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〈♫〉〈♫〉 MY heartly service to you, my Lord, ••••ecom: mend, as should ac-cord; 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Cord; There is an ox into your pleugh, it is right so, ye say the 〈♫〉〈♫〉 sooth, And he no longer may be drawn, but he be led, But he was never half so 〈♫〉〈♫〉 thrawn, but goeth backward: Now is he weak and wonder sweer▪ I take on 〈♫〉〈♫〉 me, suppose ye brod him while he die, while he die, while he die.
〈♫〉〈♫〉 2. Yet 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it were that some remead were found in time ere he be dead, For•• 〈♫〉〈♫〉 causes and star••ing of other mens nowrs, And I am wo your pleugh should ly, and 〈♫〉〈♫〉 I might come, and be near by, to yoak another in his stead, To drug and draw 〈♫〉〈♫〉 whi••e he be dead, out of an uncouth fair leasure, To do your Lordship 〈♫〉〈♫〉 more pleasure. And if it be your proper wil••, gar ca•• the hyndis all you till, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Higgin and Habken, Hankin and Rankin, Nicol and Collin, Hector and Aikin,
〈♫〉〈♫〉 Martin Mawer, M••chel▪ and Morice false lips, Fergus, Rynaud and Guthia, Or- 〈♫〉〈♫〉 phus and Arthur, Morice, Davie, Richard, Philpie Foster and Macky Millar, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Ruffie Tasker and his marrows all, Straboots, Ta••boyes and Ganze••: All that 〈♫〉〈♫〉 has most domination and pastorie of your cōmon, ij before you, one and 〈♫〉〈♫〉 one present, And thereto show them your intent. ij ij ij ij 〈♫〉〈♫〉 ij ij ij 3. Require them all if they will be apleased for to
〈♫〉〈♫〉 mell with me, And make me als so fast and sicker, As I were bound on with a 〈♫〉〈♫〉 wicker; For to deliver me, be the hide, the old ox tryp-free, he be dead: Then shal 〈♫〉〈♫〉 I come with God his cocks, and bring with me my fair fresh ox, with all that 〈♫〉〈♫〉 belongs to the pleugh, soms of yron stark enough: The cowter and the pleugh-, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 head sok-sheet and mowdie bread, Rack, rest, and the gluts, and the sl••e-band: 〈♫〉〈♫〉 The missel and the pleugh-bowl, the pleugh-staff, the pleugh-shoone, the mell
〈♫〉〈♫〉 and the stilt and the beam▪ and the heel wedge: The check, the yoak, the ring, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 the sling, mine oxen bows is wreathed and pi••d, this whole year saw no sun nor 〈♫〉〈♫〉 wind. The gad-wand is both light and sharp, to brod his belly while he start. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Hey, call about, with a shout, wind about, brandie, trow belly, trow belly, chow 〈♫〉〈♫〉 bullock, chow bullock, white horn, wind marrow garie, I shal brod him while he 〈♫〉〈♫〉 rair: The red sto••, & the dun▪ wind about, hold, draw him forth, in the Roods name,
〈♫〉〈♫〉 In all Scotland is there such eight. And if ye please this ple••gh of mine, tell 〈♫〉〈♫〉 me shortly into time, ere I contract and hyred be, with others that desireth me: 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Not else, but the Trinity, conserve you into charity. ij. A- 〈♫〉〈♫〉 men. Finis. ij