A collection of ancient and modern Scottish ballads, etc

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For Godis luif heir me what I sail say
Pxjt ye us out, we will be deid or day.
The way is evil, and I am tyrit and wett
And, as ye knaw, it is now sa lait.
That to our abbay we may nocht get in
To causs us perreiss bot help, ye wald haif grit syn.
Thairfoar of verry neid we mon byd still.
And us commit haillie * to your will."
The gudwyf luikit at the freyris tuay
And, at the last, to thame thus can scho say :
*' Ye byd nocht heir, be Him that us all coft
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Bot gif ye list to lig up in yon loft.
The quhilk is wrocht into the hallis end,
Ye sail find stray, and clayths I sail you send;
gif ye list, pas on bayth on feir ;
; Quhilk
For on no wayis repair will I haif heir.''
Hir madin than scho sendis on befoir, .
And bad tham« wend t withoutin wordis more.
Thay war full bl3^th to do as scho thame kend
And up. thay wend, richt in the hallis end,
Intil ane loft was maid for come and hay.
Scho maid thair bed, and syn went but delay
Syne closit the trap, and thai remenit still
Into the loft, and had nocht all thair wilL -
Freyr Allane liggis doun as he best micht.
Freyr Robert sayd, ** I hecht to walk this nicht
Quha wait perchance sum sport I may espy ?"
Thus in the loft I lat the freyris ly.
And of this fayr wyff I will tellyne mair.
She was full blyth that thai war ciosin thair,
For scho had made ane tryst that samyn nicht,
Freyr Johne hir luffis supper for to dicht. %
Thau'foir scho wald nane uther cumpany,
Becaus Freyr Johne all nicht with hir sould ly
Quhilk duelland was within that nobill toun
Ane gray freyr he was of grit renouiL
* Wholly. t Go, X Prepare.
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