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THE FOURT BUIK.
On Gargownno was byggyt a small peill,
That warnyst was with men and wittaill weill,
Within a dyk, bathe closs, chawmer, and hall ;
Capteyne tharoff to nayme he hecht Thrilwall.
Thai led Wallace quhar that this byggynge was ;
He thocht to assaill it. ferby or he wald pass.
Twa spyis he send to wesy all that land :
Rycht laith he was the thing to tak on hand,
The quhilk, beforce, that suld gang hym agayne;
Leuir had he throw awentur be slayne.
Thir men went furth as it was large mydnycht;
About that hous thai spyit all at rycht.
The wachman was hewy fallen on sleipe ;
The bryg was doun at that entre suld keipe;
The lauboreris latt rakleslye went in.
Thir men retornede, with outyn noyess or dyn,
To thair maistir; told him as thai had seyne.
Than grathit sone thir men of arrays keyne;
Sadlye on fute on to the hous thai socht,
And entryt in, for lattyn fand thai nocht.
Wicht men assayede, witht all thair besy cur,
A loklate bar, was drawyn ourthourth the dur;
Bot thai mycht nocht it brek out of the waw.
Wallace was grewyt quhen he sic tary saw.
Sumpart amowet, wraithly till it he went;
Be fors off handis it raist out off the stent;
Thre jerde off breide als off the wall puld out.
Than merweld all his men that war about,
How he dide mair than xx‘y off thaim mycht.
Syne with his fute the Jett he straik wp rycht,
Quhill braiss and band to byrst all at anys.
213. Cargunnok, thair biggit was ane Peill. 226. (doun) drawn.
214. (puamyst) stuffit. 232. {/and) had.
215. A. omits bathey and he in next line. 233. witht—so in MS.
216. Thirlwall. 234. lokkit . . . athort.
217. biggit. 237. (amowet) anoyit.
218. far by or. P. ferly. 238. (stent) sprent.
222. Rather he had. 239. (lerde) elne.
223- (<w) quhen. 243. brace and bandis he bristit all-
225' wachemen heuy was and falhn. (jue to ignorance of to byrst.
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On Gargownno was byggyt a small peill,
That warnyst was with men and wittaill weill,
Within a dyk, bathe closs, chawmer, and hall ;
Capteyne tharoff to nayme he hecht Thrilwall.
Thai led Wallace quhar that this byggynge was ;
He thocht to assaill it. ferby or he wald pass.
Twa spyis he send to wesy all that land :
Rycht laith he was the thing to tak on hand,
The quhilk, beforce, that suld gang hym agayne;
Leuir had he throw awentur be slayne.
Thir men went furth as it was large mydnycht;
About that hous thai spyit all at rycht.
The wachman was hewy fallen on sleipe ;
The bryg was doun at that entre suld keipe;
The lauboreris latt rakleslye went in.
Thir men retornede, with outyn noyess or dyn,
To thair maistir; told him as thai had seyne.
Than grathit sone thir men of arrays keyne;
Sadlye on fute on to the hous thai socht,
And entryt in, for lattyn fand thai nocht.
Wicht men assayede, witht all thair besy cur,
A loklate bar, was drawyn ourthourth the dur;
Bot thai mycht nocht it brek out of the waw.
Wallace was grewyt quhen he sic tary saw.
Sumpart amowet, wraithly till it he went;
Be fors off handis it raist out off the stent;
Thre jerde off breide als off the wall puld out.
Than merweld all his men that war about,
How he dide mair than xx‘y off thaim mycht.
Syne with his fute the Jett he straik wp rycht,
Quhill braiss and band to byrst all at anys.
213. Cargunnok, thair biggit was ane Peill. 226. (doun) drawn.
214. (puamyst) stuffit. 232. {/and) had.
215. A. omits bathey and he in next line. 233. witht—so in MS.
216. Thirlwall. 234. lokkit . . . athort.
217. biggit. 237. (amowet) anoyit.
218. far by or. P. ferly. 238. (stent) sprent.
222. Rather he had. 239. (lerde) elne.
223- (<w) quhen. 243. brace and bandis he bristit all-
225' wachemen heuy was and falhn. (jue to ignorance of to byrst.
55
2I5
220
225
230
235
240
■a reading
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| Description | By Henry the Minstrel. Edited by James Moir. With facsimiles. Edinburgh: Printed for the Society by William Blackwood and Sons, 1889. |
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