60 'What wold ye doe with my harpe,' he sayd, 'If I did sell itt yee?' 'To playe my wiffe and me a fitt, When abed together wee bee.' 61 'Now sell me,' quoth hee, 'thy bryde soe gay, As shee sitts by thy knee; And as many gold nobles I will give As leaves been on a tree.' 62 'And what wold ye doe with my bryde soe gay, Iff I did sell her thee? More seemelye it is for her fayre bodye To lye by mee then thee.' 63 Hee played agayne both loud and shrille, And Adler he did syng, 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, Noe harper, but a kyng. 64 'O ladye, this is thy owne true love, As playnlye thou mayest see, And Ile rid thee of that foule paynim Who partes thy love and thee.' 65 The ladye looked, the ladye blushte, And blushte and lookt agayne, While Adler he hath drawne his brande, And hath the sowdan slayne. 66 Up then rose the kemperye men, And loud they gan to crye: 'Ah! traytors, yee have slayne our kyng, And therefore yee shall dye.' 67 Kyng Estmere threwe the harpe asyde, And swith he drew his brand, And Estmere he and Adler Yonge Right stiffe in stour can stand. 68 And aye their swordes soe sore can byte, Throughe help of gramarye, That soone they have slayne the kempery men, Or forst them forth to flee. 69 Kyng Estmere tooke that fayre ladye, And marryed her to his wiffe, And brought her home to merry England, With her to leade his life. * * * * * #a.# _Readings of the manuscript, cited in Percy's notes, have been restored._ 1^4. _Percy prints_ y-were. 13^2. _misprinted_ 'leeve thon. 34^2. shall ryde; _so_ #b.# _Compare 35^2, where ~rise~ is said to be the reading of the MS._ 42^2. On tow good renish. _Compare 8^2._ 59^3, _~thou shalt have~,_ 60^1, _~he sayd~, are acknowledged changes, or additions, of Percy's._ 63. "Some liberties have been taken in the following stanzas; but wherever this edition differs from the preceding, it hath been brought nearer to the folio MS." _Percy's note._ 68^1. can fyte. #b.# 5^4. _Omits_ my. 6^4. Betweene us two. 8^3. they came. 9^2. yate. 10^2. thee save. 10^4. unto. 12^4. _~And~ wanting: ~I feare~._ 15^1. yeare. 15^2. Syth. 15^3. downe once. 16^5. eke as. 16^6. To waite. 17^2. Hunge. 18^{1, 2}. Christ you save. 18^3. Sayes. 19^4. may bee. 21^3. And ever I feare that paynim kyng. 22^3. of that foule paynim. 26^4. many a. 27^2, 32^2. grimme barone. 28^1. Then shee sent after. 28^3. returne and.