The keys of the castle he gave the king, With the blessing of his fair ladye; He was made sheriff of Ettrick Forest, Surely while upward grows the tree; And if he was not traitour to the king, Forfaulted he suld never be.
I’ll mak thee sheriff of the Forest, Surely while upwards grows the tree; If you be not traitour to the king, Forfaulted sall ye never be.
She thought he had been her own wed lord, That had comd riding home; Then was it traitour Captaine Care, The lord of Ester-towne.
Surely while upward grows the tree; If you be not traitour to the King, Forfaulted sall thou nevir be.
Thou spak right now of thilke traitour Deeth, That in this contree alle our frendes sleeth.
Theffect is this, that Alla, out of drede, His moder slow, that men may pleinly rede, For that she traitour was to hir ligeaunce.
Thus shal men on a traitourbeen awreke; Thou and thyn of-spring ever shul be blake, Ne never swete noise shul ye make, 300 But ever crye agayn tempest and rayn, In tokeninge that thurgh thee my wyf is slayn.
We are ouercome of the Danes, not with weapon or force of armes; but with treason wrought by our owne people: we did at the first prepare a nauie against the enimies, the which that false traitour Elfrike betraid into their hands.
And can you finde in your hart to conceiue, that your Alerane would play the traitour with her, for whose seruice he feareth not to aduenture a thousand liues if God had geuen him so many?
Of twelve apostels oon a traitour was; The remenant yit gode were and trewe.
Of Troye also the traitour Eneas, The feythles wrecche, how hath he him forswore 310 To Dido, that queen of Cartage was, That him releved of his smertes sore!
For as a traitour he is from her go, And with her lafte his yonge children two, (290) And falsly hath betrayed her, allas!
And ever in love a cheef traitour he was; And wedded yit the thridde wyf anon, 1660 That was the doghter of the king Creon.
For he to hir a traitour was; Wherfor she slow hir-self, allas!
Thou traitour I say of thy contrei, darest thou come into oure syght?
Also, dareste thou nowe come into our syght, y^e traitour of thy cõtrei?
Shortly after a greater nauie of the Danes came, and incountered with the kings fléet, so that a great [Sidenote: Alfrike a traitour to his countrie.
I'se mak thee sheriffe of Ettricke Foreste, Surely while upwards grows the trie; If you be not traitour to the king, Forfaulted sall thou nevir be.
Thou spak right now of thilke traitour Deth, That in this contre alle our frendes sleth; Have her my trouth, as thou art his aspye; here Tel wher he is, or elles thou schalt dye.
IV At Kershope-foot the tryst was set, Kershope of the lily lee; And there was traitour Sim o’ the Mains, With him a private companie.
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