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THE FIRST BUIK.
15
Gret perell was giff thai had lestyt lang.
Apone the hede in gret ire he strak ane;
The scherand suerd glaid to the colar bane.
Ane othir on the arme he hitt so hardely, 415
Quhill hand and suerd bathe on the feld can ly.
The tothir twa fled to thar hors agayne;
He stekit him was last apon the playne.
Thre slew he thar, twa fled with all thair mycht
Eftir thar lord; bot he was out off sicht, 420
Takand the mure, or he and thai couth twyne.
Till him thai raid onon, or thai wald blyne,
And cryit; “ Lord, abide; your men ar martyrit doun
Rycht cruelly, her in this fals regioun.
V of our court her at the wattir baid, 425
Fysche for to bryng, thocht it na profyt maid.
We ar chapyt, bot in feyld slayne are thre.”
The lord speryt; ‘ How mony mycht thai be ? ’
“We saw bot ane that has discumfyst ws all.”
Than lewch he lowde, and said ; ‘ Foule mot yow fall; 430
Sen ane yow all has putt to confusioun. ^
Quha menys it maist, the dewyll of hell him droun;
This day for me, in faith, he beis nocht socht.’
Quhen Wallas thus this worthi werk had wrocht,
Thar hors he tuk, and ger that lewyt was thar; 435
Gaif our that crafft, he ^eid to fysche no mar;
Went till his eyme, and tauld him of this drede.
And he for wo weyle ner worthit to weide;
And said; “Sone, thir tythings sytts me sor;
And be it knawin, thow may tak scaith tharfor.” 440
‘ Wncle,’ he said, ‘ I will no langar bide;
415. he hit on the arme haistely.
416. (feld') land.
422. (onon) anone.
423. A. omits Lord.
424. (her iii) into.
425. (our court) ^our men.
426. (for) ^ow.
427. are eschaipit.
429. (discumfyst) ouircumin.
430. (he lowde) the Lord.
434. (this) ye. _
435* Yat was left thair.
436. (that) ye; (he) and.
437. (dede)(?) MS. has drede.
438. neir worthit out of weid A.—which omits
weyle.
439. tytandis.
440. And yai be knawin ; (tharfor) foir.
441. Na langer will I byde.
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Gret perell was giff thai had lestyt lang.
Apone the hede in gret ire he strak ane;
The scherand suerd glaid to the colar bane.
Ane othir on the arme he hitt so hardely, 415
Quhill hand and suerd bathe on the feld can ly.
The tothir twa fled to thar hors agayne;
He stekit him was last apon the playne.
Thre slew he thar, twa fled with all thair mycht
Eftir thar lord; bot he was out off sicht, 420
Takand the mure, or he and thai couth twyne.
Till him thai raid onon, or thai wald blyne,
And cryit; “ Lord, abide; your men ar martyrit doun
Rycht cruelly, her in this fals regioun.
V of our court her at the wattir baid, 425
Fysche for to bryng, thocht it na profyt maid.
We ar chapyt, bot in feyld slayne are thre.”
The lord speryt; ‘ How mony mycht thai be ? ’
“We saw bot ane that has discumfyst ws all.”
Than lewch he lowde, and said ; ‘ Foule mot yow fall; 430
Sen ane yow all has putt to confusioun. ^
Quha menys it maist, the dewyll of hell him droun;
This day for me, in faith, he beis nocht socht.’
Quhen Wallas thus this worthi werk had wrocht,
Thar hors he tuk, and ger that lewyt was thar; 435
Gaif our that crafft, he ^eid to fysche no mar;
Went till his eyme, and tauld him of this drede.
And he for wo weyle ner worthit to weide;
And said; “Sone, thir tythings sytts me sor;
And be it knawin, thow may tak scaith tharfor.” 440
‘ Wncle,’ he said, ‘ I will no langar bide;
415. he hit on the arme haistely.
416. (feld') land.
422. (onon) anone.
423. A. omits Lord.
424. (her iii) into.
425. (our court) ^our men.
426. (for) ^ow.
427. are eschaipit.
429. (discumfyst) ouircumin.
430. (he lowde) the Lord.
434. (this) ye. _
435* Yat was left thair.
436. (that) ye; (he) and.
437. (dede)(?) MS. has drede.
438. neir worthit out of weid A.—which omits
weyle.
439. tytandis.
440. And yai be knawin ; (tharfor) foir.
441. Na langer will I byde.
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