XVI.
"Earl Walter was a brave old earl, He was my father's friend, And while I rode the lists at court And little guessed the end, My noble father in his shroud Against a slanderer lying loud, He rose up to defend.
"Earl Walter was a brave old earl, He was my father's friend, And while I rode the lists at court And little guessed the end, My noble father in his shroud Against a slanderer lying loud, He rose up to defend.