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THE ELLEUINT BUIK.
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Thar wantit wit; quhat suld his aythis mor ?
Forsuorn till him he was lang tym befor.
The ayth he maid; Wallace com in his will; io55
Rycht frawdfully all thus schawyt him till.
“ Gossep,” he said, “ as presoner thai mon yow se,
Or thai throu force wyll ellis tak yow fra me.”
A courch with slycht apon his handys thai laid,
And wndyr syn with seuir cordys thai braid, 1060
Bath scharp and tewch, and fast to gyddyr drew,
Allace, the Bruce mycht sayr that byndyng rew,
Quhilk maid Scotland sone brokyn apon cace,
Fol. raiaFor Commeinis ded, and loss off gud Wallace !
Thai led him furth in feyr amang thaim aw. 1065
Kerle he myst, off na Sotheroun he saw:
Than wyst he weyll that he betraysyt was,
Towart the south with him quhen thai can pass.
3eit thai him said, in trewth he suld nocht de;
King Eduuard wald kep him in gud saufte, 1070
For hie honour in wer at he had wrocht.
The sayr bandys so strowblyt all his thocht,
Credence tharto forsuth he coud nocht geyff;
He wyst full weyll thai wald nocht lat him leiff.
A fals foull caus, thai Menteth for, him tauld, I075
Quhen on this wys gud Wallace he had sauld.
Sum off thaim said, it was to saiff thair lord;
Thai leid all out that maid that fals racord.
At the Fawkyrk the gud Stewart was slayn,
Our corniclis reherss that in [to] playn, 1080
On Madelan day, that auchtand ;er befor;
Comynis ded tharoff it wytness mor.
At Robrastoun Wallas was tresonabilly
Thus falsly stowyn fra his gud chewalry,
In Glaskow lay, and wyst nocht off this thing; 1085
1060. with sicker.
1064. Cumyngis death.
1070. saiftie.
1072. so trubblit.
1075. foull cais yat Menteth hes him said.
1076. he was cald.
1081. Magdalene day the xviij ^eir.
1082. witnessis.
1083. At Restoun.