Amm I yenne thyne? I cannotte blame thie feere. Botte doe reste mee uponne mie Ælla's breaste; I wylle to thee bewryen the woefulle gare. Celmonde dyd comme to mee at tyme of reste, Wordeynge for mee to flie, att your requeste, 1230 To Watchette towne, where you deceasynge laie; I wyth hym fledde; thro' a murke wode we preste, Where hee foule love unto mie eares dyd saie; The Danes-- ÆLLA. Oh! I die contente.-- [_dieth_. BIRTHA. Oh! ys mie Ælla dedde? O! I will make hys grave mie vyrgyn spousal bedde. 1235 [Birtha _feyncteth_. COERNYKE. Whatt? Ælla deadde! & Birtha dyynge toe! Soe falles the fayrest flourettes of the playne. Who canne unplyte the wurchys heaven can doe, Or who untweste the role of shappe yn twayne? Ælla, thie rennome was thie onlie gayne; 1240 For yatte, thie pleasaunce, & thie joie was loste. Thie countrymen shall rere thee, on the playne, A pyle of carnes, as anie grave can boaste; Further, a just amede to thee to bee, Inne heaven thou synge of Godde, on erthe we'lle synge of thee. 1245 THE ENDE. [Footnote 1: robes, mantels.] [Footnote 2: a pen.] [Footnote 3: express.] [Footnote 4: countenance.] [Footnote 5: covered.] [Footnote 6: such.] [Footnote 7: another.] [Footnote 8: at once.] [Footnote 9: mighty.] [Footnote 10: hardy, valourous.] [Footnote 11: violence.] [Footnote 12: binding, enforcing.] [Footnote 13: fate.] [Footnote 14: lessen, decrease.] [Footnote 15: faith.] [Footnote 16: blinded.] [Footnote 17: lights, rays.] [Footnote 18: fellows, equals.] [Footnote 19: disdainful.] [Footnote 20: presents, offerings.] [Footnote 21: scarfs.] [Footnote 22: robes of scarlet.] [Footnote 23: bounded.] [Footnote 24: large.] [Footnote 25: elephants.] [Footnote 26: destroy.] [Footnote 27: stretched.] [Footnote 28: services.] [Footnote 29: memory, understanding.] [Footnote 30: Shepherd.] [Footnote 31: deceiver.] [Footnote 32: meadows.] [Footnote 33: The black bird.] [Footnote 34: Gold-finch.] [Footnote 35: loudly.] [Footnote 36: lectures.] [Footnote 37: Apparel.] [Footnote 38: At once.] [Footnote 39: a divine.] [Footnote 40: A cottage.] [Footnote 41: Lord.] [Footnote 42: stretch.] [Footnote 43: tender.] [Footnote 44: Naked.] [Footnote 45: Hot.] [Footnote 46: health.] [Footnote 47: Quickly.] [Footnote 48: Laughable.] [Footnote 49: Drouned.] [Footnote 50: Stilled, quenched.] [Footnote 51: Swelling.] [Footnote 52: Body, substance.] [Footnote 53: Still, dead.] [Footnote 54: arrows, darts.] [Footnote 55: Terrible.] [Footnote 56: Offended.] [Footnote 57: upbraiding.] [Footnote 58: cease.] [Footnote 59: swollen.] [Footnote 60: Torture.] [Footnote 61: asswage.] [Footnote 62: difficult.] [Footnote 63: Jewels.] [Footnote 64: stay.]