... ze leid, ze filthy nurse, Sae loud I heird zee lee; I brocht it to Lord Barnards lady; I trow ze be nae shee. Then up and spack the bauld baron, An angry man was hee; He's tain the table wi' his foot, Sae has he wi' his knee; Till siller cup and 'mazer' dish In flinders ... — Book of Old Ballads • Selected by Beverly Nichols