hou..I herd luany vordis areaug tile marynails, bot I vist nocht

quhat tai menit. Zit I sal rehel'se and report (her crying and ther cal. I11 the fyrst, the maister of the ga.lissc gatt the botis nn ps vp to the top, to lcuk fart furth gyf he cuhl see ony schips. Than the botis man leukyt s lang quhit that he sac a, nc quhyt sail. Than he crvit vitht ant skyrl, quod he, 'I see ant grit schip.'

"Th;m the maistcr quhislit, and bald the lnarvnalis lay the cabil to the cabilstok, to veyndc and veye. Than the marynails began to vcynde the cbil vitht mony loud cry. And as ant cryit, al the lair cryit in that samyn tune, as it heal bent ecco in ant hcuch. And, as it apetit to me, thai cryit thir vordis s eftir fclh,uis: ' Vcyra, vcyr, vcyra, vcyra, gentil gallandis, gc(til gallan-dis Veynde; I see hym: veynde; I see him. I'ourbossa; pour-bossa Hail al and ane Hail al and tmc tlail hym vp til vs Hail hym vp til vs '

"Than, quhcn the gnkyr vas lmlit vp ahufc the vattir, ant maryhal cryit, and al the laif folh,uit in that sam tune; 'Caupon caupona; caupon caupona; caupun hola; canpun hol; caupun holt; caupun holt; sarralossa; sarrabossa.' Than thai maid fast the sthank ,,f the ankyr.

"And the maister quhislit and cryit: 'Tua men abufe to the foir ra Cut the raibandis, and lat the foir sail fal Hail doune

anchor, wih her sailsfurled. I heard many words among the mariners, lint 1 knew not what they lneant. Yet I shall rehearse anti l'el,,,rt their crying and their call. In the first [place] the lnaster of the galliass 1,id the boatsman pass up to the top, to look ihr fi_,rth if he couhl see any ships. Then the bo:ttsman lo,,ke, l so long out that he saw one white sail. Then he cried with an oath, quoth he: 'I see a great ship.' "Then the master whistle, l, and bade the mariners lay to wind and weigh. Then the marinera began t,, wind the cable witl many [a] h,ud cry. And as one crit, I, all the st cried in that same tune, as it had been [an] echo in a cave. And, as it al,l,catd to me, they cried their w,,rds after ILllows: 'Veer, veer, vr, veer, gentle gallants, gentle gallants Wind; I see him. Wind; I see him. Pourbossa; pourbossa! 11aul all and one! ]l:tul all and t,nel Haul him u 1, t,, us Haul him u 1, to us ' "Then, when the anchor was hauled up ab,,ve lhe water, one mariner cril, and all b,bt ; atqut hvla ; ca ,t lt:l. holt: ca-l,* hvll : sa (bosa ; sarrabossa ! ' s Then they made lhst the shank of the anchor. "Then the master whistled, and cried: ' Two men above to the fi,reyard ] Cut the lashings, and let the lbresail fi;11 ! Haul down to starloar, l ] Luff hard aboard I ]laul ta the lbresail sheet 11;tul out the bowline ] '

The boatsman was the first ocer. z Windlass.

'Al,l,arcntly corrupted Mediterranean terms. t l,oe (ltal.) means "cable."