XXVIII.
"And he is maid on mold meik as ane child,
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Blith and bousum that berne as byrd in hir bour,
Fayr of fell and of face as flour vnfild,
Wondir staluart and strang, to striue in ane stour.
Thairfore meikly with mouth mel to that myld,
And mak him na manance, bot al mesoure.
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Thus with trety ye cast yon trew vndre tyld, [you trew.]
And faynd his frendschip to fang with fyne fauour.
It hynderis neuer for to be heyndly of speche;
He is ane lord riale,
Ane seymly souerane in sale, [Has seymly.]
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Ane wourthy wy for to wale,
Throu all this varld reche."
XXIX.
"Thi counsale is convenabill, kynd and courtese;
Forthi ws likis thi lair listin and leir."
Thai wyis, wourthy in weid, wend on thair ways,
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And caryis to the castell, cumly and cleir;
Sent ane saynd to the souerane sone, and hym sais,
Thre knichtis fra court cum thay weir.
Than the ledis belife the lokkis vnlaissis;
On fute freschly thai frekis foundis but feir;
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The renkis raithly can raik in to the round hald.
Thair met thame at the entre
Ladys likand to se,
Thretty knichtis and thre,
That blith war and bald.
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XXX.
Thai war courtes and couth thair knyghthed to kyth,
Athir vthir wele gret in gretly degre;
Thai bowit to the bernys, that bright war and blith,
