"Now go we hence," sayed these wight yong men, "Tary we no lenger here; We shall hym borowe, by gods grace, Though we bye it full dere." 200 To Caerlel went these good yemèn,[L201] On a mery mornyng of Maye: Here is a fyt of Cloudesli, And another is for to saye. 6, as hath. 7, the. 8, as I. 10, 11. Clym of the Clough means, as Percy says, Clement of the valley; and Cloudeslè, suggests Ritson, seems to be the same with Clodsley. 18. And that. 41, your. 50, In woulde. 62, spende. 71, fore. 74, saye. _Percy reads_, Of scarlate and of graine. 85, shop. _Percy reads_ back window. 88, great full great. 91, Gy. 122, was on. 130, gon. 174, there. 201, Cyerlel. [THE SECOND FIT.] And when they came to mery Caerlell, In a fayre mornyng tyde, They founde the gates shut them untyll, Round about on every syde. "Alas!" than sayd good Adam Bell, 5 "That ever we were made men! These gates be shut so wonderly wel,[L7] That we may not come here in." Then spake him Clym of the Clough, "Wyth a wyle we wyl us in bryng; 10 Let us saye we be messengers, Streyght comen from our king."[L12] Adam said, "I have a letter written wel, Now let us wysely werke; We wyl saye we have the kinges seale,[L15] 15 I holde the portter no clerke." Then Adam Bell bete on the gate, With strokes great and strong; The porter herde suche noyse therat, And to the gate faste he throng.[L20] 20 "Who is there nowe," sayde the porter, "That maketh all thys knocking? "We be tow messengers," sayde Clim of the Clough, "Be comen streyght from our kyng."[L24] "We haue a letter," sayd Adam Bel, 25 "To the justice we must it bryng;[L26] Let us in, our messag to do, That we were agayne to our kyng." "Here commeth no man in," sayd the porter,[L29] "By hym that dyed on a tre,[L30] 30 Tyll a false thefe be hanged, Called Wyllyam of Cloudeslè." Then spake the good yeman Clym of the Clough, And swore by Mary fre, "And if that we stande longe wythout, 35 Lyke a thefe hanged shalt thou be. "Lo here we have the kynges seale; What! lordeyne, art thou wode?" The porter went it had ben so, And lyghtly dyd of hys hode. 40 "Welcome be my lordes seale," he saide, "For that ye shall come in:" He opened the gate full shortlye, An evyl openyng for him. "Now are we in," sayde Adam Bell, 45 "Thereof we are full faine, But Christ knoweth that harowed hell,[L47] How we shall com out agayne."