8. ‘And there I send her a ring of gold, A ring of precyous stone, And bidd her come to the siluer wood, Let ffor no kind of man.’ 9. One while this litle boy he yode, Another while he ran, Vntill he came to Iohn Stewards hall, I-wis he never blan. 10. And of nurture the child had good, Hee ran vp hall and bower ffree, And when he came to this lady ffaire, Sayes, ‘God you saue and see! 11. ‘I am come ffrom Child Maurice, A message vnto thee; And Child Maurice, he greetes you well, And euer soe well ffrom mee; 12. ‘And, as itt ffalls, as oftentimes As knotts beene knitt on a kell, Or marchant-men gone to leeue London Either ffor to buy ware or sell; 13. ‘And as oftentimes he greetes you well As any hart can thinke, Or schoolemasters are in any schoole, Wryting with pen and inke. 14. ‘And heere he sends a mantle of greene, As greene as any grasse, And he bidds you come to the siluer wood, To hunt with Child Maurice. 15. ‘And heere he sends you a ring of gold, A ring of the precyous stone; He prayes you to come to the siluer wood, Let ffor no kind of man.’ 16. ‘Now peace, now peace, thou litle ffoot-page, Ffor Christes sake, I pray thee! Ffor if my lord heare one of these words, Thou must be hanged hye!’ 17. Iohn Steward stood vnder the castle-wall, And he wrote the words euerye one, ... ... ... ... ... ... 18. And he called vnto his hors-keeper, ‘Make readye you my steede!’ I, and soe he did to his chamberlaine, ‘Make readye thou my weede!’ 19. And he cast a lease vpon his backe, And he rode to the siluer wood, And there he sought all about, About the siluer wood. 20. And there he ffound him Child Maurice Sitting vpon a blocke, With a siluer combe in his hand, Kembing his yellow locke. ... ... ... 21. But then stood vp him Child Maurice, And sayd these words trulye: ‘I doe not know your ladye,’ he said, ‘If that I doe her see.’ 22. He sayes, ‘How now, how now, Child Maurice? Alacke, how may this bee? Ffor thou hast sent her loue-tokens, More now then two or three; 23. ‘Ffor thou hast sent her a mantle of greene, As greene as any grasse, And bade her come to the siluer woode To hunt with Child Maurice. 24. ‘And thou [hast] sent her a ring of gold, A ring of precyous stone, And bade her come to the siluer wood, Let ffor noe kind of man. 25. ‘And by my ffaith, now, Child Maurice, The tone of vs shall dye!’ ‘Now be my troth,’ sayd Child Maurice, ‘And that shall not be I.’ 26. But hee pulled forth a bright browne sword, And dryed itt on the grasse, And soe ffast he smote att Iohn Steward, I-wisse he neuer rest.