Now am I yong and stout and bolde

Now am I yong and stout and bolde, Now am I Robert, now Robin, Now frere Minor now Jacobin, And with me followeth my loteby, To don me solace and company.

In the original the word is compaigne

lotien (A.S.) 354, to lurk, lie in ambush

louke (A.S.) 384, to lock

louren (A.S.) to lower

lous, lys (A.S.) pl. a louse