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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All him about; bot than was no rameid.
Xxxty with him off the wychtast thai brocht,
Ded at that place quhar at the Scottis furth socht. 520
Wallace and his be than was off thair sycht;
Sotheroun baid still for sor loss off that knycht.
The myst wes myrk; that Wallace likit weill;
Him selff was gyd, and said to Longaweill;
“ At Meffan wood is my desyr to be, 525
On bestaill thar, for meit, that we may se.”
Be than thai war weill cumyn to the hicht,
The myst scalyt, the son schawyt fayr and brycht.
Son war thai war, a litill space thaim by,
Four and twenty was in a cumpany. 530
Than Wallace said ; “Be jon men freynd or fa,
We will to thaim, sen at thai ar na ma.”
Quhen thai com ner, a nobill knycht it was,
The quhilk to name hecht Elyss off Dundas;
And Schyr Jhon Scot ek, a worthi knycht, 535
In to Straithern a man of mekill mycht:
For thar he had gret part of heretage;
Dundas syster he had in manage.
Passand thai war, and mycht no langar lest,
Till Inglismen, thair fewte for to fest. 540
Lord off Breichyn sic connand had thaim maid;
Off Eduuard thai suld hald thair landys braid ;
Fol. usbBot fra thai saw that it was wicht Wallace,
Heyffyt wp thar handis, and thankit God off grace,
Off his gret help quhilk he had sende thaim thair. 545
To Meffen wod with ane assent thai far,
Sone gat thaim meit off bestiall at thai fand;
Restyt that day; quhen nycht was cumyn on hand,
To Byrnane wode, but restyng, ar thai gayne,
Quhar thai found the squier gud Ruwayn. 550
518. Semblit him about. 528. myst slaikit.
522. of that nicht. 530. and thretty.
524. was glaid. 534. Hew of Dundas.
526. For thair is bestiall to get of greit 541. sic cumand.
plentie. 544. Held up.