XV. And after many a weary step, All wet-shod both in dirt and mire; A town before them they did see, XVI. From house to house then they did go, And still their babe with cold did cry; XVII. Lo! here a Princess of great blood Yet few or none regard her grief: XVIII. When all in vain her speech was spent, * Of St. Willebrode, at Wesel, in Germany, wherein the Dutchess fell in labour, and was delivered of a son, called Peregrine, afterwards Lord Willoughby of Eresby.--Sce Collins's Peerage, &c, Then Then said the Dutchess to her dear, (6 VO, that we had some fire here!" XIX. Then did her husband so provide, That fire and coals they got with speed; To dress her daughter that had need: Her husband made the infant pap. XX. Anon the Sexton thither came, And finding them there by the fire; XXI. And all in fury as he stood, He wrung the church-keys from his hand, And struck him so that all the blood Ran down his head as he did stand; Wherefore the Sexton presently For aid and help aloud did cry. XXII. Then came the officers in haste, And took the Dutchess and her child; And with her husband thus they past, Like lambs beset with tigers wild; And to the Governor were brought, Who understood them not in aught. XXIII. Then XXIII. Then Master Bertie brave and bold, And their high favour did beseech. With that a Doctor sitting by XXIV. And thereupon arising streight, He thus broke forth in words aright: XXV. With that the Governor, and all ths rest, Who welcomed this new-come guest, With rev'rence great, and princely cheer; And afterwards convey'd they were XXVI. A son she had in Germany, Of courage great, and worthy fame: XXVII. For, XXVII. For, when Queen Mary was deceas'd, THE THE GOLDEN LEGEND. WE have all of us admired in our youth the notable judicial decisions of Sancho Pancha in his government, without being at all disposed to question their claims to originality. One of them, however, may be traced as far back as the Golden Legend. By placing both passages before him, the reader will be able to determine for himself. "There was a man y' had borrowed of a Jewe a somme of money, and sware upon the awter of saynt Nycolas that he wolde rendre and paye it agayne as soone as he myght, and gave none other pledge. And this man helde this money so longe that the iewe demanded and asked his money. And he sayd that he had payed him. Than the iewe made hym to come before the lawe in judgement, and the othe was gyven to ye dettour, & he brought with hym an holowe staffe, in whiche he had put the money in golde, and he lente upon y staffe. And whan he sholde make his othe & swere, he delyvered his staffe to ye iewe to kepe and holde whyles he sware, and than sware y' he had delyvered to him more than he ought to hym. And wha he had made the othe he demanded his staffe agayn |