"O sir!" the gentle frier said, 225 "For your sweet love recant, and save your wished life. A wofull match," quoth hee, "is made Where Christ is lost to win a wife." When she had wrought all meanes that might To save her friend, and that she saw it would not bee, Then of the judge shee claimed her right, 231 To die the death as well as hee. When no perswasion could prevaile, Nor change her mind in any thing that shee had said, She was with him condemned to die, 235 And for them both one fire was made. And arme in arme most joyfully These lovers twaine unto the fire they did goe: The marriner most faithfully Was likewise partner of their woe. 240 But when the judges understood The faithfull friendship did in them remaine, They saved their lives; and afterward To England sent them home againe. Now was their sorrow turned to joy, 245 And faithfull lovers had now their heart's desire: Their paines so well they did imploy, God granted that they did require. And when they were to England come, And in merry Bristow arrived at the last, 250 Great joy there was to all and some That heard the dangers they had past. Her gentle master shee desired To be her father, and at the church to give her then: It was fulfilled as shee required, 255 Unto the joy of all good men. GLOSSARY. [hand] Figures placed after words denote the pages in which they occur. a', _all_. abee, _be_. abeen, aboif, _above_. ae, _one_. aglets, _tags to laces_. airy, ery, _fearful_, _inspiring dread_. among, 144, _from time to time_. and, _if_. anew, _enough_. anewche, _enough_. angel, _a gold coin, varying in value from about six shillings and eight pence to ten shillings_.--Halliwell's _Dict._ apaid, _satisfied_. as who sayeth, _so to speak_. at, _that_. attour, _over_, _across_. auld son, _a relative term for a boy older than the youngest_. ava, _of all_. ayont, _beyond_. baill, _sorrow_. balow, _a word used in lulling children_. ban, _band_. banning, _cursing_. bed-stock, _the side of the bed further from the wall_. begoud, _began_. beked, 305, _made warm_? belinger, 283 ? bemean, 86, _disparage_. ben, _in_. benjed, 305, _received hospitably_, _made preparations for his comfort_? besyd, 247, _astray_. be that, _by that_. bewray, _discord_. bier, _cry_. bierdly, _stately_. bigged, biggit, _built_. Billy Blin, _a benignant household fairy, like the Lubber Fiend_. binna, _be not_. birk, _birch_. birling, _drinking_. blae, _blue_. blaewort, _blue bottle_, _witch bells_. blee, _complexion_. blin'd, _blinded_.