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SCHIR WILLIAM WALLACE.
Forbure the gate for wachis that war thar.
His modyr bade in till a gret dispar. 260
Quhen scho him saw scho thankit hewynnis queyn,
And said; “ Der sone, this lang quhar has thow beyne ? ”
He tald his modyr of his sodane cas.
Than wepyt scho, and said full oft, ‘ alias !
Or that thow cessis thow will be slayne with all.’ 265
“ Modyr,” he said, “ God reuller is of all.
Unsouerable are thir pepille of Ingland;
Part of thar ire me think we suld gaynstand.”
His erne wist weyle that he the squier slew;
For dreid thar of in gret languor he grew. 270
This passit our, quhill diuers dayis war gane:
That gud man dred or Wallace suld be tane:
For Suthroun ar full sutaille euirilk man.
A gret dyttay for Scottis thai ordand than ;
Be the lawdayis in Dunde set ane ayr : 275
Than Wallace wald na langar soiorne thar.
His modyr graithit hir in pilgrame weid ;
Hym[selff] disgysyt syne glaidlye with hir ^eid;
A schort swerd wndyr his weid priuale.
In all that land full mony fays had he. 280
Baith on thar fute, with thaim may tuk thai nocht.
Quha sperd, scho said to Sanct Margret thai socht.
Quha serwit hir, full gret frendschipe thai fand
With Sothroun folk : for scho was of Ingland.
Besyd Landoris the ferrye our thai past 285
Syn throw the Ochtell sped thaim wondyr fast.
In Dunfermlyn thai lugyt all that nycht.
259. (gate) gait; (w^r) was.
260. (bade) was.
262. (this) sa.
263. (his) that.
265. (cessis) ceis.
267. is the.
270. langour he drew—probably a misprint
for grew.
271. diuers omitted in A.
272. (or) that.
274. Ane greit dittay; ordanit yai yan.
275. law dayis.
277. in ane pilgrame.
278. (Hym) Himself.
279. (priuale) bair he.
280. (that) the.
281. \on) in ; (may) mair.
284. (of ) in. _
285. Lundoris.
286. (thaim) thay.