Scottish Text Society publications > Third series > Actis and Deidis of Schir William Wallace, 1570

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f !)e m,\M fanD nane in t^at arc
ba oapftr un^pnlmra,
)3e jour leif &ctyr,3l (peik in Ijamrlpneia.
^Ctoto je bt ficfojrcotitb tljat ^qupar hnatpy
Tto tang it tuar/m tpme that j tom ratio,
Bot tbtr tiooitito, of tom at bot m bane,
£D|t be cum bcn^rtcbt gutie men tiotu be dine,
Cban n^aiiace faiD bat bane J tooebt tioitb me,
Of ipblie men that titnelt in oar cuntrie.
Oubtlb of all tbit tioaib je rati bint matft Ipbe,
3mang tbame blent, tbos i&opali iSop maift rpbe,
uelpit tbame tioeiU,baitb ftature ano enrage,
^aner, mabbome,tbait faflloun anb tieCage,
ifeatilp be faib,aupftt fobrtlp
Cbat larged man pc qutolb ftantito ncift joto bp,
nDalb J call tom,be mabDome to tieuife,
Cbir at na thing bot tiooitii* of office.
Be fon tbe flung ontme fifl gube SDailace,
O l/lcpaiHAop,ofbtebonour ano grace.
i9itb tioaiftujo^io 3 boill jotionoebt trauall,
Dotio 3 tioillfpeihfum tbmgisfo? mpne auaitf.
Onr barrane ianti bes bene ouirfet ttitb tioeir,
Araronts fcib,tbat boustia mcbill Dcir.
£)lane one CiOaria, biftropit our nebteou# blube
ODaiftit tbe lanb^>f golb anb titbev gube,
3nb ar bar in miebt anb Uopaitte,
Cpe it fulb bauc to our abuerftnr.
3nb tiafuppo^t fo; bpnbnes of tbe banb,
CUibilbmeonfermit betutr ?otio anb ^cotlanb.
3lis 3 am bar, toz jour ebatge at plcfauce,
l^lpflatt is boc boned cbeuifancc.
jf lour of ifiealmestbiruitb is tins idcgtomi,
mp ceiwairb 3 tioaiD bauegrat guarbatm.
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