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SCHIR WILLIAM WALLACE.
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Bot he was than ^eit still at herbryage.
Sum wis men said; “ HerofF na thing he kend :
The men war slayne rycht at the townis end.” 120
Schyr Ranald come by x houris of the day.
Befor Persye than seir men brocht war thai:
Thai folowit him of felouny that was wrocht;
The siyss of this couth say to him rycht nocht.
Thai demede about of that feill sodeyne cas, 125
Befor the juge thar he denyit Wallas ;
And so he mycht, he wist nocht quhar he was.
Fra this consaill my purposs is to pass,
Off Wallace spek, in wyldirnes so wyde;
The eterne God his gouernour be and gyde ! 130
Styll at the place iiij dayis he soiorned haill,
Quhill tithingis come till hym fra thair consaill.
Than statute thai, in ilk steide of the west,
In thar boundis Wallace suld haiff no rest.
His der wncle gret ayth thai gert him suer, 135
That he, but leiff, suld no freindschipe him ber :
And mony othir was full woo that day.
Robert the Boide stall of the toune his way;
And Kneland als, befor with him had beyne.
Thai had leuir haif seyne him with thair eyne, 140
Leyffand in lyff, as thai knew him befor,
Than of cler gold a fyne myljone and mor.
Boid wepyt sor, said ; “ Our leidar is gayne,
Amang our fays he is set him allayne.”
Than Kneland said; ‘ Fals fortoun changis fast; 145
Gret God sen we had euir with him past! ’
Edward Litill in Annadyrdaill is went,
(rycht) heir.
(x) nyne.
Peirse and his men.
The Assyse of this to him couth say richt
nocht.
to speik.
The Lord God.
that counsaill.
thay boundis
135. (ayth) aich.
I37* (woo) wo.
138. Robert Boyd stall of the toun away.
139. Cleland.
140. Thay had far leuar to se.
142. (cler) clene.
143. our Lord is gane.
144. Amang his fais is set all him allane.
147. Annandaill.