Scho sang, he sichit sair: And so left him baith wo and wreuch, Kepand his hird under a huche The Bludy Serk THIS hinder yeir I hard be tald Thair was a worthy King; Dukis, Erlis and Barronis bald, The Lord was ancean and ald, Off all fairheid scho bur the flour, Thair dwelt a lyt besyde the King And kest her in his dungering Quhair licht scho micht se nane; He wes the laithliest on to luk ring] reign. air] beir. well-built. fald] enfold. ying] young. fairheid] beauty. our allquhair] all laitis] manners. scho wynnit] she dwelt. bigly] fold] earth. paramour] lovingly. the world over.. a lyt besyde] a little, (i. e. close) beside. of ane] as any. her lodging. kest] cast. dungering] dungeon. hellis cruk] hell-claw. into hir waine] in Thair wes nane that he ourtuk, He held the Lady day and nycht To fecht with him beth day and nycht, The King gart seik baith fer and neir, Off ony knycht gif he mycht heir That Prince come prowdly to the toun And fawcht with him, his awin persoun, And tuke him presoneir, And kest him in his awin dungeoun Allane withouten feir, With hungir, cauld, and confusioun, quhill] until. himself. dungin doun] beaten down. withouten feir] without companion. his awin persoun] Syne brak the bour, had hame the bricht Sa evil wondit wes the Knycht In all the world was thair a wicht, The Lady murnyt and maid grit mane, With all her mekill mycht 'I luvit nevir lufe bot ane, That dulfully now is dicht; Or ellis in begging evir to gane He said 'Fair lady, now mone I Quhen that scho lukit to the sark Scho thocht on the persoun, And prayit for him with all hir hart the bricht] the fair one. likame] body. lowsit hir of bandoun] loosed her from thraldom. Quhair scho wes wont to sit full merk And evir quhill scho wes in quert, Sa weill the Lady luvit the Knych Sa suld we do beth day and nycht, This King is lyk the Trinitè, The Gyand to Lucefeir, The Knycht to Chryst, that deit on tre And coft our synnis deir; The pit to Hele with panis fell, The Syn to the woweir. The Lady was wowd, but scho said nay With men that wald hir wed; Sa suld we wryth all sin away I pray to Jesu Chryst verray, quert] prison. coft] bought. straitly led] strictly carried out, |