Bannatyne Club > Buik of the most noble and vailzeand conquerour Alexander the Great

OF GADDERIS.
Heir Is na bute langer to be,
Ilk man defend his auin heill,
The King is angry with to deill,
And lyne the furriours ar,
All knyt with him baith les and mare.
That deidly haitis vs ilkane,
And thocht thay do ferly is nane,
Bot ane thing luithly fay I dar.
War nocht the furriouris that ar,
With thame agains vs fechtand.
We fuld nocht for the remanand.
Be drawin to day fra the battalle.
Quod Gaudifere for outin faill.
That is all certane that ze fay.
For thay haue preuit weill to day.
And ar affemblit for na mifcheif.
And with that word baith caucht thair leif,
Turnit thair brydillis and to ga.
I trow that thair was fum of ya.
To fell thare fpurris that tyme na wald,
Touart Gaderis thair way thay hald,
Bot or thay all be cummin thare.
The fydis of fum may fowe full fair.
rriHE duke held forrowfull his way,
X For neuer his lif tyme to that day.
Was he chaiflit out of ane ifour,
Bot in all tyme the hie honour,
Be left with him as I hard tell.
All thocht the fecht was neuer fa fell.
For enforcit richt wele was he,
Of freindis and kyn of great bounte,
Now of his mifcheif was he wa.
87 F.iiij. And