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 ( 10 ) Here comes none in, faid the porter By him that dy'd on tree. Till that falfe traitor be bang'd. Call'd William of Cloudeflie. At length did fpeak Clim of the Clough, And fwore by Mary free, If that he fhould ftand long without, Like a thief bang'd thou fhalt be. Lo ! here we have the King's great feal, What burden art thou wood.; The porter ween‘d it had been fo. And lightly did his hood. Welcome is my Lord's feal, he faid, For that thou fhall come in ; He open'd the gates full fhortly, An evil opening for him Now when we are in faid Adam Bell, Whereof we are right fain ; But fortune knows affuredly, How we'll win out again. Had we the keys, faid Glim of the Clough, Right well then would we fpeed; 'Then might we come out well enough, When we fee time and need. They call’d the porter to council. And rung his neck in two, And caft him in a deep dungeon. And took the keys him fro. I am porter faid Adam Bell, Brother, the keys we’ve here;