Scottish Text Society publications > Old series > Actis and deidis of the illustere and vailzeand campioun, Schir William Wallace, Knicht of Ellerslie

THE THIRD BUIK.
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The Sothroun wist that it was wicht Wallace,
Had thaim our set in to that sodand cas :
Thair trewis for this thai wald nocht brek adeill.
Quhen Wallace had this chance eschewit weill, 420
Vpon the nycht fra Lagleyne hayme he raid;
In chaumeris sone thair residence thai maid.
Vpon the morn, quhen that the day was lycht,
Wicht Wallace went with Schir Ranald. The knycht
Schew him the wryt lord Persie had him sent. 425
“ Deir sone,” he said, “ this war my haile entent,
That thow wald grant, quhill thir trewis war worne,
Na scaith to do till Inglisman that is born;
Bot quhar I pas dayly thou bid with me.”
Wallace ansuerd; ‘ Gud Schyr, that may nocht be. 430
Rycht laith I war, deyr wncle, you to greiff;
I sail do nocht till tyme I tak my leyff,
And warn you als or that I fra you pass.’
His eyme and he thus weill accordyt was.
Wallace with him maid his continuance; 435
Ilk wicht was blyth to do till him plesance.
In Corsby thus he resyd thaim amang
Thai xvi dayis, suppos him thoucht it lang.
Thocht thai mycht pies him as a prince or king,
In his mynde jit remanyt ane othir thing. 440
He saw his enemys maistris in this regioune,
Mycht nocht him pies thocht he war king with croune.
Thus leyff [I] him with his der freyndis still;
Off Inglismen of sumpart spek I will.
EXPLICIT LIBER TERCIUS,
ET INCIPIT QUARTUS.
421. (M*) ane.
422. chalmer.
424. With Wallace furth went Schir Ranald
the knicht.
426. (7uar) is.
428. Inglismen.
434. on this accordit was.
437. restit.
438. Thair seuintene ; (/«;«) he.
439. thai him pleisit as primate or king.
440. Into, and omit ^zV.
441. maister.
443. Omitted in A.