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THE THIRD BUIK.
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My brothyr als, quhilk dois me mekill payne ;
So sail my selff, or wengit be but dreid.
The traytour is her, [the] caus was off that deid.”
Than hecht thai all to bide with hartlye will. 115
Be that the power was takand Lowdounhill.
The knycht Fenweik conwoide the caryage;
He had on Scottis maid mony schrewide wiage.
The sone was rysyne our landis schenand brycht.
The Inglismen so thai come to the hycht; 120
Ner thaim he raid, and sone the Scottis saw.
He tald his men, and said to thaim on raw;
“ Yhonne is Wallace, that chapit our presoune ;
He sail agayne be drawyn throu the toune.
His hede mycht mar I wait, weill pies the king, 125
Than gold, or land, or ony warldly thing.”
He gart serwandes bide with the cariage still;
Thai thocht to dawnt the Scottis at thar will.
Nyne scor he led in harnes burnyst brycht;
And fyfty was with Wallace in the rycht. 130
Vnraboytyt the Sothroun was in wer;
And fast thai come, fell awfull in affer.
A raaner dyk, off stanys thai had maid,
Narrowyt the way quhar throuch thai thikar raid.
The Scottis on fute tuk the feld thaim befor; 135
The Sothroun saw thar curage was the mor.
In prydefull ire thai thoucht our thaim to ryde ;
Bot othyr wys it hapnyt in that tide.
On athir side to giddyr fast thai glaid;
Fol. ii a The Scottis on fute gret rowme about thaim maide, 140
With ponjeand speris throuch platis prest of steylle;
112. 127. gart his.
114. (cans was) causer. 128. dawnt, in MS. dawntyt; A. has, thocht
118. (schrewide) sc\irevf\t. to demane the Scottis.
119. rissin, lemand ouir landis licht. 130. {was)-war.
120. saw yat thay come. 131. unrebutit.
121. Neir him thay raid. 132. full awful in effeir.
123. eschaipit. 133. Ane maner of dyke.
124. agayne and\n MS. 134. {way) dyke; {thai thikar) the thickest.
125. His heid I wait micht better pleis the 135. {feld) gait.
king. _ 140. Scott.
126. {warldly) e\x&\y. 141. pun^eand; platis of fyne steil.
37
My brothyr als, quhilk dois me mekill payne ;
So sail my selff, or wengit be but dreid.
The traytour is her, [the] caus was off that deid.”
Than hecht thai all to bide with hartlye will. 115
Be that the power was takand Lowdounhill.
The knycht Fenweik conwoide the caryage;
He had on Scottis maid mony schrewide wiage.
The sone was rysyne our landis schenand brycht.
The Inglismen so thai come to the hycht; 120
Ner thaim he raid, and sone the Scottis saw.
He tald his men, and said to thaim on raw;
“ Yhonne is Wallace, that chapit our presoune ;
He sail agayne be drawyn throu the toune.
His hede mycht mar I wait, weill pies the king, 125
Than gold, or land, or ony warldly thing.”
He gart serwandes bide with the cariage still;
Thai thocht to dawnt the Scottis at thar will.
Nyne scor he led in harnes burnyst brycht;
And fyfty was with Wallace in the rycht. 130
Vnraboytyt the Sothroun was in wer;
And fast thai come, fell awfull in affer.
A raaner dyk, off stanys thai had maid,
Narrowyt the way quhar throuch thai thikar raid.
The Scottis on fute tuk the feld thaim befor; 135
The Sothroun saw thar curage was the mor.
In prydefull ire thai thoucht our thaim to ryde ;
Bot othyr wys it hapnyt in that tide.
On athir side to giddyr fast thai glaid;
Fol. ii a The Scottis on fute gret rowme about thaim maide, 140
With ponjeand speris throuch platis prest of steylle;
112. 127. gart his.
114. (cans was) causer. 128. dawnt, in MS. dawntyt; A. has, thocht
118. (schrewide) sc\irevf\t. to demane the Scottis.
119. rissin, lemand ouir landis licht. 130. {was)-war.
120. saw yat thay come. 131. unrebutit.
121. Neir him thay raid. 132. full awful in effeir.
123. eschaipit. 133. Ane maner of dyke.
124. agayne and\n MS. 134. {way) dyke; {thai thikar) the thickest.
125. His heid I wait micht better pleis the 135. {feld) gait.
king. _ 140. Scott.
126. {warldly) e\x&\y. 141. pun^eand; platis of fyne steil.
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