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

no. is. v. Duodecima
ik. xi. 6-45
. 101 \ 162 r. q| £co^an(jjs j0}s ^jg grete dere
Of trew fcottis in mynd he had piete.
He thocht to help his tyme quhen he micht fe
Of fet battalis five he had discumfit hale
But ieopaxdie and mony ftrang affaill
Syne yai forfuke and durft him nocht abide
The futhroun fled frathin on athir fide
To burdeous in to grete multiplie,
The tovne yai ftuf with wictalis be ye fee
All gyane land Wallace tuke to his peis
To burdeous he paft or he wald ceis
On out biggingis full grete maiftry he maid
Still tuenty dais at ftrang affail3eing yai bai[d]
Forteres and werk yat was without ye tovn
Thai brak and brynt and put to confufionne
Heggis and alais be laubour yat was yare
Ful3eit and fpilt yai wald na frutis fpare
the inglifmen maid grete defence agane
With fchot and caft for yai war mekill of man[e]
Of gunys yai war and gan3eis ftuffit weill
All artail3ery and wapins of fyne fteill
With men and mete within was bufkit bene
The grete capitane was wife cruell and kene
Of gloffifter ye huge lord and here
The erll had bene ay vfit in to were
Kepit his men be wit and hardement
Without ye tovne yare durft nane fra him wen[t]
The land without was neir waiftit away
Weirmen fa lang in to ye cuntre lay
In Wallace oift fa fcant was of vittale
Thai micht nocht bide na langar to aftale
Than yis wile lord ye duke of orliance
To Wallace faid fchir 3e fuld ken yis chance
It ftandis our weill with yis fals futhroun blu[de]
For na wife we can nocht ftop yare fude
The havyne yai haif and fchippis at yair will
Of ingland cumis vittale yneuch yame till
The land is pouer of vittale yat fuld ws beild,
And 3e fe weill als yai forfaik ye feild
Thai will nocht fecht yocht [3c all 3eir fuld byde,]
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