14 “But the burgesses hatit him, and sent an embassage eftir him, sayin, ‘We winna hae this ane to reign ower us!’
“And gin it canna be dune, eʼen while yet far‐awa, he sends an embassy, and seeks terms oʼ peace.
“And caʼin thegither ten servants oʼ his ain, he gied till them ten punds, and said to them, ‘Cairry on business till I come back!’
“And it cam aboot, that whan he was back again, eftir receivin the kingly pooer, he commandit thae servants to be caʼd, to wham he had gien the siller, that he micht tak tent oʼ the trokin they had dune.
“ ‘But they, my faes, wha wadna hae me to be made King ower them, fesh ye here, and slay them afore me!’ ”
He cam till his ain haddin, and his ain folk war fremd to him.
“And gin the warld be bitter again me, ye ken it hatit me first, afore you.