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

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Throuch the Oychall thai had gayne all that nycht,
Fol. 26 a Till Quenysferry, or that the day was brycht;
How a trew Scot, for kyndnes off Wallace,
Brocht thaim sone cure, syne kend thaim to that place :
Als Kerle wyst, gyff Wallace leyffand war, 415
Mere Dwnypace that he suld fynd him thar.
The persone gart gud purwiance for thaim dycht.
In the Torwode thai lugyt all that nycht;
Quhill the woman, that Wallace north had send,
Retornd agayne, and tald him till ane end, 420
Quhat Inglismen in the way scho fand dede :
Fey 11 was fallyn fey in mony syndry stede.
. The hors scho saw that Wallace had berefft,
And the Gask hall standand as it was left,
With out harme, nocht sterd off it a stane; 425
Bot off his men gud tithingis scho gat nane.
Tharoff he grewyt gretlye in that tyd :
In the forrest he wald no langar bid.
The wedow him gaiff part off siluer brycht;
Twa of hyr sonnys, that worthi war and wycht. 430
The thrid scho held becaus he lakit age,
In wer as than mycht nocht wyn wesselage.
The persone than gat thaim gud hors and ger:
Bot wa he was, his mynd was all in wer.
Thus tuk he leyff with owtyn langar abaid : 435
In Dundaff mur that sammyn nycht he raid.
Schir Jhone the Grayme, quhilk lord wes of that land,
Ane agyt knycht had made nane othir band;
Bot purchest pes in rest he mycht bide still,
Tribute payit full sore agayne his will. 440
A sone he had, bathe wys, worthi and wicht;
Alexander the fers at Berweik maid him knycht,
412. To Erth ferry. 431. sone left.
414. broch in MS. 432. vassalage.
424. Cast hall. 434. sa in wer.
425. Withouttin harme, nor steirit of it ane 440. he payit.
stane. 442. feirs.