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

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[P]ars
Cum fra 30 [ne King] fchir with fum ieopardie
Now Edua[rd hes al]l galloway gevin to me
My nevoy [Soullis, th]at kepis beruic tovne
At 3our co[mmand h]is power falbe bovne
My nev[oy als, ane] man of mekill mycht
The lor[d of Lome h]as grete rovme in ye hicht
My thrid n[euoy, an]e knycht of grete renonne
Will rife w[ith vs,] of Brechin ye baronne
Than faid [the Bruc]e fell yair fa fair ane chance
That we [micht g]et agane Wallace of france
Be wit an[d force h]e couth yis kinrik wyn
Allace we [haue ben]e our lang haldin in twyn
To yat la[ngage Cjumyng maid na record
Of auld d[eidis int]o his mynd remord
The bruc[e and he] completit furth yare band
Syne yat [fame] nycht felit it with yare hand
This ra[gment l]eft ye bruce with cumyng yare
With kijng Edwjard hame in ingland couth fare
And yair [remani]t quhill yis ragment was knawin
Thre 3ei[r or ma]re or bruce profferit to his awin
Sum m[en demi]s Cumyng ye ragment fend
Sum m[en thairfo]re agane makis defend
Nane m[ay fay wjeill yat cumyng was faikles
Becaus [his wyf]e was eduardis cousignes
He ferui[t deid be] richt law of his king
Sa rekl[esly myf]kepit sic ane thing
Had br[uce pafjt by but baid to fanct lohnstonne
Be hail[l aftent, a]nd reftauit his crovne
On cu[myng fyn]e he micht haue done ye law
He cou[th nocht] thole fra tyme yat he him faw.
Thus [Scotland] left in herd perplexite
Of wa[llace ma]ir in fumpart fpeke will we
No. 13. r.
sig. q. vij
[H40]
[1150]
[ll6o]
Explicit vndecima pars et
Incipit Duodecima pars
In ye xii. part of yis buke it is declarit how walla [ce]
conqueft ye land of gyane And how he was maid [161 v]
Lord yairof Ca i.
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