I have ventured, in your behalf, to plight your troth to Paul Powis, or what is almost equal to it; and in return I can give you back as many protestations of unequalled fidelity, and eternal constancy, as any reasonable girl can ask.

I have always kept troth with my own country; I have never broken troth with England.

NEAR THORNABY MILL XVIII HOW BELTANE MET SIR GILLES OF BRANDONMERE XIX CONCERNING THE EYES OF A NUN XX HOW BELTANE PLIGHTED HIS TROTH IN THE GREEN XXI OF THE TALE OF GODRIC

They resolutely took each other's hand and plighted their troth for life, for the hard battle of creating a new world, a new family, somewhere on the earth's broad surface, in those mysterious, far away climes of which they knew so little.

Then we will be coy no more, But thy deity adore; Troths at fifteen we will plight, And will tread a dance each night, In the fields or by the fire, With the youths that have desire.

"Helen!" said he, low-voiced and fierce, "mine art thou as I am thine, forever, 'twas so we plighted our troth within the green.

900 And, when she followed Peter Bell, It was to lead an honest life; For he, with tongue not used to falter, Had pledged his troth before the altar To love her as his wedded wife.

XII A LOST HOUR God gave us an hour for our tears, One hour out of all the years, For all the years were another's gold, Given in a cruel troth of old.

Mar. By my troth thou wouldst ha' stunk 'em both out o'th' Lists.