"When ye're in the gude church set, 115 The gowd pins in your hair, Ye take mair delight in your feckless dress Than ye do in your morning prayer. "And when ye walk in the church-yard, And in your dress are seen, 120 There is nae lady that sees your face But wishes your grave were green. "You're straight and tall, handsome withall, But your pride owergoes your wit; But if ye do not your ways refrain, 125 In Pirie's chair ye'll sit. "In Pirie's chair you'll sit, I say, The lowest seat o' hell; If ye do not amend your ways, It's there that ye must dwell." 130 Wi' that he vanish'd frae her sight, Wi' the twinkling o' an eye; Naething mair the lady saw, But the gloomy clouds and sky. 50, 56, mire. 54, wile. THE NORTHERN LORD AND CRUEL JEW. Appendix to p. 46. This ballad, which has some features of resemblance to _Cymbeline_, as well as to the _Merchant of Venice_, is taken from Buchan's _Gleanings of Scotch, English, and Irish scarce old Ballads_, p. 105. Another copy is in Mr. Halliwell's _New Boke about Shakspeare_, p. 19. A noble lord of high renown, Two daughters had, the eldest brown, The youngest beautiful and fair: By chance a noble knight came there. Her father said, "Kind sir, I have 5 Two daughters: which do you crave?" "One that is beautiful," he cried; The noble knight he then replied: "She's young, she's beautiful and gay, And is not to be given away, 10 But as jewels are bought and sold; She shall bring me her weight in gold. "The price I think ye need not grudge, Since I will freely give as much With her one sister, if I can 15 Find out some other nobleman." With that bespoke the noble knight, "I'd sooner have the beauty bright, At that vast rate, renownèd lord, Than the other with a vast reward." 20 So then the bargain it was made; But ere the money could be paid, He had it of a wealthy Jew; The sum so large, the writings drew That if he failed, or miss'd the day, 25 So many ounces he should pay Of his own flesh, instead of gold; All was agreed, the sum was told. So he returned immediately Unto the lord, where he did buy 30 His daughter fine, I do declare, And paid him down the money there. He bought her there, it is well known Unto mankind; she was his own; By her a son he did enjoy, 35 A sweet and comely handsome boy.