In Muncaster Castle good luck shall be,

    Till the charmed cup is broken!"

   Sir John he bent him on his knee,

    And the king's word ne'er did err,

   For the cup is called, to this blessed hour,

    "

     The Luck of Muncaster

    ."

   PART SECOND.

   "Oh haste, Sir William of Liddislee

    My kinsman good at need,

   Ere the Esk's dark ford thou hast passed by,

    In Muncaster rest thy steed;

   "And say to my love and my lady bright,

    In Carlisle I must stay,

   For the foe is come forth from the misty north,

    And I cannot hence away;

   "But I must keep watch on Carlisle's towers

    With the banner of Cumberland;

   Then bid her beware of the rebel host,

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