And, watchin him uncolie, they sent oot fause men, wha soud pretend to be just, that they micht tak haud oʼ his speech, sae as to deliver him up to the pooer and authoritie oʼ the Governor.
“But gie ye no in tae them! for thar are waitin oʼ them mair nor forty men, wha hae putten their sels under a great ban, to eat‐na and drink‐na till they hae killʼt him: and eʼen noo are they waitin, lookin for a promise frae ye.”