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 “Let her have good learning, dear brother, I

“And you for the same I'll sufficiently pay,

“So loving Brother, my letter I end,

“Subscribing myself your dear Brother and Friend,

The Maid and her servant were both innocent,

So on their Journey away them they went.

Before the sunset, to the house they did come,

Where the servant did leave her and returned home,

There she was received very bravely indeed,

Both man and maid servants to serve her indeed, and

There she continued for a whole twelve months hence

Till the cruel knight came to the same place.

As he and his brother together did talk,

Seeing this maiden in the garden to walk,

She looked most beautiful, pleasant and gay,

Like to fair Aurora the Goddess of May,

When that he saw her then a passion did fly,

And said very angry, "O Brother, O fy!"

Why did thou not do as the letter I wrote

The Brother reply'd it is done every bit,

Then no, said the Knight, it is not as I sae,

Therefore she shall back go then with me

But the Brother showed him the letter that day,

Then the Knight was amazed and nothing did say,

LITTLE time after he took her away,

And with her he rode till he came to the sea.

Then he looked on her with anger and spite,

And spoke to the Virgin, and bade her alight,

The maid from her horse she immediately went,

And trembled to think what was his in ear;

Tremble not, says he, for this hour is your last,

Then pull off your clothes I command you with haste

This Maiden with tears on her knees she did cry

"Oh! What have I done, Sir, that now I must die,"