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Yet gae ye to the market-place, "And there buy ye a loaf of wace, "Shape it bairnly-like, to view, "Stick in't twa glaffy een of blue, "Then bid the witch the chriftening to, "And notice well what the fhall do."

Then Willy has bought a loaf of wace,
And framed it to a bairn-like face,
And fays to his mither, with feeming joy,
"My lady is lighter of a young boy;
"And he'll in St. Mary's be chriften'd to-night,
"And you to the chrift'ning I come to invite."
Syne has he stopped a little to fee,

When this fhe heard, what say might fhe.

"Owho has the nine witch knots unty'd, "That were among the locks of your bride e; "Or who has ta'en out the comb of care, "Which faften'd that ladye's yellow hair? "And who has ta'en down the bush of woodbine, "That hung between her bour and mine? "And who has kill'd the master-kid,

"That ran below that ladye's bed?

"And who has her left fhoe-ftring undone, "And let that lady be light of her fon ?"—

Then Willy the nine witch knots unty'd,
That were among the locks of his bride;

And

And he has ta'en out the comb of care,
Which faften'd his.ladye's yellow hair,

And he has ta'en down the woodbine flowers,
Which the witch had hung between the bowers;
And he has flain the mafter-kid,

Which ran below that ladye's bed;
And he has the left fhoe-ftring undone,
And letten his ladye be light of her fon;
But when she heard that his ladye was light,
That foul rank witch, fhe burft for spite!

No. LVIII.

COURTEOUS KING JAMIE.

COURTEOUS King Jamie is gone to the wood,
The fatteft buck to find;

He chafed the deer, and he chafed the roe,
Till his friends were left behind.

He hunted over mofs and moor,
And over hill and down,

Till he came to a ruined hunting hall
Was feven miles from a town.

He entered up the hunting hall,
To make him goodly cheer,

For of all the herds in the good green wood,
He had flain the faireft deer.

He fat him down, with food and reft
His courage to restore;

When a rifing wind was heard to figh,

And an earthquake rock'd the floor.

And

And darkness cover'd the hunting-hall,
Where he fat all at his meat;

The grey dogs howling left their food,
And crept to Jamie's feet.

And louder howl'd the rifing ftorm,
And burft the faften'd door,
And in there came a grifly Ghoft,
Loud ftamping on the floor.

Her head touch'd the roof-tree of the house,
Her waist a child could span;

I wot, the look of her hollow eye

Would have scared the braveft man.

Her locks were like snakes, and her teeth like stakes,
And her breath had a brimstone smell:

I nothing know that fhe feem'd to be,
But the Devil just come from Hell!

"Some meat! fome meat! King Jamie, "Some meat now give to me ;"

"And to what meat in this house, lady,

"Oh! ye muft kill your berry-brown steed, "And serve him up to me!"

King Jamie has kill'd his berry-brown fleed,
Though it caufed him mickle care;
The Ghost eat him up both flesh and bone,

And left nothing but hoofs and hair.

"More

"More meat! more meat! King Jamie,

"More meat now give to me ;"

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-"And to what meat in this house lady, "Shall ye not welcome be ?"—

"Oh! ye muft kill your good grey-houuds, "They'll taste most daintily.”

King Jamie has kill'd his good grey-hounds,
Though it made his heart to fail;
The Ghost eat them all up one by one,
And left nothing but ears and tail.

-"A beda bed! King Jamie, "Now make a bed for me !"

And to what bed in this house, lady, "Shall ye not welcome be ?".

"Oh! ye muft pull the heather fo green, "And make a foft bed for me.".

King Jamie has pull'd the heather fo green,
And made for the Ghoft a bed,
And over the heather, with courtesy rare,
His plaid hath he daintily spread.

"Now fwear, now fwear! King Jamie, "To take me for your bride ;"----"Now heaven forbid !"-King Jamie faid,

"That ever the like betide,

"That the Devil fo foul, juft come from Hell, "Should firetch him by my fide."

-"Now