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 O no, O no, the King he ſaid, for no ſuch thing ſhall be;

I never hang’d a Tanner in my life, and I will not begin with thee. For I’ll make you as good a Knight as rides in my company.



fell on a day, and a bonny ſummer-day, when the corn grew green and yellow, That there fell out a great diſpute between Argyle and Airley.

Argyle has raiſed a hundred men, a hundred men and mainly; And he’s gone to the back of Dunkeld, to plunder the bonny houſe of Airley.

The Lady look’d over her window, and Oh! but ſhe look’d weary; And ſhe eſpy’d the great Argyle coming to plunder the bonny houſe of Airley.

Come down, come down Madam, he ſays, come down and kiſs me fairly. I will not kiſs thee, great Argyle, if ye ſhould not leave a ſtanding ſtone in Airley.