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This passyt our till Marche till end was socht. The Inglismen kest all the wayis thai mocht, With suttelté and wykkit illusione, The worthi Scottis to put to confusione. In Aperill the king of Ingland come In Cumerland of Pumfrat fro his home;48 Into Carleill till a consell he yeid, Quhar of the Scottis mycht haiff full mekill dreid. Mony captane that was of Ingland born Thiddir thai past and semblit thar king beforn. Na Scottis man to that consell thai cald Bot Schir Amer, that traytour was of ald. At hym thai sperd how thai suld tak on hand The rychtwys blud to scour out of Scotland. Schir Amer said, "Thar chyftayne can weill do, Rychtwys in wer and has gret power to, And now this trew gyffis thaim sic hardyment That to your faith thai will nocht all consent. Bot wald ye do rycht as I wald yow ler, This pes to thaim it suld be sald full der." Than demyt he the fals Sotheroun amang How thai best mycht the Scottis barownis hang. For gret bernys that tyme stud intill Ayr, Wrocht for the king quhen his lugyng wes thar, Byggyt about that no man entir mycht Bot ane at anys, nor haiff of othir sicht; Thar ordand thai thir lordis suld be slayne. A justice maid quhilk wes of mekill mayne. To lord Persye of this mater thai laid. With sad avys agayne to thaim he said: "Thai men to me has kepit treuth so lang Desaitfully I may nocht se thaim hang. I am thar fa and warn thaim will I nocht; Sa I be quytt I rek nocht quhat yhe wrocht.49 Fra thine I will and towart Glaskow draw. With our byschope to her of his new law." Than chesyt thai a justice fers and fell Quhilk Arnulff hecht, as my auctour will tell, Of South Hantoun, that huge hie her and lord; He undirtuk to pyne thaim with the cord. Ane othir ayr in Glaskow ordand thai For Cliddisdaill men to stand that sammyn day; Syne chargyt thaim in all wayis ernystfully Be no kyn meyne Wallace suld nocht chaip by, For weill thai wyst and thai men war ourthrawin Thai mycht at will bruk Scotland as thar awin. This band thai clois undir thar seillis fast; Syne south our mur agayn King Edward past. The new justice rasavit was in Ayr; The lord Persye can on to Glaskow fayr. This ayr was set in Jun the auchtand day And playnly criyt na fre man war away. The Scottis merveld, and pes tane in the land, Quhy Inglismen sic maistré tuk on hand. Schir Ranald set a day befor this ayr, At Monktoun Kyrk; his freyndis mett him thar. Wilyham Wallace onto that tryst couth pas, For he as than wardane of Scotland was. This Maister Jhone, a worthi clerk, was thar; He chargyt his kyne for to byd fra that ayr. Rycht weyll he wyst, fra Persey fled that land, Gret perell was till Scottis apperand. Wallace fra thaim to the kyrk he yeid; Pater Noster, Ave he said and Creid, Syne to the grece he lenyt him sobyrly; Apon a sleip he slaid full sodandly. Kneland folowed and saw him fallyn on sleip; He maid na noyis bot wysly couth him kepe. In that slummer cummand him thocht he saw Ane agit man fast towart him couth draw. Sone be the hand he hynt him haistelé. "I am," he said, "in viage chargit with thee." A suerd him gaiff of burly burnist steill. "Gud sone," he said, "this brand thou sall bruk weill." Of topaston him thocht the plumat was, Baith hilt and hand all gliterand lik the glas. "Dere sone," he said, "we tary her to lang. Thow sall go se quhar wrocht is mekill wrang." Than he him led till a montane on hycht; The warld him thocht he mycht se with a sicht. He left him thar, syne sone fra him he went. Tharoff Wallace studiit in his entent; Till se him mar he had full gret desyr. Tharwith he saw begyne a felloune fyr Quhilk braithly brynt on breid throu all the land, Scotland atour fra Ros to Sulway sand. Than sone till him thar descendyt a qweyne, Inlumyt lycht schynand full brycht and scheyne. In hyr presens apperyt so mekill lycht At all the fyr scho put out of his sicht; Gaiff him a wand of colour reid and greyne, With a saffyr sanyt his face and eyne. "Welcum," scho said, "I cheis thee as my luff. Thow art grantyt be the gret God abuff Till help pepill that sufferis mekill wrang. With thee as now I may nocht tary lang. Thou sall return to thi awne oys agayne; Thi derrast kyne ar her in mekill payne. This rycht regioun thow mon redeme it all; Thi last reward in erd sall be bot small. Let nocht tharfor tak redres of this mys,50 To thi reward thou sall haiff lestand blys." Of hir rycht hand scho betaucht him a buk. Humylly thus hyr leyff full sone scho tuk, Onto the cloud ascendyt of his sycht. Wallace brak up the buk in all his mycht. In three partis the buk weill writyn was: The fyrst writtyng was gross letter of bras, The secound gold, the thrid was silver scheyne; Wallace merveld quhat this writyng suld meyne. To rede the buk he besyet him so fast, His spreit agayne to walkand mynd is past, And up he rays, syne sowdandly furth went. This clerk he fand and tald him his entent Of this visioun at I haiff said befor, Completly throuch. Quhat nedis wordis mor? "Der sone," he said, "my witt unabill is To runsik sic for dreid I say of mys. Yeit I sall deyme, thocht my cunnyng be small, God grant na charge efftir my wordis fall. Saynct Androw was, gaiff thee that suerd in hand; Of sanctis he is vowar of Scotland. That montayne is, quhar he thee had on hycht, Knawlage to haiff of wrang that thou mon rycht. The fyr sal be fell tithingis or ye part Quhilk will be tald in mony syndry art. I can nocht witt quhat qweyn at it suld be, Quhethir Fortoun or Our Lady so fre. Lykly it is be the brychtnes scho brocht, Modyr of Hym that all this warld has wrocht. The party wand I trow be myn entent, Assignes rewlle and cruell jugement. The red colour, quha graithly understud, Betaknes all to gret battaill and blud; The greyn, curage that thou art now amang,51 In strowbill wer thou sall conteyne full lang. The saphyr stayne scho blissit thee withall Is lestand grace, will God sall to thee fall. The thrynfald buk is bot this brokyn land Thou mon rademe be worthines of hand. The bras letteris betakynnys bot to this, The gret oppres of wer and mekill mys The quhilk thow sall bryng to the rycht agayne; Bot thou tharfor mon suffer mekill payne. The gold takynnis honour and worthinas, Victour in armys that thou sall haiff be grace. The silvir schawis cleyne lyff and hevynnys blys, To thi reward that myrth thou sall nocht mys. Dreid nocht tharfor, be out of all dispayr. Forthir as now herof I can no mair." He thankit him and thus his leyff has tayne, Till Corsbé syne with his uncle raid hayme. With myrthis thus all nycht thai sojornyt thar. Apon the morn thai graith thaim to the ar And furth thai ryd quhill thai come to Kingace. With dreidfull hart thus sperit wicht Wallace At Schir Ranald for the charter of pes. "Nevo," he said, "thir wordis ar nocht les. It is levyt at Corsbé in the kyst, Quhar thou it laid; tharoff na othir wist." Wallace ansuerd, "Had we it her to schaw, And thai be fals we suld nocht entir awe." "Der sone," he said, "I pray thee pas agayne. Thocht thou wald send, that travaill war in vayne;52 Bot thou or I can nane it bryng this tid." Gret grace it was maid him agayne to ryd. Wallace raturnd and tuk with him bot thre; Nane of thaim knew this endentour bot he. Unhap him led, for bid him couth he nocht; Of fals dissayt this gud knycht had na thocht. Schir Ranald raid but restyng to the town, Wittand nathing of all this fals tresown. That wykked syng so rewled the planait, Saturn was than intill his heast stait; Aboun Juno in his malancoly, Jupiter, Mars, ay cruell of invy Saturn as than avansyt his natur. Of terandry he power had and cur, Rebell renkis in mony seir regioun, Trubbill weddir makis schippis to droun. His drychyn is with Pluto in the se As of the land full of iniquité. He waknys wer, waxing of pestilence, Fallyng of wallis with cruell violence. Pusoun is ryff amang thir othir thingis, Sodeyn slauchter of emperouris and kingis. Quhen Sampsone powed to grond the gret piller Saturn was than intill the heast sper. At Thebes als of his power thai tell, Quhen Phiorax sank throuch the erd till hell; Of the Trojans he had full mekill cur Quhen Achilles at Troy slew gud Ectur; Burdeous schent and mony citeis mo, His power yeit it has na hap to ho. In braid Brytane feill vengeance has beyne seyne Of this and mar, ye wait weill quhat I meyn. Bot to this hous that stalwart wes and strang Schir Ranald come and mycht nocht tary lang. A bauk was knyt all full of rapys keyne;53 Sic a towboth sen syne wes nevir seyne. Stern men was set the entré for to hald; Nayne mycht pas in bot ay as thai war cald. Schir Ranald fyrst, to mak fewté for his land, The knycht went in and wald na langar stand. A rynnand cord thai slewyt our his hed Hard to the bauk and hangyt him to ded. Schyr Brys the Blayr next with his eyme in past; Onto the ded thai haistyt him full fast. Be he entrit his hed was in the swar, Tytt to the bawk, hangyt to ded rycht thar. The thrid entrit, that peté was forthy, A gentill knycht, Schir Neill of Mungumry, And othir feill of landit men about. Mony yeid in bot na Scottis com out. Of Wallace part thai putt to that derff deid; Mony Craufurd sa endyt in that steid. Of Carrik men Kennadys slew thai als, And kynd Cambellis that nevir had beyne fals. Thir rabellit nocht contrar thar rychtwis croun, Sotheroun forthi thaim putt to confusioun. Berklais, Boidis, and Stuartis of gud kyn, Na Scot chapyt that tyme that entrit in. Upon the bawk thai hangit mony par; Besid thaim ded in the nuk kest thaim thar. Sen the fyrst tyme that ony wer wes wrocht, To sic a dede so mony sic yeid nocht Upon a day throuch curssit Saxons seid. Vengeance of this throuchout that kynrik yeid, Grantyt wes fra God in the gret hevyn, Sa ordand he that law suld be thar stevyn To fals Saxons for thar fell jugement; Thar wykkydnes our all the land is went. Yhe nobill men that ar of Scottis kind, Thar petous dede yhe kepe into your mynd And us ravenge quhen we ar set in thrang. Dolour it is heron to tary lang. Thus eighteen scor to that derff dede thai dycht Of barronis bald and mony worthi knycht. Quhen thai had slayne the worthiast that was thar, For waik peple thai wald na langar spar, Intill a garth kest thaim out of that sted As thai war born, dispulyeit, bar, and ded. Gud Robert Boid ontill a tavern yeid With twenty men that douchty war in deid, Of Wallace hous, full cruell of entent; He governyt thaim quhen Wallace was absent. Kerle turnyt with his master agayne, Kneland and Byrd that mekill war of mayn. Stevyn of Irland went furth apon the streit; A trew woman full sone with him couth meit. He speryt at hir quhat hapnyt in the ayr. "Sorou," scho said, "is nothing ellis thar." Ferdly scho ast, "Allace, quhar is Wallace?" "Fra us agayne he passit at Kingace." "Go warn his folk and haist thaim of the toun. To kepe himselff I sall be reddy boun." With hir as than no mar tary he maid. Till his falowis he went withoutyn baid And to thaim tald of all this gret mysfair. To Laglane Wood thai bownyt withoutyn mar. Be this Wallace was cummand wondir fast; For his freyndis he was full sar agast. Onto the bern sadly he couth persew Till entir in, for he na perell knew. This woman than apon him loud can call: "O fers Wallace, feill tempest is befall! Our men ar slayne that peté is to se, As bestiall houndis hangit our a tre. Our trew barrouns be twa and twa past in." Wallace wepyt for gret los of his kyne, Than with unes apon his hors he baid. Mair for to sper to this woman he raid. "Der nece," he said, "the treuth giff thow can tell, Is my eyme dede, or hou the cace befell?" "Out of yon bern," scho said, "I saw him born, Nakit, laid law on cald erd me beforn. His frosty mouth I kissit in that sted, Rycht now manlik, now bar and brocht to ded; And with a claith I coverit his licaym, For in his lyff he did nevir woman schayme. His systir sone thou art, worthi and wicht. Ravenge thar dede for Goddis saik at thi mycht. Als I sall help as I am woman trew!" "Der wicht," he said, "der God sen at thou knew Gud Robert Boid, quhar at thou can him se, Wilyham Crawfurd als, giff he lyffand be, Adam Wallace, wald help me in this striff! I pray to God send me thaim all in liff. For Marys saik bid thaim sone cum to me. The justice innys thow spy for cheryté And in quhat feir that thai thar lugyne mak. Son efftir that we will our purpos tak Into Laglane, quhilk has my succour beyne. Adew merket and welcum woddis greyne!" Herof as than till hir he spak no mair, His brydill turnyt and fra hir can he fair; Sic murnyng maid for his der worthi kyn Him thocht for baill his breyst ner bryst in twyn. As he thus raid in gret angyr and teyne, Of Inglismen thar folowed him fyfteyn Wicht vallyt men, at towart him couth draw With a maser to tach him to the law.54 Wallace raturnd in greiff and matelent, With his suerd drawyn amang thaim sone he went. The myddyll of ane he mankit ner in twa, Ane othir thar apon the hed can ta; The thrid he straik and throuch the cost him claiff; The ferd to ground rycht derffly ded doun he draiff; The fyft he hit with gret ire in that sted; Without reskew dreidles he left thaim ded. Than his thre men had slayne the tothir five, Fra thaim the laiff eschapit into lyff, Fled to thar lord and tald him of this cas. To Laglane Wode than ridis wicht Wallas; The Sotheroun said quhat ane that he hit rycht Without mercye dredles to ded wes dycht. Mervell thai had sic strenth in ane suld be, Ane of thar men at ilk straik he gert de. Than demyt thai it suld be Wallace wicht. To thar langage maid ansuer ane ald knycht: "Forsuth," he said, "be he chapyt this ayr, All your new deid is eking of our cair." The justice said, quhen thar sic murmur rais, "Yhe wald be ferd and thar come mony fais, That for a man me think yow lik to fle And wait nocht yeit indeid gyff it be he! And thocht it be I cownt him bot full lycht. Quha bidis her, ilk gentill man sall be knycht. I think to deill thar landis haill to morn To yow about that ar of Ingland born." The Sotheron drew to thar lugyng but mar; Four thousand haill that nycht was intill Ayr. In gret bernys biggyt without the toun The justice lay with mony bald barroun. Than he gert cry about thai waynys wide Na Scottis born amang thaim thar suld bid. To the castell he wald nocht pas for eys Bot sojornd thar with thing that mycht him pleys. Gret purvians be se to thaim was brocht, With Irland ayle the mychteast couth be wrocht. Na wach wes set becaus thai had na dout Of Scottis men that leiffand was without. Lawberand in mynd thai had beyne all that day, Of ayle and wyne yneuch chosyne haiff thai, As bestly folk tuk of thaimselff no keip. In thar brawnys sone slaid the sleuthfull sleip, Throuch full gluttré in swarff swappyt lik swyn;55 Thar chyftayne than was gret Bachus of wyn. This wys woman besy amang thaim was; Feill men scho warnd and gart to Laglayne pas, Hyrselff formest quhill thai with Wallace met. Sum comfort than intill his mynd was set. Quhen he thaim saw he thankit God of mycht. Tithandis he ast; the woman tald him rycht: "Slepand as swyn ar all yone fals menyhe. Na Scottis man is in that cumpané." Than Wallace said, "Giff thai all dronkyn be I call it best with fyr for thaim to se." Of gud men than thre hundreth till him socht. The woman had tald three trew burges at brocht Out of the toun with nobill aile and breid, And othir stuff als mekill as thai mycht leid. Thai eit and drank, the Scottis men at mocht. The noblis than Jop has to Wallace brocht. Sadly he said, "Der freyndis, now ye se Our kyn ar slayn, tharoff is gret peté, Throuch feill murthyr, the gret dispite is mor. Now sum rameid I wald we set tharfor. Suppos that I was maid wardane to be; Part ar away sic chargis put to me, And ye ar her cummyn of als gud blud, Als rychtwis born be aventur and als gud, Als forthwart, fair, and als likly of persoun, As evir was I; tharfor, till conclusioun, Lat us cheys five of this gud cumpanye, Syne caflis cast quha sall our master be." Wallace and Boid and Craufurd of renoun And Adam als than lord of Ricardtoun - His fadir than wes wesyed with seknes; God had him tayne intill his lestand grace - The fyft Awchinlek, in wer a nobill man, Caflis to cast about thir five began. It wald on him for ocht thai cuth devys,56 Continualy quhill thai had castyn thrys. Than Wallace rais and out a suerd can draw. He said, "I vow to the Makar of aw And till Mary his modyr, Virgyne cler, My unclis dede now sall be sauld full der, With mony ma of our der worthi kyn. Fyrst or I eit or drynk we sall begyn, For sleuth nor sleip sall nayne remayne in me Of this tempest till I a vengeance se." Than all inclynd rycht humyll of accord And him resavit as chyftayne and thar lord. Wallace a lord he may be clepyt weyll Thocht ruryk folk tharoff haff litill feill, Na deyme na lord bot landis be thar part.57 Had he the warld and be wrachit of hart He is no lord as to the worthines. It can nocht be but fredome, lordlyknes. At the Roddis thai mak full mony ane Quhilk worthy ar, thocht landis haiff thai nane. This disscussyng I leiff herroldis till end; On my mater now breiffly will I wend. Wallace commaunde a burges for to get Fyne cawk eneuch that his der nece mycht set On ilk yeit quhar Sotheroun wer on raw. Than twenty men he gert fast wetheis thraw, Ilk man a pair, and on thar arme thaim threw. Than to the toune full fast thai cuth persew. The woman past befor thaim suttelly, Cawkit ilk gett that thai neid nocht gang by. Than festnyt thai with wetheis duris fast To stapill and hesp with mony sekyr cast. Wallace gert Boid ner hand the castell ga With fyfté men a jeperté to ma. Gyff ony ischet the fyr quhen that thai saw, Fast to the gett he ordand thaim to draw. The laiff with him about the bernys yheid. This trew woman servit thaim weill indeid With lynt and fyr that haistely kendill wald. In evirilk nuk thai festnyt blesis bald. Wallace commaund till all his men about Na Sotheron man at thai suld lat brek out. "Quhatevir he be reskewis of that kyn Fra the rede fyr himselff sall pas tharin." The lemand low sone lanssyt apon hycht. "Forsuth," he said, "this is a plessand sicht; Till our hartis it suld be sum radres. War thir away thar power war the les." Onto the justice himselff loud can caw: "Lat us to borch our men fra your fals law At leyffand ar, that chapyt fra your ayr. Deyll nocht thar land, the unlaw is our sayr. Thou had no rycht, that sall be on thee seyne." The rewmour rais with cairfull cry and keyne. The bryme fyr brynt rycht braithly apon loft; Till slepand men that walkand was nocht soft. The sycht without was awfull for to se; In all the warld na grettar payne mycht be Than thai within insufferit sor to duell, That evir was wrocht bot purgatory or hell: A payne of hell weill ner it mycht be cauld. Mad folk with fyr hampryt in mony hauld: Feill byggyns brynt that worthi war and wicht, Gat nane away, knaiff, captane, nor knycht, Quhen brundis fell off ruftreis thaim amang. Sum rudly rais in byttir paynys strang, Sum nakyt brynt bot beltles all away, Sum nevir rais bot smoryt quhar thai lay, Sum ruschit fast tyll Ayr gyff thai mycht wyn, Blyndyt in fyr thar deidis war full dym. The reik mellyt with fylth of carioune Amang the fyr rycht foull of offensioune. The peple beryt lyk wyld bestis in that tyd, Within the wallis rampand on athir sid, Rewmyd in reuth with mony grysly grayne. Sum grymly gret quhill thar lyff dayis war gayne,58 Sum durris socht, the entré for to get, Bot Scottismen so wysly thaim beset, Gyff ony brak be awnter of that steid With suerdis sone bertnyt thai war to dede, Or ellys agayne be force drevyn in the fyr. Thar chapyt nayne bot brynt up bayne and lyr. The stynk scalyt of ded bodyis sa wyde The Scottis abhord ner hand for to byd, Yeid to the wynd and leit thaim evyn allayne Quhill the rede fyr had that fals blude ourgayne. A frer Drumlay was priour than of Ayr, Sevyn scor with him that nycht tuk herbry thar In his innys, for he mycht nocht thaim let. Till ner mydnycht a wach on thaim he set; Hymselff wouk weyll quhill he the fyr saw rys; Sum mendis he thocht to tak of that supprys. Hys brethir sevyn till harnes sone thai yeid, Hymselff chyftayne the ramanand to leid. The best thai waill of armour and gud ger, Syne wapynnys tuk, rycht awfull in affer. Thir eight freris in four partis thai ga, With suerdis drawyn till ilk hous yeid twa; Sone entrit thai quhar Sotheroune slepand war, Apon thaim set with strakis sad and sar. Feill frekis thar thai freris dang to dede; Sum nakit fled and gat out of that sted, The wattir socht, abaissit out of slepe. In the furd weill that was bath wan and depe Feyll of thaim fell that brak out of that place, Dowkit to grounde and deit withoutyn grace. Drownyt and slayne was all that herbryt thar. Men callis it yeit "the freris blyssyng of Ayr." Few folk of waill was levyt apon cace In the castell; lord Persye fra that place Befor the ayr fra thine to Glaskow drew, Of men and stuff it was to purva new. Yeit thai within saw the fyr byrnand stout, With schort awys ischet and had na dout. The buschement than, as weryouris wys and wicht, Leit thaim allayne and to the hous past rycht. Boyd wan the port, entryt and all his men; Keparis in it was left bot nine or ten. The formast sone hymselff sesyt in hand, Maid quyt of hym, syne slew all at thai fand. Of purvyaunce in that castell was nayne; Schort tyme befor Persye was fra it gayne. The erll Arnulff had rasavit that hauld Quhilk in the toune was brynt to powder cauld. Boyd gert ramayn of his men twenty still; Hymselff past furth to witt of Wallace will, Kepand the toun quhill nocht was levyt mar Bot the wode fyr and beyldis brynt full bar. Of lykly men that born was in Ingland Be suerd and fyr that nycht deit five thousand. Quhen Wallace men was weill togydder met, "Gud freyndis," he said, "ye knaw that thar wes set Sic law as this now into Glaskow toun Be Byschope Beik and Persye of renoun. Tharfor I will in haist we thidder fair. Of our gud kyn sum part ar lossyt thair." He gert full sone the burges till him caw And gaiff commaund in generall to thaim aw, In kepyng thai suld tak the hous of Ayr, "And hald it haill quhill tyme that we her mayr. To byd our king castellys I wald we had; Cast we doun all we mycht be demyt our rad." Thai gart meit cum, for thai had fastyt lang; Litill he tuk, syne bownyt thaim to gang. Horsis thai cheys that Sotheroun had brocht thar, Anew at will and of the toune can fair. Thre hundreth haill was in his cumpany. Richt wondir fast raid this gud chevalry To Glaskow Bryg that byggyt was of tre, Weyll passit our or Sotheroun mycht thaim se. Lorde Persye wyst, that besy wes in wer, Semblyt his men fell awfull in affer. Than demyt thai that it was wicht Wallace; He had befor chapyt throw mony cace. The byschope Beik and Persye that was wicht A thousand led of men in armys brycht. Wallace saw weill quhat nowmyr semblit thar; He maid his men in twa partis to fair, Graithit thaim weill without the townys end. He callit Awchinlek for he the passage kend. "Uncle," he said, "be besy into wer. Quhethir will yhe the byschoppys taill upber, Or pas befor and tak his benysone?" He ansuerd hym with rycht schort provision, "Unbyschoppyt yeit forsuth I trow ye be.59 Yourselff sall fyrst his blyssyng tak for me, For sekyrly ye servit it best the nycht. To ber his taill we sall in all our mycht." Wallace ansuerd, "Sen we mon sindry gang Perell thar is and ye bid fra us lang, For yone ar men will nocht sone be agast. Fra tyme we meit for Goddis saik haist yow fast. Our disseveryng I wald na Sotheroune saw; Behynd thaim cum and in the northast raw. Gud men of wer ar all Northummyrland." Thai partand thus tuk othir be the hand. Awchinlek said, "We sall do at we may. We wald lik ill to byd oucht lang away; A boustous staill betwix us sone mon be, Bot to the rycht allmychty God haiff e." Adam Wallace and Awchinlek was boune, Sevyn scor with thaim on the baksid the toune. Rycht fast thai yeid quhill thai war out of sycht; The tothir part arrayit thaim full rycht. Wallace and Boid the playne streyt up can ga; Sotheroun merveld becaus thai saw na ma. Thar senyhe cryit upon the Persys syde, With Byschop Beik that bauldly durst abide. A sayr semlay was at that metyng seyne, As fyr on flynt it feyrryt thaim betweyne. The hardy Scottis rycht awfully thaim abaid, Brocht feill to grounde throuch weid that weill was maid, Perssyt plattis with poyntis stiff of steill, Be fors of hand gert mony cruell kneill. The strang stour rais as reik upon thaim fast, Or myst throuch sone up to the clowdis past. To help thaimselff ilk ayne had mekill neid. The worthy Scottis stud in fellone dreid, Yeit forthwart ay thai pressit for to be And thai on thaim gret wondir was to se. The Perseis men in wer was oysit weill, Rycht fersly faucht and sonyeit nocht adeill. Adam Wallace and Awchinlek com in And partyt Sotheron rycht sodeynly in twyn, Raturnd to thaim as noble men in wer. The Scottis gat rowme and mony doun thai ber. The new cowntir assailyeit thaim sa fast, Throuch Inglismen maid sloppys at the last. Than Wallace selff into that felloune thrang With his gud swerd that hevy was and lang, At Perseis face witht a gud will he bar. Bath bayne and brayne the forgyt steill throw schair. Four hundreth men quhen Lord Persie was dede Out of the gait the byschop Beik thai lede, For than thaim thocht it was no tyme to bid, By the frer kyrk till a wode fast besyd. In that forest forsuth thai taryit nocht; On fresch horsis to Bothwell sone thai socht. Wallace folowed with worthi men and wicht; Forfouchtyn thai war and trawald all the nycht, Yeit feill thai slew into the chace that day. The byschope selff and gud men gat away; Amar Wallang reskewit him in that place. That knycht full oft did gret harme to Wallace. Wallace began of nycht ten houris in Ayr, On day be nine in Glaskow semlyt thair. Be ane our nowne at Bothwell yeit he was, Repreiffit Wallang or he wald forthir pas, Syne turnd agayne, as weyll witnes the buk, Till Dundaff raid, and thar restyng he tuk, Tald gud Schir Jhon of thir tithandis in Ayr. Gret mayne he maid he was nocht with him thar. Wallace sojornd in Dundaff at his will Five dayis out, quhill tithandis come him till Out of the hycht quhar gud men was forlorn, For Bouchane rais, Adell, Menteth, and Lorn. Apon Argyll a fellone wer thai mak; For Eduuardis saik thus can thai undirtak. The knycht Cambell in Argyll than wes still With his gud men agayne King Eduuardis will And kepyt fre Lowchow, his heretage, Bot Makfadyan than did him gret owtrage. This Makfadyan till Inglismen was suorn; Eduuard gaiff him bath Argill and Lorn. Fals Jhon of Lorn to that gyft can concord; In Ingland than he was a new-maid lord. Thus falsly he gaiff our his heretage And tuk at London of Eduuard grettar wage. Dunkan of Lorn yeit for the landis straiff, Quhill Makfadyan ourset him with the laiff, Put him of force to gud Cambell the knycht Quhilk into wer was wys, worthi, and wicht. Thus Makfadyan was entrit into Scotland And mervalusly that tyrand tuk on hand With his power, the quhilk I spak of ayr. Thai four lordschippis all semlyt till him thair, Fifteen thousand of curssyt folk indeid Of all gaddryn in ost he had to leid, And mony of thaim was out of Irland brocht. Barnys nor wyff thai peple sparyt nocht, Waistyt the land als fer as thai mycht ga, Thai bestly folk couth nocht bot byrn and sla. Into Louchow he entryt sodeynly; The knycht Cambell maid gud defens forthi. Till Crage Unyn with thre hundir he yeid: That strenth he held for all his cruell deid, Syne brak the bryg that thai mycht nocht out pas Bot throuch a furd quhar narow passage was. Abandounly Cambell agayne thaim baid, Fast upon Avis that was bathe depe and braid. Makfadyane was apon the tothir sid And thar on force behuffit him for to byd, For at the furde he durst nocht entir out, For gud Cambell mycht set him than in dout. Makfadyane socht and a small passage fand; Had he lasar thai mycht pas of that land Betuix a roch and the gret wattirsid, Bot four in front, na ma mycht gang nor rid. Intill Louchow wes bestis gret plenté; A quhill he thocht thar with his ost to be And othir stuff that thai had with thaim brocht, Bot all his crafft availyeit him rycht nocht. Dunkane of Lorn has seyne the sodeyne cace. Fra gud Cambell he went to seik Wallace, Sum help to get of thar turment and teyne. Togydder befor in Dundé thai had beyne, Lerand at scule into thar tendyr age. He thocht to slaik Makfadyanys hie curage. Gylmychell than with Dunkan furth him dycht; A gyd he was and fute man wondir wicht. Sone can thai witt quhar Wallace lugyt was; With thar complaynt till his presence thai pas. Erll Malcom als the Lennox held at es, With his gud men to Wallace can he pres. Till him thar come gud Rychard of Lundy; Intill Dundaff he wald no langar ly. Schir Jhon the Graym als bownyt him to ryd. Makfadyanis wer so grevit thaim that tid At Wallace thocht his gret power to se, In quhat aray he reullyt that cuntré. The Rukbé than he kepit with gret wrang Stirlyng Castell that stalwart wes and strang. Quhen Wallace come be sowth it in a vaill Till Erll Malcome he said he wald assaill. In divers partis he gert sevir thar men, Of thar power that Sotheroun suld nocht ken. Erll Malcome baid in buschement out of sicht. Wallace with him tuk gud Schir Jhone the knycht And a hundreth of wys wermen but dout, Throuch Stirlyng raid gyff ony wald ysche out. Towart the bryg the gaynest way thai pas; Quhen Rukbé saw quhat at thar power was He tuk sevyn scor of gud archaris was thar. Upon Wallace thai folowed wondyr sayr. At fell bykkyr thai did thaim mekill der. Wallace in hand gryppyt a nobill sper, Agayne raturnd and has the formast slayne. Schir Jhon the Grayme, that mekill was of mayn, Amang thaim raid with a gud sper in hand. The fyrst he slew that he befor him fand; Apon anothir his sper in sowndyr yeid; A suerd he drew quhilk helpyt him in neid. Ynglis archaris apon thaim can ranew, That his gud hors with arrowis sone thai slew. On fute he was; quhen Wallace has it seyne He lychtyt sone with men of armys keyne, Amang the rout fechtand full wondyr fast. The Inglismen raturnyt at the last. At the castell thai wald haiff beyne full fayne, Bot Erll Malcome with men of mekill mayne Betuix the Sotheroun and the gettis yeid. Mony thai slew that douchty wes in deid. In the gret pres Wallace and Rukbé met, With his gud suerd a straik apon him set; Derffly to dede the ald Rukbé he draiff. His twa sonnys chapyt amang the laiff. In the castell be aventur thai yeid With twenty men; na ma chapyt that dreid. The Lennox men with thar gud lord at was, Fra the castell thai said thai wald nocht pas, For weill thai wyst it mycht nocht haldyn be On na lang tyme; forthi thus ordand he. Erll Malcom tuk the hous and kepyt that tyd. Wallace wald nocht fra his fyrst purpos bid. Instance he maid to this gud lord and wys, Fra thine to pas he suld on na kyn wys Quhill he had tayne Stirlyng the castell strang; Trew men him tald he mycht nocht hald it lang. Than Wallace thocht was maist on Makfadyane; Of Scottis men he had slayne mony ane. Wallace avowide that he suld wrokyn be On that rebald or ellis tharfor to de. Of tyrandry King Eduuard thocht him gud; Law-born he was and of law, simpill blud. Thus Wallace was sar grevyt in his entent; To this jornay rycht ernystfully he went. At Stirlyng Bryg assemlyt till him rycht Twa thowsand men that worthi war and wycht. Towart Argyll he bownyt him to ryd; Dunkan of Lorn was thar trew sekyr gid. Of ald Rukbé the quhilk we spak of ayr, Twa sonnys on lyff in Stirlyng levit thair. Quhen thai brethir consavit weill the rycht This hous to hald that thai na langar mycht, For caus quhi thai wantyt men and meit, With Erll Malcome thai kest thaim for to treit Grace of thar lyff and thai that with thaim was; Gaiff our the hous, syne couth in Ingland pas On the thrid day that Wallace fra thaim raid. With King Eduuard full mony yer thai baid, In Brucis wer agayne come in Scotland. Stirlyng to kepe the toune of thaim tuk on hand. Mencione of Bruce is oft in Wallace buk; To fend his rycht full mekill payne he tuk. Quharto suld I her of tary ma? To Wallace furth now schortlye will I ga. Dunkan of Lorne Gilmychall fra thaim send A spy to be, for he the contré kend. Be our party was passit Straith Fulan, The small fute folk began to irk ilk ane,60 And hors of fors behuffyt for to faill. Than Wallace thocht that cumpany to vaill. "Gud men," he said, "this is nocht meit for us; In brokyn ray and we cum on thaim thus We may tak scaith and harme our fayis bot small. To thaim in lik we may nocht semble all. Tary we lang a playne feild thai will get; Apon thaim sone sa weill we may nocht set. Part we mon leiff us folowand for to be; With me sall pas our power into thre." Five hundyr fyrst till himselff he has tayne Of westland men, was worthi knawin ilk ane. To Schir Jhon Grayme als mony ordand he, And five hundreth to Rychard of Lundye. In that part was Wallace of Ricardtoun; In all gud deid he was ay redy boun. Five hundreth left that mycht nocht with thaim ga, Suppos at thai to byd was wondyr wa. Thus Wallace ost began to tak the hicht, Our a montayne sone passit of thar sicht. In Glendowchar thair spy mett thaim agayn, With Lord Cambell; than was our folk rycht fayn. At that metyng gret blithnes mycht be seyn; Thre hundreth he led that cruell was and keyn. He comford thaim and bad thaim haiff no dreid: "Yon bestly folk wantis wapynnys and weid. Sune thai will fle, scharply and we persew." Be Louchdouchyr full sodeynly thaim drew. Than Wallace said, "A lyff all sall we ta, For her is nayne will fra his falow ga." The spy he send the entré for to se; Apon the mos a scurrour sone fand he. To scour the land Makfadyane had him send; Out of Cragmor that day he thocht to wend. Gylmychall fast apon him folowed thar; With a gud suerd that weill and scharply schar Maid quyt of him; at tithandis tald he nayne;61 The out spy thus was lost fra Makfadyhane. Than Wallace ost apon thar fute thai lycht; Thar hors thai left thocht thai war nevir so wicht; For mos and crag thai mycht no langar dre. Than Wallace said, "Quha gangis best lat se." Throuchout the mos delyverly thai yeid, Syne tuk the hals, quharof thai had most dreid. Endlang the schoir ay four in frownt thai past Quhill thai within assemblit at the last. Lord Cambell said, "We haiff chewyst this hauld. I trow to God thar wakyning sall be cauld. Her is na gait to fle yone peple can Bot rochis heich and wattir depe and wan." Eighteen hundreth of douchty men in deid On the gret ost but mar process thai yeid, Fechtand in frownt and mekill maistry maid. On the frayt folk buskyt withoutyn baid. Rudly till ray thai ruschit thaim agayne; Gret part of thaim wes men of mekill mayne. Gud Wallace men sa stowtly can thaim ster The battaill on bak five akyr breid thai ber. Into the stour feill tyrandis gert thai kneill. Wallace in hand had a gud staff of steyll; Quhomevir he hyt to ground brymly thaim bar; Romde him about a large rude and mar.62 Schir Jhon the Grayme in deid was rycht worthy, Gud Cambell als, and Rychard of Lundy, Adam Wallace and Robert Boid in feyr Amang thar fais quhar deidis was sald full der. The felloun stour was awfull for to se. Makfadyane than so gret debait maid he With Yrage men hardy and curageous; The stalwart stryff rycht hard and peralous, Boundance of blud fra woundis wid and wan, Stekit to deid on ground lay mony man. The fersast thar ynewch of fechtyn fand; Twa houris large into the stour thai stand, At Jop himselff weill wyst nocht quha suld wyn.63 Bot Wallace men wald nocht in sowndyr twyn; Till help thaimselff thai war of hardy will. Of Yrage blud full hardely thai spill, With feyll fechtyn maid sloppys throuch the thrang. On the fals part our wicht wermen sa dang That thai to byd mycht haiff no langar mycht. The Irland folk than maid thaim for the flycht, In craggis clam and sum in wattir flett, Twa thousand thar drownyt withoutyn lett. Born Scottis men baid still into the feild, Kest wapynnys thaim fra and on thar kneis kneild. With petous voice thai criyt apon Wallace, For Goddis saik to tak thaim in his grace. Grevyt he was bot rewth of thaim he had, Rasavit thaim fair with contenance full sad. "Of our awne blud we suld haiff gret peté. Luk yhe sla nane of Scottis will yoldyn be. Of outland men lat nane chaip with the liff." Makfadyane fled for all his felloun stryff Ontill a cave within a clyfft of stayne, Undyr Cragmor with fifteen is he gayne. Dunkan of Lorn his leyff at Wallace ast; On Makfadyane with worthi men he past; He grantyt him to put thaim all to ded. Thai left nane quyk, syne brocht Wallace his hed, Apon a sper throuchout the feild it bar. The lord Cambell syne hynt it by the har; Heich in Cragmor he maid it for to stand, Steild on a stayne for honour of Irland. The blessit men that was of Scotland born, Funde at his faith Wallace gert thaim be sworn, Restorit thaim to thar landis but les. He leit sla nayne that wald cum till his pes. Efftir this deid in Lorn syne couth he fayr; Reullyt the land had beyne in mekill cayr. In Archatan a consell he gert cry, Quhar mony man socht till his senyory. All Lorn he gaiff till Duncan at was wicht And bad him: "Hald in Scotland with the rycht, And thow sall weill bruk this in heretage. Thi brothir sone at London has grettar wage, Yeit will he cum he sall his landis haiff. I wald tyne nayne that rychtwisnes mycht saiff." Mony trew Scot to Wallace couth persew; At Archatan fra feill strenthis thai drew. A gud knycht come and with him men sexté; He had beyne oft in mony strang jeperté With Inglismen and sonyeid nocht a deill. Ay fra thar faith he fendyt him full weill, Kepyt him fre, thocht King Eduuard had sworn;64 Schir Jhon Ramsay, that rychtwys ayr was born, Of Ouchterhous and othir landis was lord, And schirreff als, as my buk will record, Of nobill blud and als haill ancrasé Contenyt weill with worthi chevalré. Intill Straithern that lang tyme he had beyne At gret debait agaynys his enemys keyne; Rycht wichtly wan his leving into wer. Till him and his Sotheroun did mekill der; Weill he eschewit and sufferyt gret distress. His sone was cald the flour of courtlyness, As witnes weill into the schort tretty Eftir the Bruce, quha redis in that story. He rewllit weill bathe into wer and pes; Alexander Ramsay to nayme he hecht but les. Quhen it wes wer till armes he him kest; Under the croun he wes ane of the best. In tyme of pees till courtlynes he yeid, Bot to gentrice he tuk nayne othir heid. Quhat gentill man had nocht with Ramsay beyne Of courtlynes thai cownt him nocht a preyne. Fredome and treuth he had as men wald as;65 Sen he begane na bettir squier was, Roxburch Hauld he wan full manfully, Syne held it lang quhill tratouris tresonably Causit his dede, I can nocht tell yow how; Of sic thingis I will ga by as now. I haiff had blayme, to say the suthfastnes, Tharfor I will bot lychtly ryn that cace, Bot it be thing that playnly sclanderit is. For sic I trow thai suld deyme me no mys; Of gud Alexander as now I spek no mar. His fadir come as I tald of befor. Wallace of hym rycht full gud comford hais For weill he coud do harmyng till his fais. In wer he was rycht mekill for to prys, Besy and trew, bath sobyr, wicht, and wys. A gud prelat als to Archatan socht; Of his lordschip as than he brukyt nocht. This worthi clerk cummyn of hie lynage, Of Synclar blude, nocht forty yer of age, Chosyne he was be the papis consent, Of Dunkell lord him maid with gud entent. Bot Inglismen that Scotland gryppit all Of benyfice thai leit him bruk bot small. Quhen he saw weill tharfor he mycht nocht mute, To saiff his lyff thre yer he duelt in But; Leifyde as he mycht and kepyt ay gud part66 Under saifté of Jamys than Lord Stewart, Till gud Wallace, quhilk Scotland wan with payne, Restord this lord till his leyffing agayne. And mony ma that lang had beyne ourthrawin, Wallace thaim put rychtwisly to thar awn. The small ost als the quhilk I spak of ayr, Into the hycht that Wallace lewyt thar, Come to the feild quhar Makfadyane had beyne, Tuk at was left, baithe weid and wapynnys scheyne; Throw Lorn syne past als gudly as thai can. Of thar nowmir thai had nocht lost a man. On the fyft day thai wan till Archatan Quhar Wallace baid with gud men mony ane. He welcummyt thaim apon a gudly wys And said thai war rycht mekill for to prys. All trew Scottis he honourit into wer, Gaiff that he wan, hymselff kepyt no ger. Quhen Wallace wald no langar sojorn thar, Fra Archatan throuout the land thai far Towart Dunkell, with gud men of renoun. His maist thocht than was haill on Sanct Jhonstoun. He cald Ramsai, that gud knycht of gret vaill, Sadly avysyt besocht him of consaill. "Of Saynct Jhonstoun now haiff I in remembrance; Thar I haiff beyne and lost men apon chance, Bot ay for ane we gert ten of thaim de, And yeit me think that is no mendis to me. I wald assay of this land or we gang And lat thaim witt thai occupy her with wrang." Than Ramsay said, "That toune thai may nocht kep. The wallis ar laych suppos the dyk be depe. Ye haiff enewch that sall thaim cummyr sa; Fyll up the dyk that we may playnly ga In haill battaill, a thowsand our at anys; Fra this power thai sall nocht hald yon wanys." Wallace was glaid that he sic comfort maid; Furth talkand thus on to Dunkell thai raid. Four dayis thar thai lugyt with plesance, Quhill tyme thai had forseyne thar ordinance. Ramsay gert byg strang bestials of tre Be gud wrychtis, the best in that cuntré; Quhen thai war wrocht betaucht thaim men to leid The wattir doun quhill thai come to that steid. Schir Jhon Ramsay rycht gudly was thar gid, Rewillyt thaim weill at his will for to bid. The gret ost than about the village past; With erd and stayne thai fillit dykis fast. Flaikis thai laid on temir lang and wicht; A rowme passage to the wallis thaim dycht. Feill bestials rycht starkly up thai rais; Gud men of armys sone till assailye gais. Schir Jhon the Grayme and Ramsay that was wicht The Turat Bryg segyt with all thar mycht, And Wallace selff at mydsid of the toun With men of armys that was to bargane bown. The Sotheron men maid gret defence that tid With artailye that felloune was to bid, With awblaster, gaynye, and stanys fast And hand gunnys, rycht brymly out thai cast; Punyeid with speris men of armys scheyn. The worthi Scottis that cruell war and keyne, At hand strakis, fra thai togidder met, With Sotheroun blud thar wapynnys sone thai wet. Yeit Inglismen that worthi war in wer Into the stour rycht bauldly can thaim ber, Bot all for nocht availyeid thaim thar deid; The Scottis throw force apon thaim in thai yeid. A thousand men our wallis yeid hastely; Into the toun rais hidwis noyis and cry. Ramsay and Graym the turat yet has wown And entrit in quhar gret striff has begown. A trew squier quhilk Rwan hecht be nayme Come to the salt with gud Schir Jhon the Grayme; Thirty with him of men that previt weill Amang thar fais with wapynnys stiff of steill. Quhen at the Scottis semblit on athir sid Na Sotheroun was that mycht thar dynt abid. Twa thousand sone was fulyeid under feit Of Sotheroun blud, lay stekit in the streit. Schir Jhon Sewart saw weill the toun was tynt, Tuk him to flycht and wald no langar stynt; In a lycht barge and with him men sexté The water doun socht succour at Dundé. Wallace baid still quhill the ferd day at morn And left nane thar that war of Ingland born. Riches thai gat of gold and othir gud, Plenyst the toun agayne with Scottis blud. Rwan he left thar capteyn for to be, In heretage gaiff him office to fee Of all Straithern, and schirreiff of the toun; Syne in the north gud Wallace maid him boune. In Abyrdeyn he gert a consaill cry Trew Scottis men suld semble hastely. Till Cowper he raid to wesy that abbay; The Inglis abbot fra thine was fled away. Bischop Synclar without langar abaid Met thaim at Glammys, syne furth with thaim he raid. Intill Breichyn thai lugyt all that nycht; Syne on the morn Wallace gert graith thaim rycht, Displayed on breid the baner of Scotland In gud aray with noble men at hand; Gert playnly cry that sawfté suld be nayne67 Of Sotheroun blud quhar thai mycht be ourtayn. In playne battaill throuch out the Mernys thai rid. The Inglismen, at durst thaim nocht abid, Befor the ost full ferdly furth thai fle Till Dwnottar, a snuk within the se; Na ferrar thai mycht wyn out of the land. Thai semblit thar quhill thai war four thousand; To the kyrk rane, wend gyrth for till haiff tayne. The laiff ramaynd apon the roch of stayne. The byschope than began tretty to ma, Thar lyffis to get out of the land to ga, Bot thai war rad and durst nocht weill affy. Wallace in fyr gert set all haistely, Brynt up the kyrk and all that was tharin. Atour the roch the laiff ran with gret dyn: Sum hang on craggis rycht dulfully to de, Sum lap, sum fell, sum floteryt in the se. Na Sotheroun on lyff was levyt in that hauld And thaim within thai brynt in powder cauld. Quhen this was done feill fell on kneis doun, At the byschop askit absolucioun. Than Wallace lewch, said, "I forgiff yow all. Ar ye wermen, rapentis for sa small? Thai rewid nocht us into the toun of Ayr, Our trew barrowns quhen that thai hangit thar." Till Abyrdeyn than haistely thai pas, Quhar Inglismen besyly flittand was. A hundreth schippys that ruthyr bur and ayr, To turs thair gud, in havyn was lyand thar. Bot Wallace ost come on thaim sodeynlye; Thar chapyt nane of all that gret menyhe, Bot feill servandis in thaim levyt nane. At ane eb se the Scottis is on thaim gayn, Tuk out the ger, syne set the schippys in fyr. The men on land thai bertynyt bayne and lyr; Yeid nane away bot preistis, wyffis, and barnys; Maid thai debait thai chapyt nocht but harmys.68 Into Bowchane Wallace maid him to ryd, Quhar Lord Bewmound was ordand for to bid. Erll he was maid bot of schort tyme befor;69 He brukit nocht for all his bustous schor. Quhen he wyst weill that Wallace cummand was, He left the land and couth to Slanys pas And syne be schip in Ingland fled agayne. Wallace raid throw the northland into playne. At Crummade feill Inglismen thai slew. The worthi Scottis till him thus couth persew; Raturnd agayne and come till Abirdeyn With his blith ost apon the Lammes Evyn; Stablyt the land as him thocht best suld be, Syne with ane ost he passit to Dundé, Gert set a sege about the castell strang. I leyff thaim thar and forthir we will gang. Schir Amar Wallang haistit him full fast, Intill Ingland with his haill houshald past. Bothwell he left, was Murrays heretage, And tuk him than bot till King Eduuardis wage. Thus his awne land forsuk for evirmar; Of Wallace deid gret tithandis tald he thar. Als Inglismen sair murnyt in thar mude, Had lossyt her bathe lyff, landis, and gud. Eduuard as than couth nocht in Scotland fair, Bot Kercyingame that was his tresorair, With him a lord than erll was of Waran, He chargyt thaim with nowmeris mony ane Rycht weill beseyn in Scotland for to ryd. At Stirlyng still he ordand thaim to bid Quhill he mycht cum with ordinance of Ingland. Scotland agayne he thocht to tak in hand. This ost past furth and had bot litill dreid; The erle Patrik rasavit thaim at Tweid. Malice he had at gud Wallace befor, Lang tyme by past and than incressit mor, Bot throuch a cas that hapnyt of his wyff: Dunbar scho held fra him into thar striff Throuch the supplé of Wallace into playne; Bot he be meyne gat his castell agayne Lang tyme or than, and yeit he couth nocht ces. Agayne Wallace he previt in mony pres, With Inglismen suppleit thaim at his mycht. Contrar Scotland thai wrocht full gret unrycht. Thar mustir than was awfull for to se, Of fechtand men thousandis thai war sexté, To Stirlyng past or thai likit to bid. To Erll Malcome a sege thai laid that tid And thocht to kep the commaund of thar king; Bot gud Wallace wrocht for ane othir thing. Dundé he left and maid a gud chyftane With twa thousand to kepe that hous of stayne, Of Angwis men and duellaris of Dundé; The sammyn nycht till Sanct Jhonstoun went he. Apon the morn till Schirreff Mur he raid And thar a quhill in gud aray thai baid. Schir Jhon the Grayme and Ramsay that was wicht, He said to thaim, "This is my purpos rycht. Our mekill it is to proffer thaim battaill Apon a playne feild bot we haiff sum availl." Schir Jhon the Grayme said, "We haiff undirtayn With les power sic thing that weill is gayn." Than Wallace said, "Quhar sic thing cummys of neid, We suld thank God that makis us for to speid. Bot ner the bryg my purpos is to be And wyrk for thaim sum suttell jeperté." Ramsay ansuerd, "The brig we may kepe weill. Of way about Sotheroun has litill feill." Wallace sent Jop the battaill for to set, The Tuysday next to fecht withoutyn let. On Setterday onto the bryg thai raid, Of gud playne burd was weill and junctly maid; Gert wachis wait that nane suld fra thaim pas. A wricht he tuk, the suttellast at thar was, And ordand him to saw the burd in twa, Be the myd trest that nayne mycht our it ga; On charnaill bandis nald it full fast and sone, Syne fyld with clay as nathing had beyne done. The tothir end he ordand for to be, How it suld stand on thre rowaris of tre, Quhen ane war out that the laiff doun suld fall. Himselff undir he ordand thar withall, Bownd on the trest in a creddill to sit, To lous the pyne quhen Wallace leit him witt; Bot with a horn quhen it was tyme to be, In all the ost suld no man blaw bot he. The day approchit of the gret battaill; The Inglismen for power wald nocht faill. Ay sex thai war agayne ane of Wallace; Fyfty thousand maid thaim to battaill place. The ramaynand baid at the castell still; Baithe feild and hous thai thocht to tak at will. The worthi Scottis apon the tothir side The playne feild tuk, on fute maid thaim to bid. Hew Kercyngayme the vantgard ledis he With twenty thousand of likly men to se. Thirty thousand the erll of Waran had, Bot he did than as the wys man him bad; All the fyrst ost befor him our was send. Sum Scottis men that weill the maner kend Bade Wallace blaw and said thai war enew. He haistyt nocht bot sadly couth persew Quhill Warans ost thik on the bryg he saw. Fra Jop the horn he hyntyt and couth blaw Sa asprely and warned gud Jhon wricht. The rowar out he straik with gret slycht; The laiff yeid doun quhen the pynnys out gais. A hidwys cry amang the peple rais; Bathe hors and men into the wattir fell. The hardy Scottis that wald na langar duell Set on the laiff with strakis sad and sar, Of thaim thar our as than soverit thai war. At the forbreist thai previt hardely, Wallace and Grayme, Boid, Ramsay, and Lundy, All in the stour fast fechtand face to face. The Sotheron ost bak rerit of that place As thai fyrst tuk five akyr breid and mar. Wallace on fute a gret scharp sper he bar; Amang the thikest of the pres he gais. On Kercyngaym a strak chosyn he hais In the byrnes that polyst was full brycht. The punyeand hed the plattis persyt rycht, Throuch the body stekit him but reskew. Derffly to dede that chyftane was adew; Baithe man and hors at that strak he bar doun. The Inglis ost, quhilk war in battaill boun, Comfort thai lost quhen thar chyftayne was slayn, And mony ane to fle began in playne. Yeit worthi men baid still into the sted Quhill ten thousand was brocht onto thar dede. Than fled the laiff and mycht no langar bid. Succour thai socht on mony divers sid, Sum est, sum west, and sum fled to the north. Sevyn thousand large at anys flottryt in Forth,70 Plungyt the depe and drownd without mercye, Nayne left on lyff of all that feill menyhe. Of Wallace ost na man was slayne of vaill Bot Andrew Murray into that strang battaill. The south part than saw at thar men was tynt, Als fersly fled as fyr dois of the flynt. The place thai left, castell and Stirlyng toun, Towart Dunbar in gret haist maid thaim boun. Quhen Wallace ost had won that feild throuch mycht, Tuk up the bryg and loussit gud Jhon wricht, On the flearis syne folowed wondir fast. Erll Malcom als out of the castell past With Lennox men to stuff the chace gud speid. Ay be the way thai gert feill Sotheroun bleid; In the Torwod thai gert full mony de. The erll of Waran that can full fersly fle, With Corspatrik that graithly was his gyd, On changit hors throuchout the land thai rid Strawcht to Dunbar, bot few with thaim thai led; Mony was slayne our sleuthfully at fled. The Scottis hors that had rown wondir lang, Mony gaiff our that mycht no forthyr gang. Wallace and Grayme evir togidder baid; At Hathyntoun full gret slauchter thai maid Of Inglismen quhen thair hors tyryt had. Quhen Ramsay come gud Wallace was full glad; With him was Boid and Richard of Lundy, Thre thousand haill was of gud chevalry; And Adam als Wallace of Ricardtoun With Erll Malcome thai fand at Hathyntoun. The Scottis men on slauchtir taryt was, Quhill to Dunbar the twa chyftanys coud pas Full sitfully for thar gret contrar cas. Wallace folowed till thai gat in that place. Of thar best men and Karcyngaym of renoun, Twenty thousand was dede but redempcioun. Besyd Beltoun Wallace raturnd agayn; To folow mar as than was bot in vayn. In Hathyntoun lugyng thai maid that nycht, Apon the morn to Stirling passit rycht. Assumpcioun day of Marye fell this cas; Ay lowyt be Our Lady of hir grace. Convoyar offt scho was to gud Wallace And helpyt him in mony syndry place. Wallace in haist sone efftir this battaill A gret haith tuk of all the barrons haill That with gud will wald cum till his presens; He hecht thaim als to bid at thar defens. Schir Jhon Menteth, was than of Aran lord, Till Wallace come and maid a playne record; With witnes thar be his ayth he him band Lauta to kep to Wallace and to Scotland. Quha with fre will till rycht wald nocht apply Wallace with force punyst rygorusly, Part put to dede, part set in prysone strang. Gret word of him throuch bathe thir regions rang. Dundé thai gat sone be a schort treté, Bot for thar lyves and fled away be se. Inglis capdans that hous had into hand Left castellis fre and fled out of the land. Within ten dayis efftir this tyme was gayne Inglis captanys in Scotland left was nane, Except Berweik and Roxburch Castell wicht; Yeit Wallace thocht to bryng thai to the rycht. That tyme thar was a worthi trew barroun, To nayme he hecht gud Cristall of Cetoun. In Jedwort Wod for saiffgard he had beyne, Agayne Sotheroun full weill he couth opteyn. In utlaw oys he levit thar but let;71 Eduuard couth nocht fra Scottis faith him get. Herbottell fled fra Jadwort Castell wycht Towart Ingland, thar Cetoun met him rycht. With forty men Cristall in bargane baid Agayne eight scor and mekill mastré maid, Slew that captane and mony cruell man. Full gret ryches in that jornay he wan, Houshald and gold as thai suld pas away, The quhilk befor thai kepit mony day. Jedwort thai tuk; ane Ruwan levit he, At Wallace will captane of it to be. Bauld Cetoun syne to Lothiane maid repair; In this storye ye ma her of him mair, And into Bruce, quha likis for to rede; He was with him in mony cruell deid. Gud Wallace than full sadly can devys To rewill the land with worthi men and wys. Captans he maid and schirreffis that was gud, Part of his kyn and of trew othir blud. His der cusyng in Edynburgh ordand he, The trew Crawfurd that ay was full worthé, Kepar of it with noble men at wage; In Mannuell than he had gud heretage. Scotland was fre that lang in baill had beyn, Throw Wallace won fra our fals enemys keyn. Gret governour in Scotland he couth ryng, Wayttand a tyme to get his rychtwis king Fra Inglismen, that held him in bandoun, Lang wrangwysly fra his awn rychtwis croun. Explicit liber septimus and Incipit ottamus Book 8    Fyve monethis thus Scotland stud in gud rest. A consell cryit, thaim thocht it wes the best In Sanct Jhonston at it suld haldyn be. Assemblit thar clerk, barown, and bowrugie; Bot Corspatrik wald nocht cum at thar call, Baid in Dunbar and maid scorn at thaim all. Thai spak of him feill wordis in that parlyment. Than Wallace said, "Will ye her to consent, Forgyff him fre all thing that is bypast Sa he will cum and grant he has trespast, Fra this tyme furth kepe lawta till our croun?" Thai grant tharto, clerk, burges, and barroun, With haill consent thar writyng till him send. Richt lawly thus till him thai thaim commend, Besocht him fair as a peyr of the land To cum and tak sum governaill on hand. Lychtly he lowch in scorn as it had beyn, And said he had sic message seyldyn seyne: "That Wallace now as governowr sall ryng, Her is gret faute of a gud prince or kyng. That king of Kyll I can nocht undirstand: Of him I held nevir a fur of land. That bachiller trowis, for Fortoun schawis hyr quhell, Tharwith to lest it sall nocht lang be weill. Bot to yow lordis, and ye will undirstand, I mak yow wys I aw to mak na band. Als fre I am in this regioun to ryng Lord of myn awne, as evir was prince or king. In Ingland als gret part of land I haiff; Manrent tharoff thar will no man me craiff. Quhat will ye mar? I warne yow I am fre. For your somoundis ye get no mar of me." Till Saynct Jhonstone this wryt he send agayne, Befor the lordis was manifest in playne. Quhen Wallace herd the erll sic ansuer mais, A gret hate ire throu curage than he tais; For weyll he wyst thar suld be bot a king Of this regioun at anys for to ryng; A "king of Kyll" for that he callyt Wallace. "Lordis," he said, "this is ane uncouth cace. Be he sufferyt we haiff war than it was." Thus rais he up and maid him for to pas: "God has us tholyt to do so for the laiff; In lyff or dede in faith him sall we haiff, Or ger him grant quhom he haldis for his lord, Or ellis war schaym in story to racord. I vow to God with eys he sall nocht be Into this realme bot ane of us sall de, Les than he cum and knaw his rychtwis king. In this regioun weill bathe we sall nocht ryng. His lychtly scorn he sall rapent full sor, Bot power faill or I sall end tharfor, Sen in this erd is ordand me no rest. Now God be juge, the rycht he kennys best." At that consaill langar he taryit nocht, With two hundreth fra Sanct Jhonston he socht. To the consaill maid instans or he yeid, Thai suld conteyn and of him haiff no dreid.72 "I am bot ane and for gud caus I ga." Towart Kyngorn the gaynest way thai ta; Apon the morn atour Forth south thai past; On his vyage thai haistit wondir fast. Robert Lauder at Mussilburgh met Wallace, Fra Inglismen he kepyt weill his place. Couth nayne him trete, knycht, squier, nor lord, With King Eduuard to be at ane accord. On Erll Patrik to pas he was full glaid; Sum said befor the Bas he wald haiff haid. Gude men come als with Crystell of Cetoun; Than Wallace was four hundreth of renoun. A Squier Lyll, that weill that cuntré knew, With twenty men to Wallace couth persew Besyd Lyntoun, and to thaim tald he than The erll Patrik, with mony likly man, At Coburns Peth he had his gaderyng maid, And to Dunbar wald cum withoutyn baid. Than Lawder said, "It war the best, think me, Faster to pas, in Dunbar or he be." Wallace ansuerd, "We may at laysar ryd. With yon power he thinkis bargane to bid; And of a thing ye sall weill understand, A hardyar lord is nocht into Scotland. Mycht he be maid trew, stedfast till a king, Be wit and force he can do mekill thing, Bot willfully he likis to tyne himsell." Thus raid thai furth, and wald na langar duell, Be est Dunbar, quhar men him tald on cas How Erll Patrik was warnyt of Wallace, Ner Enerweik chesyt a feild at vaill With nine hundreth of likly men to waill. Four hundreth was with Wallace in the rycht And sone onon approchit to thar sicht. Gret fawte thar was of gud trety betweyn To mak concord and that full sone was seyne. Without rahers of accioun in that tid On athir part togydder fast thai rid. The stour was strang and wondir peralous, Contenyt lang with dedis chevalrous; Mony thar deit of cruell Scottis blud. Of this trety the mater is nocht gud, Tharfor I ces to tell the destruccioun. Peté it was, and all of a nacioun. Bot Erll Patrik the feild left at the last, Rycht few with him to Coburns Peth thai past, Agrevit sar that his men thus war tynt. Wallace raturnd and wald no langar stynt Towart Dunbar, quhar suthfast men him tald73 Na purveance was left into that hald, Nor men of fens, all had beyne with thar lord. Quhen Wallace hard the sekyr trew record, Dunbar he tuk all haill at his bandown, Gaiff it to kepe to Crystell of Cetoun, Quhilk stuffit it weill with men and gud victall. Apon the morn Wallace that wald nocht faill, With three hundreth to Coburns Peth he socht; Erll Patrik uschyt, for bid him wald he nocht. Sone to the park Wallace a range has set; Till Bonkill Wood Corspatrik fled but let And out of it till Noram passit he. Quhen Wallace saw it mycht na bettir be Till Caudstreym went and lugit him on Tweid. Erll Patrik than in all haist can him speid. And passit by or Wallace power rais, Without restyng in Atrik Forrest gais. Wallace folowed bot he wald nocht assaill; A rang to mak as than it mycht nocht vaill; Our few he had, the strenth was thik and strang, Sevyn myill on breid and tharto twys so lang. Intill Gorkhelm Erll Patrk leiffit at rest. For mar power Wallace past in the west. Erll Patrik than him graithit hastelye, In Ingland past to get him thar supplye; Out throuch the land rycht ernystfully couth pas To Anton Beik that lord of Durame was. Wallace him put out of Glaskow befor, And slew Persye, thar malice was the mor. The byschope Beik gert sone gret power rys, Northummyrland apon ane awfull wys.74 Than ordand Bruce in Scotland for to pas To wyn his awne, bot ill dissavit he was; Thai gert him trow that Wallace was rabell And thocht to tak the kynryk to hymsel. Full fals thai war and evir yeit has beyn. Lawta and trouth was ay in Wallace seyn; To fend the rycht all that he tuk on hand, And thocht to bryng the Bruce fre till his land. Of this mater as now I tary nocht. With strang power Sotheroun togidder socht, Fra Owys Watter assemblit haill to Tweid. Thar land ost was thirty thousand indeid; Of Tynnys mouth send schippis be the se To kep Dunbar at nayne suld thaim supplé. Erll Patrik with twenty thousand but lett Befor Dunbar a stalwart sege he sett. The bischope Beik and Robert Bruce baid still With ten thousand at Noram at thar will. Wallace be this that fast was lauborand, In Lothyane com witht gud men five thowsand, Rycht weill-beseyn, all into armys brycht, Thocht to reskew the Cetoun bauld and wicht. Under Yhester that fyrst nycht lugit he. Hay com till him with a gud chevalré: In Duns Forest all that tyme he had beyne; The cummyng thar of Sotheroun he had seyne. Fifty he had of besy men in wer; Thai tald Wallace of Patrikis gret affer. Hay said, "Forsuth and ye mycht him ourset Power agayne rycht sone he mycht nocht get. My consaill is that we gyff him battaill." He thankit him of comfort and consaill And said, "Freynd Hay, in this caus that I wend, Sa that we wyn I rek nocht for till end. Rycht suth it is that anys we mon de. Into the rycht quha suld in terrour be?" Erll Patrik than a messynger gert pas, Tald Anton Beik that Wallace cummand was. Of this tithingis the byschope was full glaid, Amendis of him full fayne he wald haiff haid. Bot mar prolong throuch Lammermur thai raid, Ner the Spot Mur in buschement still he baid, As Erll Patrik thaim ordand for to be. Wallace of Beik unwarnyt than was he. Yeit he befor was nocht haisty in deid; Bot than he put bathe him and his in dreid. Apon swyft horsis scurrouris past betweyn; The cummyng than of Erll Patrik was seyn. The hous he left and to the mur is gayn, A playne feild thar with his ost he has tayn. Gud Cetoun syne uschet with few menyhe; Part of his men intill Dunbar left he; To Wallace raid, was on the rychtwys sid. In gud aray to the Spot Mur thai ryd. Sum Scottis dred the erll sa mony was, Twenty thousand agayn sa few to pas. Quhen Jop persavit, he bad Wallace suld bid: "Tyne nocht thir men, bot to sum strenth ye ryd, And I sall pas to get yow power mar. Thir ar our gud thus lychtly for to war." Than Wallace said, "In trewth I will nocht fle For four of his ay ane quhill I may be.75 We ar our ner sic purpos for to tak; A danger chace thai mycht upon us mak. Her is twenty with this power today Wald him assay suppos I war away. Mony thai ar; for Goddis luff be we strang, Yon Sotheron folk in stour will nocht bid lang." The brym battaill braithly on athir sid, Gret rerd thar rais all sammyn quhar thai ryd. The sayr semblé quhen thai togidder met, Feyll strakis thar sadly on athir set. Punyeand speris throuch plattis persit fast; Mony of hors to the ground doun thai cast; Saidlys thai teym of hors but maistris thar; Of the south sid five thousand doun thai bar. Gud Wallace ost the formast kumraid sa Quhill the laiff was in will away to ga. Erll Patrik baid sa cruell of entent At all his ost tuk of him hardiment. Agayne Wallace in mony stour was he. Wallace knew weill that his men wald nocht fle For na power that leiffand was in lyff, Quhill thai in heill mycht ay be ane for fyfe. In that gret stryff mony was handlyt hate; The feill dyntis, the cruell hard debait, The fers steking, maid mony grevous wound, Apon the erd the blud did till abound. All Wallace ost intill a cumpais baid; Quharsa thai turnd full gret slauchtir thai maid. Wallace and Grayme and Ramsay full worthi, The bauld Cetoun and Richard of Lundy, And Adam als Wallace of Ricardtoun, Bathe Hay and Lyll with gud men of renoun, Boyde, Bercla, Byrd, and Lauder that was wicht, Feill Inglismen derffly to ded thai dycht. Bot Erll Patrik full fersly faucht agayn; Throuch his awn hand he put mony to payn. Our men on him thrang forthwart into thra, Maide throuch his ost feill sloppis to and fra. The Inglismen began playnly to fle; Than Byschope Beik full sodeynly thai se, And Robert Bruce contrar his natiff men. Wallace was wa fra tyme he couth him ken: Of Brucis deid he was agrevit far mar Than all the laiff that day at semblit thar. The gret buschement at anys brak on breid, Ten thousand haill that douchty war in deid. The flearis than with Erll Patrik relefd To fecht agayn, quhar mony war myscheifd. Quhen Wallace knew the buschement brokyn was, Out of the feild on hors thai thocht to pas, Bot he saw weill his ost sownd in thar weid; He thocht to fray the formast or thai yeid. The new cummyn ost befor thaim semblit thar On athir sid with strakis sad and sar. The worthi Scottis sa fersly faucht agayne Of Antonys men rycht mony haiff thai slayne; Bot that terand so usit was in wer On Wallace ost thai did full mekill der; And the bauld Bruce sa cruelly wrocht he Throuch strenth of hand feill Scottis he gert de. To resist Bruce Wallace him pressit fast, Bot Inglismen so thik betuixt thaim past; And Erll Patrik in all the haist he moucht Throuchout the stour to Wallace sone he socht, On the the-pes a felloun strak him gaiff, Kervit the plait with his scharp groundyn glaiff Throuch all the stuff and woundyt him sumdeill. Bot Wallace thocht he suld be vengit weill, Folowed on him and a straik etlyt fast. Than ane Mawthland rakles betwix thaim past: Apon the heid gud Wallace has him tane, Throuch hat and brawn in sondyr bryst the bane, Dede at that straik doun to the ground him drave. Thus Wallace was dissevirit fra the lave Of his gud men, amang thaim him allane. About him socht feill enemys mony ane, Stekit his hors; to ground behufid him lycht To fend himselff als wysly as he mycht. The worthy Scottis that mycht no langar bid With sair hartis out of the feild thai ryd. With thaim in feyr thai wend Wallace had beyn; On fute he was amang his enemys keyn. Gud rowme he maid about him into breid With his gud suerd that helpyt him in neid. Was nayne sa strang that gat of him a strak Eftir agayne maid nevir a Scot to waik.76 Erll Patrik than that had gret crafft in wer With speris ordand gud Wallace doun to ber. Anew thai tuk was haill into the feild, Till him thai yeid thocht he suld haiff no beild, On athir sid fast poyntand at his ger. He hewid off hedys and wysly coud him wer. The worthy Scottis of this full litill wyst, Socht to gud Graym quhen thai thar chyftane myst. Lauder and Lyle and Hay, that was full wicht, And bauld Ramsay, quhilk was a worthy knycht, Lundy and Boid and Crystell of Cetoun With five hundreth that war in bargan boun, Him to reskew full rudly in thai raid, About Wallace a large rowme thai maid. The byschop Beik was braithly born till erd; At the reskew thar was a glamrous rerd. Or he gat up feill Sotheroun thai slew. Out of the pres Wallace thai couth raskew, Sone horssit him apon a coursour wicht, Towart a strenth ridis in all thar mycht, Rycht wysly fled, reskewand mony man. The Erll Patrik to stuff the chace began; On the flearis litill harm than he wrocht. Gud Wallace folk away togiddyr socht. Thir five hundreth the quhilk I spak of ayr Sa awfully abawndownd thaim sa sar Na folowar durst out fra his falow ga, The gud flearis sic raturnyng thai ma. Four thousand haill had tane the strenth befor Of Wallace ost, his comfort was the mor; Of Glaskadane that forrest thocht till hauld. Erll Patrik turnd, thocht he was nevir sa bauld, Agayne to Beik quhen chapyt was Wallace, Curssand Fortoun of his myschansit cace. The feild he wan and sevyn thowsand thai lost, Dede on that day for all the byschoppis bost. Of Wallace men five hundreth war slayne I ges, Bot na chyftayne his murnyng was the les. Ner evyn it was bot Beik wald nocht abid; In Lammermur thai tranuntyt that tid, Thar lugyng tuk quhar him thocht maist availl, For weyll he trowit the Scottis wald assaill Apon the feild quhar thai gaiff battaill last. The contré men to Wallace gaderyt fast. Of Edynburch wyth Crawfurd that was wicht Thre hundreth come intill thar armour brycht, Till Wallace raid be his lugeyng was tayne. Fra Tavydaill come gud men mony ane Out of Jedwart with Ruwane at that tyd, Togidder socht fra mony divers sid. Schir Wilyham Lang that lord was of Douglas, With him four scor that nycht come to Wallace. Twenty hundreth of new men met that nycht Apon thair fais to veng thaim at thair mycht. At the fyrst feild thire gud men had nocht beyn. Wallace wachis thair adversouris had seyn, Into quhat wis thai had thar lugeyng maid. Wallace bownyt eftir soupper but baid, In Lammermur thai passit hastely. Sone till aray yheid this gud chevalry. Wallace thaim maid in twa partis to be: Schir Jhon the Graym and Cetoun ordand he, Lawder and Hay with thre thousand to ryd; Hymselff the layff tuk wysly for to gid, With him Lundy, bathe Ramsay and Douglace, Berkla and Boid and Adam gud Wallace. Be this the day approchit wondir neir And brycht Titan in presens can apper. The Scottis ostis sone semblit into sycht Of thar enemys, that was nocht redy dycht; Owt of aray feill of the Sotheroun was. Rycht aufully Wallace can on thaim pas. At this entray the Scottis so weill thaim bar Feill of thar fais to ded was bertnyt thar. Redles thai rais and mony fled away; Sum on the ground war smoryt quhar thai lay. Gret noyis and cry was raissit thaim amang. Gud Grayme come in, that stalwart was and strang. For Wallace men was weill togydder met, On the south part sa aufully thai set In contrar thaim the frayt folk mycht nocht stand; At anys thar fled of Sotheroun five thousand. The worthi Scottis wrocht apon sic wys Jop said hymselff thai war mekill to prys. Yeit Byschope Beik, that felloun tyrand strang, Baid in the stour rycht awfully and lang. A knycht Skelton that cruell was and keyn Befor him stud intill his armour scheyn, To fend his lord full worthely he wrocht. Lundy him saw and sadly on him socht, With his gud suerd ane aukwart straik him gaiff, Throuch pesan stuff his crag in sondir draiff, Quharof the layff astunyt in that sted. The bauld Skelton of Lundyis hand is dede. Than fled thai all and mycht no langar bid. Patrik and Beik away with Bruce thai ryd. Five thousand held intill a slop away Till Noram Hous in all the haist thai may. Our men folowed, that worthi war and wicht; Mony flear derffly to dede thai dycht. The three lordis on to the castell socht; Full feyll thai left that was of Ingland brocht. At this jornay twenty thousand thai tynt, Drownyt and slayn be sper and suerdis dynt.	February; same case; (see note) agreed [to a] truce until the end of March considered; might deceit (see note) council; went great fear Many captains assembled; before called Except; old They asked him; undertake rightful; (see note) Their chieftain is outstanding war; very powerful too truce; such courage exactly; advise cost them dearly he gave his opinion; English; (see note) barons Four large barns Made; lodging Built Except one at a time; have; sight these [They] appointed a judge; great power They laid this matter before Lord Percy stern expression loyalty foe From thence hear; (see note) they chose; fierce; cruel was called; (see note) very powerful high magistrate torment justice-ayre Then ordered; earnestly By no kind of means; escape knew; overthrown possess; own agreement; concluded; seals Then; over [the] moor again received went on to Glasgow justice-ayre; June; eighth proclaimed; should be since peace [has been] agreed such [a] display of might; (see note) appointed (see note) meeting passed Guardian (see note) kinsfolk; stay away from He knew very well, when imminent went; (t-note) Our Father, Hail [Mary]; [the Apostles'] Creed Then; stair; headed resolutely fell into a sleep; (see note) protect slumber he thought he saw coming aged Soon; grabbed on a journey commanded [to go] sword; strong burnished steel sword; make good use of topaz; pommel handle too long much wrong high at a glance then afterwards wondered in his mind To see; more fierce vigorously burned extensively Over Scotland from soon; (t-note) Illumined light shining; clear much That red and green sapphire blessed; eyes; (see note) choose; beloved above To own way of living dearest kin; here; great must on earth shall shall have everlasting bliss From; gave to; book her leave from opened [in] large; brass third; bright mean busied himself spirit; waking then suddenly; (t-note) described in detail; (t-note) through; more unable interpret such; fear; amiss Yet; understanding God grant [that]; blame; befall [It] was St. Andrew; sword; (see note) patron high Knowledge; must [set] right; (t-note) disastrous news before many different directions do not know what queen that noble It is likely by; she world; made particolored; believe fierce readily Betokens; blood painful war; continue stone with which she blessed lasting threefold; simply must redeem by only oppression; war; wrong Which for that must endure great suffering betokens Victory; through grace signifies pure life; heaven's joy; lack Fear about this; [say] no more leave; taken; (t-note) To Crosbie [Castle] then; rode home Merrily set off; justice-ayre rode until fearful; asked bold peace Nephew; these; lies left; chest no one else knows its whereabouts [If] we had; here; show they were; all enter son; go back Except; time ride back returned indenture Ill-luck led him (Sir Ranald); await; could deceit; thought without Knowing nothing; treason sign; ruled; planet highest state (in the ascendant) Above always fierce; malice; (see note) then displayed tyranny; responsibility Rebellious men; different Troubled weather; ships sink; (t-note) tarrying stirs up war fierce violence Poison; rife; these pulled sphere; (see note) (see note) earth great charge Bordeaux ruined; many; more; (see note) destiny to stop Across great; (see note) more; know; mean Such a tolbooth (i.e., Scots jail) since then; (see note) Strong; guard except; called pay homage (fealty); (see note) running cord (i.e., noose); swung over beam; to death uncle; (t-note) death As soon as; snare (noose) Pulled; beam therefore Montgomery; (see note) many others; land-owning Many went party; violent death thus; place; (see note) also These did not rebel against [The] Englishmen therefore; destruction kin escaped beam; nobles corner cast Since; any; was waged such a death; such went In a [single] day; accursed; (see note) kingdom (i.e., England) went heaven So decreed; doom cruel judgement descent Their wretched deaths revenge; placed in danger; (see note) It is distressing on this they killed in that violent way bold helpless; would no longer forbear garden; place stripped of belongings, naked tavern went bold household, fiercely enterprising turned back strength loyal; soon met him enquired of her; justice-ayre; (t-note) else Full of fear; asked He left us again hurry; from protect; all prepared her delay disaster headed immediately By this [time]; had come speedily extremely fearful barn resolutely; made his way then fierce; great disaster bestial dogs; over loyal; in pairs kin difficulty; stayed; (t-note) More; ask; rode kinswoman; if uncle; how this came about? carried low; cold earth; before place One moment . . . the next bare; death; (see note) cloth; dead body shame nephew (sister's son); bold Revenge their deaths Also creature; since that if; is living; (see note) alive; (t-note) immediately come; (t-note) love of God company; lodging it is our purpose to go Adieu worldliness; green woods About this; then to her; more went sorrow; breast; burst; two rode; grief Specially picked strong; that; drew turned back; wrath sword; right away one [of them]; severed almost struck struck; side of the body; split fourth; violently cut down; (t-note) place for sure rest; with their lives bold English; whichever one assuredly was killed such; one [man] should each blow; caused to die thought; bold talk if he escaped; justice-ayre action; increasing; distress such [a] complaint rose would be frightened if; foes one man know not yet indeed if although it is Whoever remains here, each noble deal [out] all their lands tomorrow; (see note) To [those of] you around English; lodging straightaway in all barns built outside many bold had proclaimed; camps (lit. carts) stay comfort (ease) stayed; please supplies by sea Irish ale; strongest; (see note) watch; fear living; outside Laboring enough; (see note) care limbs; slid; slothful Many; caused leading the way until; (t-note) News; asked; told Sleeping as swine; company to provide fire to see them loyal burgesses that brought; (see note) ale; bread provisions as much; lead ate; that might nobles then Resolutely large scale murder; contempt; more amends; arrange Although Some; such responsibilities placed on as good blood (birth) well-born by [good] fortune; as As promising; well-built Let us choose; (t-note) Then cast lots [to decide] (see note) afflicted; sickness taken into; lasting war Lots; these (see note) until rose; sword drew vow; of all to; bright dearly paid for more; kin before sloth; none disaster bowed; humbly in agreement received may well be called a lord Although rustic; understanding base; (see note) He is not worthy to be a lord without magnanimity Rhoddes; many [a] one; (see note) though discussion; leave On my subject-matter; (t-note) ordered chalk enough; mark; (see note) each gate; [the] English together made quickly twist withies Two for each man made their way ahead of them inconspicuously Chalked each gate; go they fastened; doors staple and clasp; secure fastenings on the near side surprise attack; make If; left; fire gate; (t-note) barns went indeed flax; kindle nook; torches bold; (t-note) No English Whoever rescues [any] of; kin red fire gleaming flame; soon leapt high Truly; pleasant redress these; less call give surety for; (see note) That are living; escaped Deal; penalty; too severe made clear to you alarm; painful; sharp fierce; burned; vigorously on high To; waking; gentle; (see note); (t-note) outside compelled sorely called trapped in many houses Many buildings burned; noble None got away, knave burning pieces of wood; rafters rose violently; strong; (see note) undressed; (t-note) [were] smothered [by smoke] (see note); (t-note) (t-note) smoke mingled; foul carrion Amidst; vile and offensive [were] buried; at that time raging; either side Lamented ruefully; horrible groans doors; reach [That] if any broke by chance out of that place swords soon put; to death back by force driven into escaped; [were] burned; bone and flesh spread; widely nearby; remain; (t-note) Went; windward; left; alone indeed Until; red fire; blood overwhelmed friar; prior; (see note) Seven; refuge dwelling-places; stop guard kept good watch until amends; outrage seven brethren soon armed themselves rest; lead chose Then; awesome; appearance These; directions; go swords; each; went [the] English; were Set upon them; blows firm; severe Many men; slaughtered got; place startled ford-well; dark; (see note) Many; broke Plunged to [the] bottom; died lodged; (see note) yet; friar's blessing worth; left by chance justice-ayre from there provisions; furnish anew Yet; strong Without delay came out; hesitation ambush; warriors; bold Left; alone; castle; directly reached; gate Defenders soon; seized Dispatched him, then; that; found provisions gone received; castle burnt; cold ashes made twenty of his men remain learn Guarding; of which no more was left Except; houses burned war-like By sword; died know; appointed Such [a] law-court go kin; lost; (t-note) had; soon; called to him all [That] they should defend the castle safeguard it until; hear more await [If] we cast down; considered too rash had food fetched; fasted then they prepared to go chose; [the] English Newly; went in all band of knights Bridge; built; wood Passed safely across before knew; diligent; war Assembled; very awesome; appearance they believed; stalwart escaped many times by chance active Led a thousand men numbers assembled divisions to go Equipped themselves; outside knew prepare for battle Whether; carry in front; blessing little hesitation surely; deserved; tonight carry; with all our might must go separately if you stay [away] from us [for] long those; afraid From [the] time we meet; (t-note) separation; no English north-east row war; (see note) parting; [each] other by what not like to stay away long at all strong force; soon must give heed were ready Seven; back end [of] went until The other division arrayed; directly open street went up [The] English marveled; no more signal boldly dared withstand painful encounter; seen sparked awesomely; withstood Struck many down; armor Pierced plate-armor; strong; steel By force; made fierce men to kneel dense dust rose; smoke; (see note) Before; sun each one; great need stood; terrible danger Yet forward ever were experienced in war; (see note) fiercely fought; hesitated not at all parted [the] English; two Rallied; war mastery; many encounter attacked breaches [threw] himself; terrible press sword; heavy he struck vigorously; (see note) bone; brain; forged steel cut street; lead stay friars' church to a forest close by indeed soon; made their way strong Exhausted [from fighting]; toiled many; in the pursuit himself (see note) often (see note) by nine o'clock; assembled By one o'clock; gate Denounced; before Then; back, as the book well attests; (see note) To; rode; there Told; these tidings He greatly lamented that stayed; (see note) altogether, until news; to highlands; lost Buchan; Atholl; (see note) grievous war; (see note) did they undertake (see note) kept independent Loch Awe MacFadden; wrong; (see note) to; sworn both gift; agree (t-note) handed over payment still; contended; (see note) Until; overcame; rest Entrusted himself of necessity war spoke; earlier assembled accursed; indeed gathering; lead many; the Hebrides; (see note) Children; wives; spared Laid waste; as far; go burn; slay Loch Awe; (see note) therefore To; went; (see note) stronghold; despite; fierce action Then broke; bridge; pass over; (t-note) ford Boldly; stood [Loch] Awe; both; wide of necessity behooved; stay place; at risk found leisure rock; lochside Only; no more; go; ride beasts [in] great plenty [In] a [little] while; army skill availed seen; sudden danger From; seek anguish; trouble Dundee; (see note) Learning at school extinguish; high prepared; (see note) guide; foot soldier; nimble Soon; know grievance also; in comfort did he press (see note) lie also prepared himself; ride war; vexed; time That state; governed; region wrong; (see note) was by [the] south [of] it (the castle); valley To; attack parties; caused to divide [the] English should not know waited in ambush fearless warriors rode if any; sally out bridge; nearest the size of their army seven; archers extremely hard fierce encounters; great harm gripped; spear Turned back was very powerful rode found shattered sword English; renewed [the attack] soon foot dismounted right away; fierce throng fighting turned back have liked to be; (t-note) great strength English; gates went Many; valiant; deeds sword; stroke Violently to death; old; dashed [him] escaped; rest by [good] luck; went more escaped; peril that was; (see note) knew; be held [against attack] For a long time; therefore; ordered castle; held [it at] that time stray He entreated From there; no kind of way Until; captured; strong; (t-note) told; hold; (t-note) mostly many [a] one vowed; avenged rebel; else die in the attempt For oppression; good Low-born; low; blood extremely vexed; mind feat of arms; earnestly Bridge; directly; (t-note) were; strong prepared; ride reliable guide old; earlier alive; lived there those brothers understood castle; keep Because; lacked; food prepared; negotiate Saving their lives; those; were; (t-note) Handed over the castle, then did rode very many years; remained Bruce's war; (see note) keep (see note) defend; great trouble should; here; make shortly; go sent region knew (see note) horses of necessity behooved help fitting array if receive injury; foes only a little in the same way; gather [If] we tarry long; open battlefield Soon we may not set upon them so well Part [of our company]; leave hundred; taken known each one; (see note) as many he decreed (t-note) division deeds; always ready and willing go Even though; remain behind; very loath army; highlands Over; soon; [out] of their sight Glen Dochart very glad joy fierce; bold comforted them; commanded; fear Those; lack; armor Soon; and we [will] pursue keenly By Loch Dochart; came take here; no one; fellow go; (t-note) moor; scout soon found search; sent go; (see note) sword; pierced spy sent out on foot; alighted strong bog; rock; endure Let's see who makes his way best nimbly; went Then entered the pass; fear Along; shore [of the loch] always; front; (t-note) Until chosen; stronghold trust; awakening shall; cold Here; way; those Except [by] high rocks; dark valiant; action without further delay; advanced Fighting; front; deeds of arms achieved scared; set on; hesitation Strongly; array great strength boldly bestirred themselves breadth of five acres; conducted fighting many oppressors made sword of steel Whomever; hit; fiercely; dashed action also together Among; foes; were paid very dearly cruel fighting resistance Highlanders struggle Abundance of blood; wide and deep Stabbed to death; many men fiercest; enough; fighting found long; battle; stood their ground asunder break To Highlander blood; (see note) fierce fighting; gaps; throng party; strong warriors; struck stay Highland; prepared for flight crags climbed; floated at once remained; (see note) Threw; knees kneeled; (t-note) piteous Vexed; pity Received; stern [On those]; own who will surrender foreign fierce opposition stone cliff asked Wallace's permission to leave followed granted him [permission]; death none alive; head spear; carried then seized; hair High Placed; stone; clansmen fortunate Found in his allegiance indeed let [them] kill no one who; peace After; feat; afterwards; go Governed; much suffering Ardchattan; council; had proclaimed flocked to; leadership strong commanded; (t-note) enjoy possession (i.e., nephew); reward; (see note) If he will come [into Wallace's grace] lose none; protect Many; flocked to Wallace many strongholds dangerous exploits hesitated Ever; allegiance; defended rightful heir; (see note) also sound ancestry continued Offering great resistance; cruel vigorously; livelihood in war To; [the] English; great injury He accomplished much; (t-note) son; called; flower; (see note) account governed; war; peace name; called indeed war; he devoted himself peace; courtly pursuits; turned noble birth; heed noble [worth] a pin Since Roxburgh Castle; conquered; (see note) Then; until traitors death such; pass over for now been reproached; truth; (see note) lightly touch on that case Unless; something censured such; not find fault with me; (t-note) more comfort has certainly; harm; foes; (t-note) war; greatly to prize Diligent; both steadfast, strong prelate; made his way; (see note) possessed high lineage Sinclair blood by the pope's Dunkeld bishop; purpose seized benefice; allowed him [to] possess treat save; Bute protection; (see note) Until; won; difficulty land many more; overthrown restored rightfully; own also; earlier In the highlands; left there Came what; both armor; bright then; well number reached camped; many [a] one warmly greatly to prize war; (t-note) Gave [away] what; won; gear stay From; traveled His mind was set then wholly summoned; worth Firmly resolved beseeched; advice memory by misfortune always for one [of ours]; caused amends attack; before; go let them know; here wrongly keep low; ditch enough; harass Fill; go full battle order; across at once force; these buildings such Forth talking; rode lodged comfortably Until; made ready their preparations had built; siege machines; wood wrights; region made assigned men to lead them Down the river until; came; place; (see note) was their excellent guide; (see note) Directed; to follow his will; (t-note) army; around; (see note) earth; stones; ditches Hurdles; timber long; strong clear path; prepared Many siege engines; strongly; raised soon; attack went powerful besieged; (see note) middle way were ready to fight; (t-note) English; time artillery; grievous; endure crossbow, crossbow bolts; stones guns; fiercely; shot Pierced; bright fierce; bold In close combat, from [when] English Yet; war fighting; boldly conducted themselves availed; actions forced their way in hurried over walls rose hideous noise turret; reached battle; begun was called; name assault proved [their mettle] Among; foes; strong of steel that; assembled; either [There] was no Englishman; blows endure soon; trampled; foot Englishmen; stabbed; street lost; (see note) fled away; stay light Down the river; help; Dundee stayed until; fourth got; goods Settled; Scottish people (see note) As heritable office [to be] sheriff Then; set off council [To which] loyal Scottish; assemble To Coupar; inspect; (see note) from there delay then forth; rode In Brechin; lodged Then; prepare [equip] abroad; banner; (t-note) battle order English; overtaken open; Mearns; rode that dared fled in terror Dunnottar [Castle]; promontory; (see note) No farther; escape assembled; until church ran, thought sanctuary rest remained; stone rock negotiations; make lives; save; go afraid; dared; trust on fire Burnt; church Over; rock (castle); rest; din hung onto rocks; painfully; die leapt; floundered Englishman was left alive; stronghold burnt; cold ashes many fell down on [their] knees laughed warriors, [that] repent; little had no pity on us hanged there To Aberdeen busily were removing hundred ships; rudder carried; oar pack; goods; haven Wallace's army None escaped there; company Except many servants; left an ebb tide; went on them goods, then; on fire battered bone; flesh Buchan; went on horseback commanded; stay; (see note) (see note) did not enjoy possession; rude threatening knew traveled to Slains; (see note) then by ship rode; openly Cromarty many flocked Returned; came pleased army; July 31; (see note) Settled; should; (see note) Then; army; (see note) Caused a siege to be laid leave; go hurried very quietly entire retinue [which] was only to; hire own; forsook Wallace's deeds; news told profoundly lamented; minds [For they] had lost here both go treasurer; (see note) (see note) ordered; large numbers [of troops] well equipped; ride commanded; wait Until; supplies from subdue fear received; [the River] Tweed; (see note) Ill will; towards then [it] increased more circumstance; [on account] of struggle assistance; indeed means before then; desist Against; proved [his mettle]; combats supported Against; wrought; injustice muster; awesome fighting; there were sixty thousand before; chose to stop [stay] siege; time keep planned stone Angus; inhabitants; (see note) same rode while; order; stayed strong It is too ambitious a battlefield unless; advantage undertaken less; such; has gone well such; of necessity succeed near; bridge plan; a surprise attack knowledge; (see note) [time of] the battle; appoint; (see note); (t-note) fight; delay bridge; rode board; firmly sentries; knew; none should from carpenter; most skilled ordered; board By; middle beam; over; (t-note) hinges nailed Then filled; as [if] nothing wooden rollers rest underneath; ordered beam; wooden support loosen; pin; let him know blow six; were against one went remainder stayed Both; castle; capture other side field of battle entered; foot; stand; (see note) vanguard; led war-like wise man; (see note) army; across thought they knew better Told; blow [his horn]; enough did not rush; resolutely came on Until; bridge seized; (t-note) sharply; John [the] carpenter roller; knocked; cunning rest went down; went out hideous; rose Both rest; blows firm; sore over; secured [from attack] van of the army; proved [themselves] battle; fighting English; drew back from breadth of an acre; more spear; carried press; goes stroke delivered; has corslet; polished piercing head; penetrated right through stabbed him fatally That chieftain was violently killed Both; dashed English army, which; ready; (t-note) They lost courage many [a] one openly began to flee Yet; remained; place brought to their deaths rest; stay Help; many diverse sides depths; (t-note) were left alive; large company no man of worth was slain Except; hard; (see note) were lost As fiercely made their way; (t-note) Raised the bridge; released those fleeing then also; (see note) provide pursuit speedily Ever by; caused many; [to] bleed caused a great many [to] die fiercely flee readily; guide harnessed Straight Many; that fled too slowly galloped (run) a very long time Many collapsed; go stayed (see note) tired in all; horsemen also Adam Wallace found were occupied with slaughter Until; passed Very sadly; adverse fortune got without ransoming Beside; returned [any] more; then lodging directly On Assumption Day (August 15); happened; (see note) Ever praised; her; (see note); (t-note) Protector often she many diverse places soon after; (see note) oath; every single baron into his presence also gave them an undertaking; work for To; plain statement Before witnesses there by his oath; bound Loyalty; (t-note) Who; agree punished rigorously Some . . . some news; both these Dundee; got soon; negotiation Escaped with their lives; (t-note) castle; occupied past none strong name; was called; (see note) refuge Against [the] English; win get him [to leave] his Scottish faith strong; (see note); (t-note) where battle stood Against; bold actions many fierce men enterprise (day's work); won General provisions which; kept many a captured; left Wallace's will Bold; then; went narrative; may hear; more in The Bruce, whoever likes to read; (see note) fierce deeds firmly arranged rule sheriffs Some; kin; other true blood cousin; decreed; (see note) always Keeper; in his pay (see note) free; woe won from; fierce ruled Awaiting; rightful; (see note) From; subjection wrongfully; own enjoyed peace; (see note) council proclaimed that it should be held clerks, barons; burgesses summons Stayed many here fully If; admit maintain loyalty to granted full; petition to humbly Beseeched; peer government Contemptuously; laughed such [an] embassy seldom seen rule Here; lack (see note) furrow believes; displays her wheel; (see note) last if you will let you know; ought As I am free to rule in this region own also; quantity; (see note) Homage thereof independent summons; more To; writ plainly declared such; make hot anger knew; only one king; (see note) strange [If] he is allowed; worse rose permitted; rest Alive or dead make; admit; regards as [it] were [a] shame; history; record; (t-note) ease die; (t-note) Unless; acknowledges; rightful we shall not both reign contemptuous; repent; extremely Unless [my] power fails or I die in the attempt Since; earth; decreed [the] judge; knows council; (t-note) left Perth Entreated the council before he left only one; go Kinghorn; shortest; take over [the River] Forth expedition (see note) defended None could persuade him in agreement advance had; (see note) also Wallace's [army] region; (see note) did come on told; then many warlike men Trail (Path); mustered his men delay go; before leisure ride that force; battle one thing loyal; to great things ruin himself men happened forth to tell him warned about Innerwick chose; to advantage warriors to choose (i.e., on the side of) right forthwith want; good negotiation either fighting Continued Many; died; fierce account; subject Pity; of one Grief-stricken; lost; (t-note) No provisions; castle defense reliable; report completely; will into the keeping of furnished; good made his way; (see note) sallied forth; await pursuit without delay Coldstream; lodged speed before; awakened went; (see note) attack chase; avail Too; stronghold miles wide; twice as long In; lived in peace more forces; went into prepared supplies earnestly passed had put him out [so] their; more caused; army Bruce prepared; (see note) own; deceived made him believe; [a] rebel kingdom; himself They were Loyalty; trustworthiness; always defend freely will not linger [the] English came together [the] Ouse River; [the River] Tweed army; indeed Tynemouth; ships guard [entry to]; [so] that; supply straightaway stayed; (t-note) by this [time] Lothian; (see note) well-equipped bold and valiant Yester [Castle]; camped; (see note) company of knights; (see note) (see note) [the] English active; war array overthrow [An] army counsel; (t-note) for his comforting words and advice go So long as; care not to die we must die once On the [side of] right sent a messenger [Who] told this news; very pleased Amends; he was very keen to have Without further delay; (see note) ambush quietly; waited ordered was not warned then Yet; before [then] both; danger scouts coming castle (i.e., Dunbar); moor; gone An open then sallied forth; [a] small company rode; rightful array; rode feared; had so many against; advance saw [this]; begged; wait Lose; these; strong positions; ride go; more forces These are too great; lightly; fight (t-note) too close such; take [up] dangerous chase Here [Who] would attack him staunch Those English; battle; endure fierce; violently; either Great din rose there all together painful encounter Many blows; firmly Piercing spears; armor penetrated Many Saddles; empty; (t-note) they overthrew foremost overthrew in this way While; rest wished to go away remained so fiercely determined That; courage Against; battles no power alive strength; one against five were dealt with violently many blows; fierce strife ferocious stabbing; painful ground; flowed ring formed Wherever bold also Adam Wallace; (t-note) valiant Many; they violently killed fiercely fought back own; distress pressed forward boldly many breaches against; compatriots grieved; knew distressed; more Than all the rest; that ambush; once burst out in all; valiant; deeds Those fleeing; rallied many; destroyed ambush had broken battlefield swooned; armor scare; before; went newly arrived army; assembled either side; grave and sore fiercely fought back many tyrant; practiced; war a great deal of harm bold; fiercely many Scots he caused to die might battle; soon thigh-piece; grievous blow Cleft; armor; sharply ground sword cloth; somewhat revenged stroke aimed deftly Maitland recklessly; (see note) head; struck helmet; brain; shattered; bone stroke separated; rest them (i.e., the English); alone; (t-note) drew; many; (t-note) stabbed; [he was] compelled to dismount defend; prudently withstand heavy; rode in company; thought cruel; (t-note) space; all around him; (t-note) sword; need knowledge of war to bear down [on] good Wallace Enough; unhurt; (t-note) went; escape (refuge) either side; stabbing; armor hacked; defend himself prudently knew very little Sought out; missed extremely vigorous bold ready for fighting vigorously rode space violently knocked down to the ground noisy uproar Before; many; (t-note) press [of battle]; rescued Soon; bold steed; (t-note) stronghold rode wisely; rescuing many men prepare; pursuit On those withdrawing slipped away together These; earlier So well defended themselves; fiercely; (t-note) dared go ahead of his fellows such counter-attacking; make; (see note) in all; reached the stronghold more hold; (see note) returned; bold escaped unlucky circumstances won Died; boast estimate mourning; less It was nearly evening; remain moved camp; time lodging; most advantage believed; attack gave men of the region From; strong came To; rode by [the time]; chosen From Teviotdale; many [a] one; (see note) Jedburgh; time approached; many different directions (see note) their foes; avenge; with their field [of battle] these; been Wallace's sentries In what manner; camp; (t-note) set out; without delay Soon; battle order went two commanded rest; guide both By this [time]; close (i.e., the sun); appeared soon assembled within sight ready [for them] array many Relentlessly; did onset; conducted Many; foes were put to death there; (t-note) In confusion; many crushed where powerful Because awesomely Against them; frightened once performed in such [a] way greatly to be praised Yet; fierce; powerful Remained; battle; starkly ferocious; bold; (see note) bright defend resolutely approached him sword; cross-wise blow Right through the gorget; neck; dashed Whereof; remainder were dismayed; place bold; dead stay gap Castle; (see note) valiant Many; violently they killed went Very many; brought clash; lost spear; sword blows
[After wasting and plundering Earl Patrick's lands in Merse and Lothian, Wallace attends a council of barons in Perth (lines 405-07), while Patrick goes to Edward in England, in pursuit of lands there. Wallace becomes governor, the barons pay homage to him, and he rewards the faithful, taking care not to give lands, only office, to his own family members. The Scots start to feel optimism for the first time in a long while. (Lines 391-434)]
435 440 445 450 455 460 465	Tithandis than come King Eduuard grevit was, With his power in Scotland thocht to pas, For Erll Patrik had gyffyn him sic consaill. Wallace gat wit and semblit power haill, Forty thousand on Roslyn Mur thar met. "Lordis," he said, "thus is King Eduuard set In contrar rycht to sek us in our land. I hecht to God and to yow be my hand, I sall him meit for all his gret barnage Within Ingland to fend our heretage. His fals desyr sall on himselff be seyn; He sall us fynd in contrar of his eyn. Sen he with wrang has ryddyn this regioun We sall pas now in contrar of his crown. I will nocht bid gret lordis with us fayr, For myn entent I will playnly declar. Our purpos is othir to wyn or de. Quha yeildis him sall nevir ransownd be." The barrons than him ansuerd worthely And said thai wald pas with thar chevalry. Himselff and Jop providyt that menyhe. Twenty thousand of vaillit men tuk he; Harnes and hors he gert amang thaim waill, Wapynnys enew at mycht thaim weill availl,77 Grathyt thar men that cruell wes and keyn. Bettir in wer in warld coud nocht be seyn. He bad the laiff on laubour for to bid. In gud aray fra Roslyn Mur thai ryd. At thar muster gud Wallace couth thaim as. Quhat mysteryt ma in a power to pas?78 "All of a will, as I trow set ar we, In playne battaill can nocht weill scumfit be. Our rewme is pur, waistit be Sotheroun blud. Go wyn on thaim tresour and othir gud."	News; vexed army given; such counsel got [to] know; assembled [his] whole army Roslin Moor; (see note) Against [the] right; seek vow; by meet; great baronage defend be paid back ridden [over] in opposition to command; [to] go intention die Whoever surrenders; ransomed followers made that company ready distinguished Equipped; fierce; bold war; world commanded; rest array from asked them [to be] believe determined defeated realm is poor, laid waste; English win from
[Wallace's leading supporters are named, and Earl Malcom in particular is praised. Wallace takes a small force to Roxburgh and demands that the constable hand over the keys; a similar demand is sent to Berwick. (Lines 469-511)]
515 520 525 530 535 540 545 550 555 560	The ost but mar full awfully he dycht, Began at Tweid and spard nocht at thai fand, Bot brynt befor throuch all Northummyrland. All Duram toun thai brynt up in a gleid. Abbays thai spard and kyrkis quhar thai yeid. To York thai went but baid or thai wald blyn; To byrn and sla of thaim he had na syne. Na syn thai thocht the sammyn thai leit us feill,79 Bot Wilyam Wallace quyt our quarell weill. Fortrace thai wan and small castellis kest doun, With aspre wapynnys payit thar ransoune. Of presonaris thai likit nocht to kep; Quhom thai ourtuk thai maid thar freyndis to wepe. Thai sawft na Sotheroun for thar gret riches; Of sic koffre he callit bot wrechitnes. On to the gettis and faboris of the toun Braithly thai brynt and brak thar byggyngis doun; At the wallys assayed fifteen dayis, Till King Eduuard send to thaim in this wayis A knycht, a clerk, and a squier of pes, And prayit him fayr of byrnyng to ces, And hecht battaill or forty dayis war past, Soverance so lang gyff him likit till ast;80 And als he sperd quhy Wallace tuk on hand The felloun stryff in defens of Scotland, And said he merveld on his wyt forthy Agayn Inglande was of so gret party: "Sen ye haiff maid mekill of Scotland fre It war gret tym for to lat malice be." Wallace had herd the message say thar will; With manly wytt rycht thus he said thaim till: "Yhe may knaw weill that rycht ynewch we haiff. Of his soverance I kepe nocht for to craiff. Becaus I am a natyff Scottis man It is my dett to do all that I can To fend our kynrik out of dangeryng. Till his desyr we will grant to sumthing; Our ost sall ces, for chans that may betid, Thir forty dayis bargane for till bid. We sall do nocht les than it move in yow; In his respyt myselff couth never trow." King Eduuardis wrytt undir his seill thai gaiff, Be fourty dayis that thai suld battaill haiff. Wallace thaim gaiff his credence of this thing. Thair leyff thai tuk syne passit to the king And tauld him haill how Wallace leit thaim feill: "Of your soverance he rekis nocht adeill. Sic rewllyt men, sa awfull of affer, Ar nocht crystynyt than he ledis in wer." The king ansuerd and said, "It suld be kend It cummys of witt enemys to commend. Thai ar to dreid rycht gretly in certane. Sadly thai think of harmys thai haiff tane."	army without delay; awesomely; readied spared none that; found; (see note) burned [all] before them burnt to an ember spared; churches; went without delay before; stop settled; dispute Fortresses; captured; cast down sharp; ransom; (see note) keep overtook; weep saved; Englishmen such bargaining; (t-note) gates; suburbs Fiercely; burned; broke; buildings Assailed the walls Until; (see note) in peace courteously; to cease burning; (t-note) called for; before; were also; inquired fierce struggle in his mind therefore Against; [which] was so huge Since; much heard; messengers enough safe conducts I care not to crave duty defend; kingdom from all harm cease, whatever happens battle; await nothing unless; you begin it reprieve; trust writ; seal In forty days leave; then told; completely; know safe conduct; cares not at all Such well-led; terrifying in appearance christened (baptized); leads; war known It is wise; praise to be feared; greatly for certain Gravely; suffered; (t-note)
[Wallace marches from York to Northallerton, observing the forty days peace. He successfully ambushes an English force planning to attack his army, killing the leader, Richard Rymunt. Malton is plundered, and carriage-loads of supplies removed and sent to his host. At a parliament at Pomfrey the English debate whether to battle with Wallace or not: they fear the consequences of defeat. (Lines 565-629)]
630 635 640 645 650 655 660 665 670 675	And this decret thar wit amang thaim fand,81 Gyff Wallace wald apon him tak the croun To gyff battaill thai suld be redy boun. The sammyn message till him thai send agayn And thar entent thai tald him into playn. Wallace thaim chargyt his presens till absent, His consaill callyt and schawit thaim his entent. He and his men desyrit battaill till haiff Be ony wayis of Ingland our the laiff. He said, "Fyrst it war a our hie thing Agayne the faith to reyff my rychtwis king. I am his man, born natiff of Scotland; To wer the croun I will nocht tak on hand. To fend the rewm it is my dett be skill; Lat God above reward me as He will." Sum bad Wallace apon him tak the croun. Wys men said, "Nay, it war bot derysioun To croun him king but voice of the parlyment," For thai wyst nocht gyff Scotland wald consent. Othir sum said it was the wrangwis place. Thus demyt thai on mony divers cace. This knycht Cambell, of witt a worthi man,82 As I said ayr was present with thaim than, Herd and ansuerd quhen mony said thar will: "This war the best, wald Wallace grant thartill, To croun him king solemply for a day, To get ane end of all our lang delay." The gud Erll Malcome said that Wallace mycht As for a day, in fens of Scotlandis rycht, Thocht he refusyt it lestandly to ber, Resawe the croun as in a fer of wer. The pepill all till him gaiff thar consent: Malcome of auld was lord of the parlyment. Yeit Wallace tholyt, and leit thaim say thar will. Quhen thai had demyt be mony divers skill, In his awn mynd he abhorryt with this thing. The comouns cryit, "Mak Wallace crownyt king." Than smylyt he and said, "It suld nocht be. At termys schort, ye get no mar for me. Undyr colour we mon our ansuer mak, Bot sic a thing I will nocht on me tak. I suffer yow to say that it is sa. It war a scorn the croun on me to ta." Thai wald nocht lat the message of Ingland Cum thaim amang or thai suld understand. Twa knychtis passit to the message agayn, Maid thaim to trow Wallace was crownyt in playn, Gart thaim traist weill that this was suthfast thing.	If; (i.e., crown of Scotland) all ready same messengers to intention; told; plainly ordered them to leave his presence council; revealed; (see note) By any means; above all else were an overly ambitious; (see note) Against good faith; deprive; rightful wear; undertake defend; realm; duty by reason Let; above beseeched; [to] take would be only without approval knew not if Some others; wrong they offered diverse opinions; (t-note) (see note) earlier; then many expressed their wishes were; [if] Wallace will agree to it solemnly bring to an end Only for a day; defense Although; to bear it lastingly Accept; circumstance of war old; (see note) Yet; was patient; let considered by many; arguments own; abhorred common people In a few words; more from Using pretense; must such; take on me so mockery; place let; English messengers before they reached an understanding messengers Made them believe; openly Gave them to understand
[On Woodstock's advice, the English decide to avoid open battle with the Scots and to seek some way of picking off Wallace. In retaliation, the Scots ravage Northallerton and Yorkshire, besieging York itself. When the Scots retire to rest, the English plan a surprise skirmish, but Wallace and his night watch spy them, sound the alarm and the Scots, still in battle dress, rally and trounce them. (Lines 678-855)]
860 865 870 875 880 885 890 895 900 905 910 915 920 925 930 935 940 945 950 955 960 965 970	The layff raturnyt into the toun agayn And ruyt full sar that evyr thai furth coud found; Amang thaim was full mony werkand wound. The ost agayn ilk ane to thar ward raid, Comaundyt wachis and no mayr noyis maid, Bot restyt still quhill that the brycht day dew, Agayne began the toun to sailye new. All thus thai wrocht with full gud worthines, Assailyeit sayr with witt and hardines. The ostis victaill worth scant and failyeit fast; Thus lay thai thair quhill divers dayis war past. The land waistyt and meit was fer for to wyn, Bot that wyst nocht the stuff that was within; Thai drede full sar for thar awn warnysoun.83 For soverance prayed the power of the toun; To spek with Wallace thai desyryt fast And he aperyt and speryt quhat thai ast. The mayr ansuerd, said, "We wald gyff ransoun To pas your way and der no mayr the toun. Gret schaym it war that we suld yoldyn be And townys haldyn of les power than we. Yhe may nocht wyn us, suthlie, thocht ye bid. We sall gyff gold and yhe will fra us rid. We may gyff battaill, durst we for our king; Sen he has left, it war ane our hie thing Till us to do without his ordinance. This toun of him we hald in governance." Wallace ansuerd, "Of your gold rek we nocht; It is for battaill that we hydder socht. We had levir haiff battaill of Ingland Than all the gold that gud King Arthour fand On the Mont Mychell, quhar he the gyand slew. Gold may be gayn, bot worschip is ay new. Your king promyst that we suld battaill haiff; His wrytt tharto undyr his seyll he gaiff. Letter nor band ye se may nocht availl. Us for this toun he hecht to gyff battaill. Me think we suld on his men vengit be; Apon our kyn mony gret wrang wrocht he. His devyllyk deid he did into Scotland." The mayr said, "Schir, rycht thus we understand; We haiff no charge quhat our king gerris us do,84 Bot in this kynd we sall be bundyn yow to, Sum part of gold to gyff you with gud will And nocht efftyr to wait yow with na ill, Be no kyn meyn, the power of this toun, Bot gyff our king mak him to battaill boun." Into the ost was mony worthi man With Wallace, ma than I now rekyn can. Bettir it was for at his will thai wrocht, Thocht he wes best, no nothir lak we nocht.85 All servit thank to Scotland evir mar For manheid, wit, the quhilk thai schawit thar. The haill consaill thus demyt thaim amang, The toun to sege thaim thocht it was to lang, And nocht apayn to wyn it be no slycht. The consaill fand it was the best thai mycht Sum gold to tak gyff that thai get no mar, Syne furth thar way in thar viage thai far. Than Wallace said, "Myselff will nocht consent Bot gyff this toun mak us this playne content: Tak our baner and set it on the wall (For thar power our rewme has ridyn all), Yoldyn to be quhen we lik thaim to tak, Intill Ingland residence gyff we mak." This ansuer sone thai send into the mair. Than thai consent, the remanent that was thar, The baner up and set it in the toun, To Scotland was hie honour and renoun. That baner thar was fra eight houris to none. Thar finance maid, delyverit gold full sone. Ten thousand pund all gud gold of Ingland The ost rasavit with victaill haboundand. Baith breid and wyne rycht gladly furth thai gaiff And othir stuff at thai likit to haiff. Twenty dais owt the ost remaynit thar, Bot want of victaill gert thaim fra it far; Yeit still of pees the ost lugyt all nicht Quhill on the morn the sone was ryssyn on hycht. In Aperill amang the schawis scheyn, Quhen the paithment was cled in tendir greyn, Plesand war it till ony creatur In lusty lyff that tym for till endur. Thir gud wermen had fredome largely, Bot fude was scant, thai mycht get nayn to by, Tursyt tentis and in the contré raid. On Inglismen full gret herschipe thai maid, Brynt and brak doun, byggyngis sparyt thai nocht; Rycht worthi wallis full law to ground thai brocht. All Mydlam land thai brynt up in a fyr, Brak parkis doun, distroyit all the schyr. Wyld der thai slew for othir bestis was nayn, Thir wermen tuk of venysoune gud wayn. Towart the south thai turnyt at the last, Maid byggyngis bar als fer as evir thai past. The commons all to London ar thai went Befor the king and tald him thar entent, And said thai suld, bot he gert Wallace ces, Forsaik thair faith and tak thaim till his pes. Na herrald thar durst than to Wallace pas, Quharoff the king gretly agrevit was. Thus Eduuard left his pepill into baill. Contrar Wallace he wald nocht giff battaill, Nor byd in feild, for nocht at thai mycht say, Gayff our the caus, to London past his way. At men of wit this questioun her I as, Amang noblis gyff evir ony that was, So lang throw force in Ingland lay on cas Sen Brudus deit, but battaill, bot Wallace.86 Gret Julius, the empyr had in hand, Twys of force he was put of Ingland. Wytht Arthour als, of wer quhen that he previt, Twys thai fawcht, suppos thai war myschevit. Awfull Eduuard durst nocht Wallace abid In playn battaill, for all Ingland so wid. In London he lay and tuk him till his rest, And brak his vow. Quhilk hald ye for the best? Rycht clayr it is to ransik this questioun. Deyme as ye lest, gud men of discrecioun.	rest returned profoundly regretted; forth had gone many painful each one; section rode sentries; more noise until; dawned attack anew Attacked hard; prudence; (t-note) army's provisions grew until; were land wasted; [too] far away to obtain; (t-note) knew not; garrison (t-note) assurance of safety entreated; forces appeared; inquired; asked mayor; would give ransoms [If you would]; harm; more were; surrender [have] held; less conquer; though; wait give; if you will ride [away] from us [if] we dared too ambitious a thing For us; orders hold and govern on his behalf We care nothing for your gold came here rather found; (see note) Mont St. Michel; giant gone, but honor; always writ; seal agreement He promised to give us battle for this town be revenged kin; many great wrongs devilish deed mayor; (t-note) manner; bound to you afterwards to lie in wait for; ill-will manner of means; garrison Unless; prepares for battle Within; many valiant men more; reckon (calculate) performed deserved; more prudence; demonstrated there whole council; considered besiege; would take too long practicable; by stratagem if they could get; more Then; journey; went satisfaction Take army; realm; ridden all [over] Prepared to surrender If we stay in England mayor consented; rest; (t-note) high from eight o'clock to noon payment; soon pounds received; abundant food Both bread; wine that altogether lack; provisions; go Yet; [in time] of peace; lodged sun; high fair woods path; clad; green to any vigorous life These; warriors; (t-note) none; buy Packed up; country rode destruction Burned; buildings spared sturdy; low Middleham; burned; (see note); (t-note) woodlands; shire; (see note) deer; none These warriors; quantity Stripped buildings everywhere told; intention should, unless; made; cease; (see note) to his peace No; dared; (see note) annoyed people; woe Against; give stay in battlefield Gave up knowledge; here; ask; (see note) Among nobles if; any [Who] so long; happened to lie Twice through force; [out] of With; also; war; attempted Twice; fought; undone Formidable; dared open; wide broke; Which hold; (see note) clear; examine; (t-note) Judge; wish
[Short of food, the Scots head for Richmond where they not only find plentiful supplies, but reinforcements. (Lines 975-1002)]
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Five hundreth men was semblit in that place To save thaimselff and thar gud fra Wallace. A ryoll sted fast by a forest sid, With turrettis fayr and garrettis of gret prid Beildyt about, rycht lykly to be wicht, Awfull it was till ony mannis sicht. Feill men abown on the wallis buskyt beyn In gud armour that burnyst was full scheyn. The ost past by and bot vesyt that place, Yeit thai within on lowd defyit Wallace And trumpattis blew with mony werlik soun. Than Wallace said, "Had we yon gallandis doun On the playn ground thai wald mor sobyr be." Than Jop said, "Schir, ye gart his brodyr de In harrold weid, ye wait, on Tynto Hill." Wallace ansuerd, "So wald I with gud will Had I hymselff; bot we may nocht thaim der. Gud men mon thoill of harlottis scorn in wer."87 Schir Jhon the Graym wald at a bykkyr beyn, Bot Wallace sone that gret perell has seyn, Commaundit him to lat his service be. "We haiff no men to waist in sic degré. Wald ye thaim harm I knaw ane othir gait How we throuch fyr within sall mak thaim hait. Fyr has beyn ay full felloun into wer: On sic a place it ma do mekill der. Thar auld bulwerk I se of wydderyt ayk; War it in fyr thai mycht nocht stand a straik. Housis and wod is her enewch plenté. Quha hewis best of this forest lat se. Pow housis doun we sall nocht want adeill; The auld temyr will ger the greyn byrn weill." At his commaund full besyly thai wrocht; Gret wod in haist about the hous thai brocht. The bulwerk wan thir men of armys brycht,88 To the barmkyn laid temyr apon hycht. Than bowmen schot to kep thaim fra the cast; The wall about had festnyt firis fast. Women and barnys on Wallace fast thai cry; On kneis thai fell and askit him mercy. At a quartar quhar fyr had nocht ourtayn, Thai tuk thaim out fra that castell of stayn, Syn bet the fyr with brundys brym and bauld. The rude low rais full heych abown that hauld. Barrellis of pyk for the defens was hungyn thar, All strak in fyr, the myscheiff was the mar. Quhen the brym fyr atour the place was past Than thai within mycht nothir schut no cast. Als bestiall as hors and nowt within Amang the fyr thai maid a hidduys dyn. The armyt men in harnes was so hait, Sum doun to ground duschit but mar debait; Sum lap, sum fell into the felloun fyr, Smoryt to dede and brynt bathe bayn and lyr. The fyr brak in at all opynnys about; Nayn baid on loft, so felloun was the dout. Fehew himself lap rudly fra the hycht, Throuch all the fyr can on the barmkyn lycht. With a gud suerd Wallace strak off his hed; Jop hynt it up and turst it fra that sted. Five hundreth men that war into that place, Gat nayne away bot dede withoutyn grace. Wallace baid still with his power that nycht; Apon the morn the fyr had failyeit mycht. Beffor the gett quhar it was brynt on breid A red thai maid and to the castell yeid, Strak doun the gett and tuk that thai mycht wyn, Jowellys and gold, gret riches war tharin; Spulyeit the place and left nocht ellis thar Bot bestis brynt, bodyis, and wallis bar. Than tuk thai hyr that wyff was to Fehew, Gaiff this commaund, as scho was woman trew, To turs that hed to London to King Eduuard. Scho it rasavyt with gret sorow in hart. Wallace himselff thir chargis till hyr gaiff: "Say to your king, bot gyff I battaill haiff, At London gettis we sall assailye sayr. In this moneth we think for to be thair. Trastis in treuth, will God, we sall nocht faill, Bot I rasyst throw chargis of our consaill. The southmaist part of Ingland we sall se Bot he sek pes or ellis bargan with me. Apon a tym he chargyt me on this wys, Rycht boustously, to mak till him service: Sic sall he haiff as he us caus has maid." Than movit thai without langer abaid. Deliverit scho was fra this gud chevalry. Towart London scho socht rycht ernystfully, On to the tour but mar proces scho went, Quhar Eduuard lay sayr murnand in his entent. His nevois hede quhen he saw it was brocht, So gret sorow sadly apon him socht, With gret unes apon his feit he stud, Wepand for wo for his der tendyr blud. The consaill rais and prayit him for to ces: "We los Ingland bot gyff ye purches pes." Than Wodstok said, "This is my best consaill: Tak pees in tyme as for our awn availl, Or we tyne mar yeit slaik of our curage. Erest ye may get help to your barnage." The king grantyt and bad thaim message send; Na man was thar that durst to Wallace wend. The queyn apperyt and saw this gret distance. Weill born scho was, of the rycht blud of France; Scho trowit weill tharfor to speid the erar. Hyrselff purpost in that message to far. Als scho forthocht at the king tuk on hand Agayn the rycht so oft to reyff Scotland. And feill men said the vengeance hapnyt thar, Of gret murthyr his men maid intill Ayr. Thus demyt thai the consaill thaim amang. To this effect the queyn bownyt to gang. Quhen scho has seyn ilk man forsak this thing On kneis scho fell and askyt at the king: "Soverane," scho said, "gyff it your willis be, At I desyr yon chyftayn for to se. For he is knawin bath hardy, wys, and trew, Perchance he will erar on wemen rew Than on your men; yhe haiff don him sic der, Quhen he thaim seis it movis him ay to wer. To help this land I wald mak my travaill; It ma nocht scaith suppos it do na vaill." The lordis all of hir desir was fayn; Onto the king thai maid instans in playn That scho mycht pas. The king with aukwart will, Halff into yr, has giffyn consent thartill. Sum of thaim said the queyn luffyt Wallace For the gret voice of his hie nobilnas. A hardy man that is lykly withall Gret favour will of fortoun till him fall Anent wemen, is seyne in mony place. Sa hapnyt it in his tyme with Wallace. In his rysing he was a luffar trew And chesit ane, quhill Inglismen hir slew. Yeit I say nocht the queyn wald on hir tak All for his luff sic travaill for to mak. Now luff or leiff, or for help of thar land, I mak rahers as I in scriptour fand. Scho graithit hir apon a gudlye wis With gold and ger and folk at hir devis; Ladyis with hir, nane othir wald thai send, And ald preystis that weill the cuntré kend. Lat I the queyn to message redy dycht And spek furth mar of Wallace travaill rycht. The worthy Scottis amang thar enemys raid; Full gret distruccioun amang the Sotheron thai maid; Waistit about the land on athir sid. Na wermen than durst in thar way abid. Thai ransoun nane bot to the dede thaim dycht, In mony steid maid fyris braid and brycht. The ost was blith and in a gud estate, Na power was at wald mak thaim debate; Gret ryches wan of gold and gud thaim till, Leyffyng enewch to tak at thar awn will. In awfull fer thai travaill throuch the land, Maid byggynis bar that thai befor thaim fand, Gret barmkynnys brak of stedis stark and strang, Thir wicht wermen of travaill thocht nocht lang. South in the land rycht ernystfully thai socht To Sanct Tawbawnys, bot harm thar did thai nocht. The priour send thaim wyne and venesoun, Refreshyt the ost with gud in gret fusioun. The nycht apperyt quhen thai war at the place: Thai herbreyt thaim fra thine a litill space, Chesyt a sted quhar thai suld bid all nycht; Tentis on ground and palyonis proudly pycht Intill a vaill be a small ryver fayr, On athir sid quhar wild der maid repayr; Set wachis owt that wysly couth thaim kepe, To souppar went and tymysly thai slepe. Of meit and sleip thai ces with suffisiance. The nycht was myrk, our drayff the dyrkfull chance; The mery day sprang fra the oryent, With bemys brycht enlumynyt the occident. Eftir Titan Phebus up rysyt fayr, Heich in the sper the signes maid declayr. Zepherus began his morow cours, The swete vapour thus fra the ground resours, The humyll breyth doun fra the hevyn availl, In every meide, bathe fyrth, forrest, and daill, The cler rede amang the rochis rang, Throuch greyn branchis quhar byrdis blythly sang, With joyus voice in hevynly armony. Than Wallace thocht it was no tyme to ly. He croyssit him, syne sodeynli up rais; To tak the ayr out of his palyon gais. Maister John Blar was redy to rawes, In gud entent syne bownyt to the mes. Quhen it was done Wallace can him aray In his armour, quhilk gudly was and gay. His schenand schoys that burnyst was full beyn, His leg harnes he clappyt on so clene; Pullane greis he braissit on full fast, A clos byrny with mony sekyr cast Breyst plait, brasaris, that worthy was in wer. Besid him furth Jop couth his basnet ber; His glytterand glovis gravin on athir sid, He semyt weill in battaill till abid. His gud gyrdyll and syne his burly brand, A staff of steyll he gryppyt in his hand. The ost him blyst and prayit God of his grace Him to convoy fra all mystymyt cace. Adam Wallace and Boid furth with him yeid By a revir throwout a floryst meid. And as thai walk atour the feyldis greyn Out of the south thai saw quhar at the queyn Towart the ost come ridand sobyrly, And fyfty ladyis was in hyr cumpany, Vaillyt of wit and demyt of renoun; Sum wedowis war and sum of religioun, And sevyn preistis that entrit war in age. Wallace to sic did nevir gret owtrage Bot gyff till him thai maid a gret offens. Thus prochyt thai on towart thar presens. At the palyoun quhar thai the lyoun saw To ground thai lycht and syne on kneis can faw; Prayand for pece thai cry with petous cher. Erll Malcom said, "Our chyftayn is nocht her." He bad hyr rys and said it was nocht rycht, A queyn on kneis till ony lauar wycht. Up by the hand the gud erll has hyr tayn, Atour the bent to Wallace ar thai gayn. Quhen scho him saw scho wald haiff knelyt doun. In armys sone he caucht this queyn with croun And kyssyt hyr withoutyn wordis mor; So dyd he nevir to na Sotheron befor. "Madem," he said, "Rycht welcum mot ye be. How plesis yow our ostyng for to se?" "Rycht weyll," scho said, "of frendschip haiff we neid. God grant ye wald of our nesis to speid. Suffer we mon suppos it lik us ill, Bot trastis weyll it is contrar our will." "Ye sall remayn. With this lord I mon gang. Fra your presens we sall nocht tary lang." The erll and he on to the palyon yeid With gud avys to deym mar of this deid. Till consell son Wallace gart call thaim to. "Lordys," he said, "ye wait quhat is ado. Of thar cummyng myselff has na plesance; Herfor mon we wyrk with ordinance. Wemen may be contempnyng into wer Amang fullis that can thaim nocht forber. I say nocht this be thir, nor yeit the queyn; I trow it be bot gud that scho will meyn. Bot sampyll tak of lang tym passit by. At Rownsyvaill the tresoun was playnly Be wemen maid, that Ganyelon with him brocht, And Turke wyn; forber thaim couth thai nocht. Lang us in wer gert thaim desyr thar will, Quhilk brocht Charlis to fellon los and ill. The flour of France withoutyn redempcioun Throuch that foull deid was brocht to confusioun. Commaund your men tharfor in prevay wys Apayn of lyff thai wyrk nocht on sic wys; Nane spek with thaim bot wys men of gret waill, At lordis ar and sworn to this consaill." Thir chargis thai did als wysly as thai mocht; This ordynance throw all the ost was wrocht. He and the erll bathe to the queyn thai went, Rasavyt hyr fayr and brocht hyr till a tent; To dyner bownyt als gudly as thai can And servit was with mony likly man. Gud purvyance the queyn had with hyr wrocht; A say scho tuk of all thyng at thai brocht. Wallace persavyt and said, "We haiff no dreid. I can nocht trow ladyis wald do sic deid To poysoun men, for all Ingland to wyn." The queyn ansuerd, "Gyff poysoun be tharin Of ony thyng quhilk is brocht her with me, Apon myselff fyrst sorow sall ye se." Sone eftir meit a marchell gart absent Bot lordis and thai at suld to consaill went. Ladyis apperyt in presens with the queyn. Wallace askyt quhat hir cummyng mycht meyn. "For pes," scho said, "at we haiff to yow socht. This byrnand wer in baill has mony brocht. Ye grant us pees for Him that deit on Tre." Wallace ansuerd, "Madeym that may nocht be. Ingland has doyne sa gret harmys till us We may nocht pas and lychtly leiff it thus." "Yeis," said the queyne, "for Crystyn folk we ar. For Goddis saik, sen we desyr no mar, We awcht haiff pes." "Madeym, that I deny. The perfyt caus I sall yow schaw forquhy; Ye seke na pes bot for your awn availl. Quhen your fals king had Scotland gryppyt haill, For na kyn thing that he befor him fand He wald nocht thoill the rycht blud in our land, Bot reft thar rent, syne put thaimselff to ded. Ransoun of gold mycht mak us na remed. His fell fals wer sall on himselff be seyn." Than sobyrly till him ansuerd the queyn, "Of thir wrangis amendis war most fair." "Madeym," he said, "of him we ask no mar Bot at he wald byd us into battaill, And God be juge, he kennys the maist haill." "Sic mendis," scho said, "war nocht rycht gud, think me. Pes now war best, and it mycht purchest be. Wald yhe grant pes and trwys with us tak, Throuch all Ingland we suld gar prayeris mak For yow and thaim at in the wer war lost." Than Wallace said, "Quhar sic thing cummys throuch bost,89 Prayer of fors, quharso at it be wrocht, Till us helpys litill or ellis nocht." Warly scho said, "Thus wys men has us kend, Ay efftir wer pees is the finall end, Quharfor ye suld of your gret malice ces; The end of wer is cheryté and pes. Pees is in hevyn with blys and lestandnas. We sall beseke the pape of his hie grace Till commaund pes sen we may do na mar." "Madeym," he said, "or your purches cum thar Mendys we think of Ingland for to haiff." "Quhat set yow thus," scho said, "so God yow saiff, Fra violent wer at ye lik nocht to duell?" "Madem," he said, "the suth I sall yow tell. Eftir the dayt of Alexanderis ryng Our land stud thre yer desolate but king, Kepyt full weyll at concord in gud stait. Throuch two clemyt thar hapnyt gret debait, So ernystfully, accord thaim nocht thai can. Your king thai ast for to be thar ourman. Slely he slayd throuch strenthis of Scotland; The kynryk syne he tuk in his awn hand. He maid a king agayn our rychtwys law For he of him suld hald the regioun aw. Contrar this band was all the haill barnage For Scotland was yeit nevir into thrillage. Gret Julius that tribut gat of aw, His wynnyng was in Scotland bot full smaw. Than your fals king, under colour but mar, Throuch band he maid till Bruce that is our ayr, Throuch all Scotland with gret power thai raid, Undid that king quhilk he befor had maid. To Bruce sen syne he kepit na connand. He said he wald nocht ga and conques land Till othir men, and thus the cas befell. Than Scotland throuch he demayned himsell, Slew our elderis, gret peté was to se. In presone syne lang tyme thai pynit me Quhill I fra thaim was castyn out for ded. Thankit be God he send me sum remed! Vengyt to be I prevyt all my mycht; Feyll of thar kyn to dede syn I haiff dycht. The rage of youth gert me desyr a wyff; That rewit I sayr and will do all my liff. A tratour knycht but mercy gert hyr de, Ane Hessilryg, bot for dispit of me. Than rang I furth in cruell wer and payn Quhill we redemyt part of our land agayn. Than your curst king desyryt of us a trew, Quhilk maid Scotland full rathly for to rew. Into that pes thai set a suttell ayr, Than eighteen scor to dede thai hangyt thair At noblis war and worthi of renoun, Of cot armys eldest in that regioun;90 Thar dede we think to veng in all our mycht. The woman als that dulfully was dycht, Out of my mind that dede will nevir bid Quhill God me tak fra this fals warld so wid! Of Sotheroun syn I can no peté haiff. Your men in wer I think nevirmor to saiff." The breith teris, was gret payn to behald, Bryst fra his eyn be he his taill had tald. The queyn wepyt for peté of Wallace. "Allace," scho said, "wa worth the curssyt cace! In waryit tym that Hesilryg was born! Mony worthi throuch his deid ar forlorn. He suld haiff payn that saikles sic ane slewch.91 Ingland sen syn has bocht it der enewch, Thocht scho had beyn a queyn or a prynsace." "Madem," he said, "as God giff me gud grace, Intill hir tym scho was als der to me, Prynsace or queyn, in quhat stait so thai be." "Wallace," scho said, "of this talk we will ces; The mendis heroff is gud prayer and pes." "I grant," he said, "of me as now na mayr. This is rycht nocht bot ekyng of our cayr." The queyn fand weyll langage nothing hyr bet.92 Scho trowit with gold that he mycht be ourset. Thre thousand pound of fynest gold so red Scho gert be brocht to Wallace in that sted. "Madeym," he said, "na sic tribut we craiff. Anothir mendis we wald of Ingland haiff Or we raturn fra this regioun agayn, Of your fals blud that has our elderis slayn. For all the gold and ryches ye in ryng. Ye get no pes but desir of your king." Quhen scho saw weill gold mycht hyr nocht releiff, Sum part in sport scho thocht him for to preiff. "Wallace," scho said, "yhe war clepyt my luff; Mor baundounly I maid me for to pruff,93 Traistand tharfor your rancour for to slak. Me think ye suld do sumthing for my saik." Rycht wysly he maid ansuer to the queyn: "Madem," he said, "and verité war seyn That ye me luffyt, I awcht yow luff agayn. Thir wordis all ar nothing bot in vayn. Sic luff as that is nothing till avance, To tak a lak and syne get no plesance. In spech of luff suttell ye Sotheroun ar; Ye can us mok, suppos ye se no mar." "In London," scho said, "for yow I sufferyt blaym; Our consall als will lauch quhen we cum haym. So may thai say, wemen ar fers of thocht To seke frendschip and syne can get rycht nocht." "Madem," he said, "we wait how ye ar send. Yhe trow we haiff bot litill for to spend. Fyrst with your gold, for ye ar rych and wys, Yhe wald us blynd, sen Scottis ar so nys; Syn plesand wordis of yow and ladyis fair, As quha suld dryff the byrdis till a swar With the small pype, for it most fresche will call. Madeym, as yit ye ma nocht tempt us all. Gret part of gud is left amang our kyn; In Ingland als we fynd enewch to wyn." Abayssyt scho was to mak ansuer him till. "Der schir," scho said, "sen this is at your will, Wer or pes, quhatso yow likis best, Lat your hye witt and gud consaill degest." "Madem," he said, "now sall ye understand The resone quhy that I will mak na band. With yow ladyis I can na trewis bynd For your fals king hereftir sone wald fynd, Quhen he saw tyme, to brek it at his will And playnly say he grantyt nocht thartill. Than had we nayn bot ladyis to repruff. That sall he nocht, be God that is abuff! Apon wemen I will no wer begyn; On you, in faith, no worschip is to wyn. All the haill pas apon himselff he sall tak Of pees or wer, quhat hapnyt we to mak." The qweyn grantyt his ansuer sufficient; So dyd the layff in place that was present. His delyverance thai held of gret availl And stark enewch to schaw to thar consaill. Wa was the qweyn hyr travaill helpyt nocht. The gold scho tuk that thai had with hyr brocht; Into the ost rycht frely scho it gayff Till evirylk man that likyt for till haiff. Till menstraillis, harroldis, scho delt haboundanlé,94 Besekand thaim hyr frend at thai wald be. Quhen Wallace saw the fredom of the queyn Sadly he said, "The suth weyll has beyn seyn, Wemen may tempt the wysest at is wrocht. Your gret gentrice it sall nevir be for nocht. We yow assuuer our ost sall muff nathing Quhyll tym ye may send message fra your king. Gyff it be sa at he accord and we, Than for your saik it sall the better be. Your harroldys als sall saiffly cum and ga; For your fredom we sall trowbill na ma."95 Scho thankit him of his grant mony sys And all the ladyis apon a gudly wys. Glaidly thai drank, the queyn and gud Wallace, Thir ladyis als and lordis in that place. Hyr leyff scho tuk without langar abaid, Five myile that nycht south till a nonry raid. Apon the morn till London passit thai. In Westmenster quhar at the consaill lay Wallace ansuer scho gart schaw to the king. It nedis nocht her rahers mar of this thing. The gret commend that scho to Wallace gaiff Befor the king in presens of the laiff, Till trew Scottis it suld gretly apples, Thocht Inglismen tharoff had litill es. Of worschip, wyt, manheid, and governans, Of fredom, trewth, key of remembrans, Scho callyt him thar into thar hye presens, Thocht contrar thaim he stud at his defens. "So chyftaynlik," scho said, "as he is seyn, Intill Inglande I trow has nevir beyn. Wald ye of gold gyff him this rewmys rent Fra honour he will nocht turn his entent. Sufferyt we ar quhill ye may message mak. Of wys lordis sum part I reid yow tak To purches pees withoutyn wordis mar; For all Ingland may rew his raid full sayr. Your harroldys als to pas to him has leyff, In all his ost thar sall no man thaim greiff." Than thankit thai the queyn for hir travaill, The king and lordis that was of his consaill. Of hyr ansuer the king applessit was. Than thre gret lordys thai ordand for to pas. Thar consaill haill has fownd it was the best Trewis to tak, or ellis thai get no rest. A harrold went in all the haist he may Till Tawbane waill quhar at the Scottis lay, Condeyt till haiff quhill thai haiff said thar will. The consaill sone a condeyt gaiff him till. Agayn he past with soverance till his king. Than chesyt thai thre lordis for this thing. The keyn Clyffurd was than thar warden haill, Bewmont, Wodstok, all men of mekill waill; Quhat thir thre wrocht the layff suld stand thartill. The kingis seyll was gyffyn thaim at thar will. Sone thai war brocht to spekyng to Wallace. Wodstok him schawit mony suttell cace. Wallace he herd the sophammis evire deill. "As yeit," he said, "me think ye meyn bot weill. In wrang ye hald, and dois us gret owtrage, Of housis part that is our heretage. Owt of this pees in playn I mak thaim knawin, Thaim for to wyn, sen that thai ar our awin, Roxburch, Berweik, at ouris lang tym has beyn, Into the handis of you fals Sotherone keyn. We ask her als be vertu of this band Our ayris, our king, be wrang led of Scotland. We sall thaim haiff withoutyn wordis mar." Till his desyr the lordis grantis thair, Rycht at his will thai haiff consentit haill, For na kyn thing the pees thai wald nocht faill. The yong Randell at than in London was, The lord of Lorn, in this band he can as, Erll of Bowchane bot than in tendyr age - Eftir he grew a man of hycht, wys and large. Cumyn and Soullis he gart deliver als, Quhilk eftir was till King Robert full fals. Wallang fled our, and durst nocht bid that mute, In Pykardté; to ask him was na bute, Bot Wallace wald erar haff had that fals knycht Than ten thousand of fynest gold so brycht. The Bruce he askit, bot he was had away Befor that tym till Calys mony day. King Eduuard prevyt that thai mycht nocht him get; Of Glosister his uncle had him set, At Calys than had haly in kepyng. Wallace that tym gat nocht his rychtwys king. The erll Patrik fra London alsua send Wyth Wallace to mak, as weill befor was kend, Of his mater a fynaill governance; Till King Eduuard gaiff up his legeance And tuk till hald of Scotland evirmar. With full glaid hart Wallace resavit him thar. Thai honowryt him rycht reverendly as lord; The Scottis was all rejosyt of that conford. A hundreth hors with yong lordis of renoune Till Wallace com, fred out of that presoune. Undyr his seill King Eduuard thaim gert send For till gyff our and mak a fynaill end Roxburch, Berweik, quhilk is of mekill vaill, To Scottis men and all the boundis haill. To fyve yer trew thai promyst be thar hand. Than Wallace said, "We will pas ner Scotland Or ocht be seld, and tharfor mak us boun. Agayn we will besid Northallyrtoun Quhar King Eduuard fyrst battaill hecht to me; As it began thar sall it endyt be. Gret weyll your queyn," he chargyt the message, "It is for hyr at we leyff our viage." A day he set quhen he suld meit him thar And seill this pees withoutyn wordis mar. Apon the morn the ost but mar avys Tranountyt north apon a gudly wys To the set tryst that Wallace had thaim maid. The Inglis message com but mar abaid; Thai seyllyt the pes without langar delay. The message than apon the secund day Till London went in all the haist thai can. The worthi Scottis with mony gudly man Till Bambwrch com with all the power haill, Sexté thousand, all Scottis of gret waill. Ten dayis befor All Halow Evyn thai fur; On Lammes Day thai lycht on Caram Mur. Thar lugyt thai with plesance as thai mocht, Quhill on the morn at preistis to thaim socht In Caram Kyrk, and sessyt in his hand Roxburch keyis as thai had maid connand, And Berweik als, quhilk Sotheroun had so lang. Thai frede the folk in Ingland for to gang, For thar lyffis uschet of athir place; Thai durst nocht weill bid rekynnyng of Wallace. Capdane he maid in Berweik of renoun That worthy was, gud Crystell of Cetoun. Kepar he left till Roxburch Castell wicht Schir Jhon Ramsay, a wys and worthi knycht. Syn Wallace selff with Erll Patrik in playn To Dunbar raid and restoryt him agayn In his castell and all that heretage, With the consent of all that haill barnage. Quhen Wallace was agreit and this lord, To rewll the rewm he maid him gudly ford. Scotlande atour fra Ros till Soloway Sand He raid it thrys and statut all the land. In the Leynhous a quhyll he maid repayr; Schyr Jhon Menteth that tym was captane thar. Twys befor he had his gossep beyn, Bot na frendschip betwix thaim syn was seyn. Twa monethis still he duelt in Dunbertane; A hous he foundyt apon the Roch of stayne. Men left he thar till byg it to the hycht, Syn to the March agayn he rydis rycht. Into Roxburch thai chesyt him a place, A gud tour thar he gert byg in schort space. The kynrik stud in gud worschip and es; Was nayn so gret durst his nychtbour disples. The abill ground gert laubour thryftely, Victaill and froyte thar grew aboundandly. Was nevir befor, syn this was callyt Scotland, Sic welth and pes at anys in the land. He send Jop twys to Bruce in Huntyntoun, Besekand him to cum and tak his croun. Conseill he tuk at fals Saxionis, allace! He had nevir hap in lyff to get Wallace. Thre yer as thus the rewm stud in gud pes. Of this sayn my wordis for to ces, And forthyr furth of Wallace I will tell Intill his lyff quhat aventur yeit fell. Book 9	In [the] shire [of] Richmond; abundance Bread, ale, and wine; provisions woods; many [a] one truly; spared none order handsome; found; (t-note) Which was called Ravensworth; (see note) stronghold; (see note) were assembled save; goods from royal dwelling Built; strong Awesome; to any Many; above; were prepared burnished; fair only inspected Yet; aloud many war-like sounds those gallants temperate caused the death of his brother; (see note) herald's clothing, you know would I [deal with him] injure would [have] been at an encounter soon let; (see note) in such [a] way way hot ever; harmful in war may; great damage old; dried oak on fire; withstand an attack here enough hews; let's see Pull; at all old timber; make; green [wood] burn worked castle rampart piled up timber; high Then; protect; discharge [of missiles]; (see note) [they] had fastened torches children; cry [out]; (t-note) place where; overtaken took; stone Then beat; brands fierce; bold strong flame rose; high above; castle pitch; (t-note) burst into flames; damage; more flaming; through neither shoot nor throw [missiles] Also; [such] as horses and cattle hideous din; (t-note) armor; hot fell without further resistance leapt; terrible fire Crushed; burnt both bone; flesh openings None stayed above; grave; risk leapt swiftly; top ramparts alight sword; struck; head grabbed; threw; place None got away; died remained quietly diminished in strength In front of; gate; burned widely clearing; went Struck; gate; pillage Plundered charred beasts, corpses, and bare walls her; (see note) she; (t-note) carry that head in a pack She received it; heart these orders gave to her unless gates; attack strenuously month; there Believe [that] in truth Unless; stop; orders; council southern-most Unless; sues for peace; else fights commanded; manner menacingly; subjection Such shall moved [on]; longer delay Released; from went; earnestly tower [of London] without further delay deeply lamenting; mind nephew's head gravely welled in him difficulty relation [will] lose; unless; solicit peace counsel; (see note) [a] truce; own advantage Before; lose; lessen; spirit; (t-note) Soonest; baronage ordered them a messenger go queen; reluctance; (see note) true trusted; succeed sooner proposed; embassy; go Also; regretted that; undertook Against; take Scotland by force many; had come; (t-note) For; murder; (see note) deliberated With this object; prepared; go each; refuse knees Sovereign That; that chieftain known as Perhaps; sooner; have pity done; such injury moves; always; war labor hard may do no harm; good (avail) were glad entreated openly Half in anger; (t-note) (see note) reputation; high well-made besides favor With respect to women (t-note) true lover chose one, until; her; (t-note) take such [an] undertaking (see note) recite; writing found furnished herself; handsome fashion equipment; according to her plan no others old priests; knew Leave; preparing for her embassy more; Wallace's right actions rode (t-note) Laid waste [to]; either No warriors; dared ransomed none; death; consigned many places; broad condition [There] was no army; offer them resistance Provisions enough; own awesome state; journeyed Stripped buildings defense walls broke; places; powerful; (t-note) These bold; labor did not weary earnestly; went St. Albans; (t-note) wine good [things]; plenty; (t-note) sheltered; thence; while; (t-note) Chose a place; stay pavilions; pitched valley by; fair river either side where; (t-note) sentries; guard supper; duly refrained [when they had] plenty murky, passed over; dark merry; rose; east; (see note) illuminated the west (i.e., the sun) High; sphere; planets decreed (i.e., the west wind); morning course rose mild breath; heaven descended meadow, both stream; dale clear voice; rocks voice lie [in bed] made the sign of the cross; arose take; air; tent went ready to put on priestly vestments With good intent then prepared for the mass dressed himself fine; handsome shining shoes; burnished; well leg harness Knee-armor greaves; clasped tight corslet; many firm clasps; (t-note) Breast; armor for the arms; war helmet carry gloves engraved; either seemed well; withstand belt; then; strong sword steel blessed preserve; unlucky circumstances went river; flowery meadow across; green fields; (see note) where demurely her Distinguished; held in; (t-note) Some were widows; nuns were advanced in age such; violence Unless; wrongdoing they approached; presence pavilion; (see note) alight; fell peace; piteous countenance here asked her [to] rise any lower person taken Around the field; gone soon; caught Englishmen; (t-note) You are very welcome; (see note) pleases; muster need help us in our hour of need Endure; must; (t-note) trust; against must go From; tarry pavilion went consideration; ponder more; action council soon; had them summoned know pleasure Therefore must; proceed with caution; (t-note) Women; cause of shame; war Among fools; cannot keep away from them these [women]; yet believe it is only good; mean example take; (t-note) (see note) By women devised [the] Turks conquered; resist war made Charlemagne; grievous loss; evil destruction secret wise On penalty of [losing their] lives No one; worth That These commands; carried out as; might decree; conveyed Greeted her made their way as well fitting supplies; carried sample; that observed; fear believe; such [a] deed If any grief (ill-effects) shall [the] meal; steward dismissed all; (see note) Except; that should go to council her coming; mean that; sought burning campaign; sorrow; many; (see note) Grant us peace; died; Tree (i.e., Cross); (t-note) done so; injuries to us go away; leave since ought [to] have show why seek; own advantage seized entirely no kind of thing; found permit; blood (lineage) took by force; property, then; death [A] ransom; reparation; (t-note) disastrous; war he shall pay for dearly gravely For these wrongs; were more that he would stand against knows; most righteous Such amends Peace; were; obtained truce; agree have prayers offered those who; war were of necessity, where; offered To; else not [at all]; (t-note) Carefully; taught Always after war peace cease war; charity; peace bliss; lastingness beseech; pope; high; (see note) To; since; more before; soliciting comes there Amends determined; save From; war that; stay away truth After; time; reign; (see note) stood three years; without [a] king Maintained; in harmony; state [who] claimed [the throne]; happened; (t-note) earnestly, they could not agree asked; arbiter Slyly; passed; strongholds kingdom then; own contrary to; righteous; (see note); (t-note) from him should hold [in fealty]; all Against; bond; entire baronage subjection got from everyone; (see note) conquest; only very small Then; under pretense forthwith; (see note) bond; heir Undid; (i.e., Balliol) which; (t-note) afterwards; no covenant; (see note) go and conquer For other; case throughout; ruled himself ancestors; pity afterwards; tormented Until; from; dead remedy (cure) Avenged; tried with Many; kin I have since killed passion; made; desire sorely regretted; life traitor; without; caused her One; only; malice towards; (t-note) prevailed; fierce war Until; redeemed accursed; truce Which; quickly; repent During; arranged; perfidious justice-ayre death; hanged there That were nobles Their deaths; avenge also; painfully was killed; (see note) stay Until; takes; world; wide On Englishmen's sins; pity war; spare vehement tears; pain Burst; when; account; told woe betide; accursed case [a] blighted time Many worthy [men]; action; lost afterwards; paid dearly enough for it [As] though; princess so God grant While she lived; as dear . . . [as] estate cease amends hereof no more increasing; distress trusted; won over (overcome) (see note) caused to be brought; place no such tribute we crave Other amends; would Before; remove forebears you possess without; (t-note) help Some; play; test you were called; love Trusting; assuage sake wisely if it were truly so ought to love you in return; (see note) These Such love; not praiseworthy suffer censure; then; pleasure wily; English are mock council also; laugh; come home boldly think seek; then know; you are sent; (t-note) You believe rich; wise You would; since; foolish Then pleasing; from; (t-note) drive; to; snare the whistle; vigorously yet; may; (t-note) kinsfolk also; enough; capture Afraid; make him an answer since; pleasure War or peace, whatever Let; noble mind; counsel settle shall you why; no bond agree no truce hereafter soon would find pleasure thereto none except; reprove by; above war; (t-note) honor; win the whole responsibility upon; take war, whatever we decide others that were present in [the] place decision; advantage powerful enough; reveal; council Dejected; effort she took; her Unto; army; generously; gave To every; have [it] (t-note) Beseeching; her friend that generosity Sternly; truth wisest [creature] noble conduct assure; not move at all; (t-note) Until [such] time as If; he and we agree also shall safely come; go (t-note) concession many times goodly manner These; also Her leave; took; delay miles; to a nunnery rode parliament caused to be shown It is not necessary to repeat here more praise; gave others To; please comfort honor, intelligence; leadership (see note) in their august presence Though against; stood in his resistance chieftain-like believe realm's revenue From; mind We are assured of safety until; send some; advise; take solicit peace; more repent; extremely also; permission harm endeavor council was pleased (see note) found To take [a] truce; else St. Albans bulwark where [Safe] conduct soon; (t-note) assurance of safety to chose bold; wholly great worth these three; others; stand by it king's seal; given; pleasure Soon; speak with presented many cunning arguments every one of the sophisms mean only Wrongfully you occupy; do us great injury some castles Out; clearly; known win [back], since; own that ours long time fierce English here also by virtue; agreement justice-ayres; wrong led [out] of have [back]; more To; granted there according to; all no kind of thing who then; (see note) under this agreement did ask [to be released] but then; youthful; (see note) After; tall; generous had freed also; (see note) Who afterwards; to overseas; stay in that court futile; (t-note) would sooner have asked [for]; taken Calais many [a] proved placed [there]; (see note) That; wholly; keeping got also; (see note) known affairs; settlement gave up; allegiance undertook to remain true to received; there honored; respectfully gladdened; comfort hundred horses freed seal; had sent; (t-note) hand over; final settlement worth bounds entirely A five-year truce; their signatures Before anything is sealed; ready; (t-note) We will return promised Greet well; charged; messengers that; leave [off]; campaign meet; there; (t-note) seal; peace; more without further delay Marched; in good order appointed meeting messengers; straightaway sealed the peace immediately messengers then many good men Bamburgh; complete Sixty; great worth Halloween; went; (see note) dismounted; Carham Moor lodged; gladly; might that priests sought them delivered into agreement [the] English; held so long freed; go lives sallied forth from other places dared; wait for Wallace's reckoning (see note) Keeper; strong Then; himself; openly rode; restored the entire baronage; (t-note) agreed rule the realm; ready rode it thrice and ruled Lennox he went frequently (see note) then was seen castle build it high; (t-note) Then; (see note) chose tower; had built; short time kingdom stood; prosperity fertile Food since at once Asking English [the good] fortune (see note); (t-note) (t-note)
[Impressed by his fame, the king of France invites Wallace to come to his realm. Wallace sets sail with a few companions and a small armed force. On the voyage he defeats the pirate, the Red Reiver, who reveals to him that he is the exiled French knight Thomas of Longueville and one of Wallace's greatest admirers. As a favor to Wallace, the French king is reconciled with Longueville. Wallace, with Longueville, attacks the English settlement in Guyenne. When Edward learns of this he resolves to take advantage of Wallace's absence to invade Scotland and occupy the major strongholds. Wallace hurries back to Scotland as soon as he is told that the truce has been so blatantly broken.]
	Book 10
[Wallace seizes three passing English hay carts and, disguised, he, Bisset, and Guthrie, with fifteen men concealed in the carts, gain entry to Perth, kill the English occupants, and install Sir John Ramsay as captain with other Scottish officers. Wallace makes his way to Fife, followed by Sir John Siward. (Lines 1-92)]
95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 160 165 170 175 180 185 190 195 200 205 210 215 220 225 230 235 240 245 250 255 260 265 270 275 280 285 290 295 300 305 310 315 320 325 330 335	Thar Wallace was and mycht no message send Till Sanct Jhonstoun to mak this jornay kend, For Inglismen that full sutell has beyn Gart wachis walk that nayn mycht pas betweyn. Than Wallace said, "This mater payis nocht me." He cald till him the squier gud Guthré, And Besat als, that knew full weyll the land, And ast at thaim quhat deid was best on hand, "Message to mak our pouer for to get; With Sotheroun sone we sall be unbeset; And wykked Scottis that knawis this forest best, Thai ar the caus that we may haiff no rest. I dreid fer mar Wallang that is thar gyd, Than all the layff that cummys on that syd." Than Guthré said, "Mycht we get ane or tway To Saynct Jhonstoun, it war the gaynest way, And warn Ramsay, we wald get succour sone. Our suth it is it can nocht now be don. Rycht weyll I wait veschell is levyt nayn Fra the Woodhavyn to the ferry cald Aran." Than Wallace said, "The water cald it is. Myselff can swym, I trow, and fall na mys, Bot currours oys that gaynis nocht for me; And leyff yow her yet had I levir de.96 Throw Goddis grace we sall better eschew; The strenth is stark, als we haiff men inew. In Elchoch Park bot fourty thar war we For sevyn hundreth and gert feill Sothron de, And chapyt weill in mony unlikly place; So sall we her throw help of Goddis grace. Quhill men may fast thir woddis we may hauld still; Forthi ilk man be of trew hardy will, And at we do so nobill into deid Of us be found no lak efter to reid. The rycht is ouris, we suld mor ardent be. I think to freith this land or ellis de." His waillyt spech, with wit and hardyment, Maid all the layff so cruell of entent Sum bad tak feyld and gyff battaill in playn.97 Wallace said, "Nay, thai wordys ar in vayn. We will nocht leyff that may be our vantage. The wod till us is worth a yeris wage." Of hewyn temir in haist he gert thaim tak, Syllys of ayk and a stark barres mak At a foyr frount, fast in the forest syd, A full gret strenth quhar thai purpost to bid; Stellyt thaim fast till treis that growand was That thai mycht weyll in fra the barres pas, And so weill graithit on athir sid about Syn com agayn quhen thai saw thaim in dout. Be that the strenth arayit was at rycht, The Inglis ost approchyt to thair sycht. Than Sewart com that way for till haiff wend As thai war wount, so his gydis thaim kend. At that entré thai thocht till haiff passage, Bot sone thai fand that maid thaim gret stoppage. A thousand he led of men in armes strang; With five hundreth he gert Jhon Wallang gang Without the wod that nayn suld pas thaim fra. Wallace with him had fourty archarys thra; The layff was speris, full nobill in a neid. On thar enemys thai bykkyr with gud speid. A cruell cuntyr was at the barres seyn. The Scottis defens so sykkyr was and keyn Sotheroun stud aw to enter thaim amang. Feill to the ground thai ourthrew in that thrang. A rowm was left quhar part in frount mycht fayr; Quha entrit in agayn yeid nevirmar. Fourty thai slew that formast wald haiff past. All dysarayit the ost was and agast, And part of hors throw schot to dede was brocht, Brak to a playn, the Sotheroun fra thaim socht.98 The Sewart said, "Allace, how may this be And do no harm? Our gret rabut haiff we."99 He cald Wallang and askyt his consaill. "Schyrreff thow art. Quhat may be our availl? Bot few thai ar that makis this gret debait." Jhon Wallang said, "This is the best I wait: To ces herof and remayn her besyd, For thai may nocht lang in this forest byd; For fawt of fud thai mon in the cuntré. Than war mar tym to mak on thaim mellé. Or thai be won be fors into this stryff Feyll at ye leid sall erar los the lyff." Than Sewart said, "This reid I will nocht tak; And Scottis be warnyt reskew sone will thai mak. Of this dispyt amendys I think to haiff, Or de tharfor in nowmer with the laiff. Intill a rang myselff on fut will fayr." Eight hundreth he tuk of liklyest that was thair, Syn bad the layff bid at the barres still With Jhon Wallang to rewyll thaim at his will. "Wallang," he said, "be forthwart in this cace. In sic a swar we couth nocht get Wallace. Tak hym or sla, I promes thee be my lyff That King Edwart sall mak thee erll of Fyff. At yon est part we think to enter in. I bid no mar. Mycht ye this barres wyn, Fra thai be closyt graithly amang us sa, Bot mervell be, thai sall na ferrer ga. Assailye sayr quhen ye wit we cum ner; On athir sid we sall hald thaim on ster." Thus semlyt thai apon ane awfull wys Wallace has seyn quhat was thair haill devys. "Gud men," he said, "understud ye this deid? Forsuth thai ar rycht mekill for to dreid. Yon Sewart is a nobill, worthy knycht, Forthwart in wer, rycht worthy, wys, and wicht. His assailye he ordannys wondir sayr Us for to harm, no mannys wyt can do mar. Plesand it is to se a chyftane ga So chyftanlyk; it suld recomfort ma Till his awn men, and thai of worschip be, Than for to se ten thousand cowartis fle. Sen we ar stud with enemys on ilk sid And her on fors mon in this forest bid, Than fray the fyrst for Goddis saik cruellye, That all the layff of us abayssyt be." Crawfurd he left and Longaweill the knycht, Fourty with thaim to kepe the barres wicht. With him saxté of worthy men in weid To meit Sewart with hardy will thai yeid. A maner dyk into that wod wes maid Of thuortour rys, quhar bauldly thai abaid. Adoun with vaill the Sothroun to thaim had. Son semblyt thai with strakis sar and sad. Scharp sperys fast duschand on athir sid Throw byrnys brycht maid woundis deip and wid. This vantage was, the Scottis thaim dantyt swa, Nayn Inglisman durst fra his feris ga To brek aray or formast enter in. Of Crystin blud to se it was gret syn For wrangwis caus, and has beyn mony day. Feyll Inglismen in the dyk deid thai lay. Speris full sone all into splendrys sprang; With scharp suerdys thai hew on in that thrang. Blud byrstyt out throw fyn harnes of maill. Jhon Wallang als full scharply can assaill Apon Crawfurd and the knycht Longaweill, At thar power kepyt the barres weill, Maid gud defens be wyt, manheid, and mycht, At the entré feyll men to dede thai dycht. Thus all at anys assailyeit in that place, Nayn that was thar durst turn fra the barrace To help Wallace, nor none of his durst pas To reskew thaim, so feyll the fechtyng was. At athir ward thai handelyt thaim full hayt; Bot do or de na succour ellis thai wayt. Wallace wes stad into that stalwart stour, Guthré, Besat with men of gret valour, Rychard Wallace that worthi was of hand. Sewart merveillyt that contrar thaim mycht stand, That evir so few mycht byd in battaill place Agaynys thaim metyng face for face. He thocht hymselff to end that mater weill, Fast pressyt in with a gud suerd of steill; Into the dyk a Scottis man gert he de. Wallace tharoff in hart had gret pyté; Amendis till haiff he folowit on him fast, Bot Inglismen so thik betwex thaim past That apon him a strak get mycht he nocht; Uthyr worthy derffly to dede he brocht. Sloppys thai maid throu all that chevalry, The worthy Scottis thai wrocht so worthely. Than Sothron saw of thar gud men so drest, Langar to bid thai thocht it nocht the best. Four scor was slayn or thai wald leyff that steid And fyfty als was at the barrace deid. A trumpet blew and fra the wod thai draw; Wallang left off, that sycht fra that he saw, To sailye mar thaim thocht it was no speid. Wythowt the wod to consaill son thai yeid. The worthy Scottis to rest thaim was full fayn; Feyll hurtis had, bot few of thaim was slayn. Wallace thaim bad of all gud comfort be: "Thankit be God, the fayrer part haiff we. Yon knycht Sewart has at gret jornay beyn; So sair assay I haiff bot seildyn seyn. I had levir of Wallang wrokyn be Than ony man that is of yon menyhe." The Scottis all on to the barres yeid, Stanchit woundis that couth full braithly bleid. Part Scottis men had bled full mekill blud. For faut of drynk and als wantyng of fud Sum feblyt fast that had feill hurtis thar. Wallace tharfor sichit with hart full sar. A hat he hynt, to get water is gayn; Othir refut as than he wyst of nayn. A litill strand he fand that ran hym by; Of cler watter he brocht haboundandly, And drank himselff, syn said with sobyr mud, "The wyn of Frans me thocht nocht halff so gud." Than of the day thre quartaris was went. Schir Jhon Sewart has castyn in his entent: To sailye mar as than he couth nocht preiff, Quhill on the morn that mar men couth raleiff And kep thaim in, quhill thai for hungyr sor Cum in his will or ellis de tharfor. "Wallange," he said, "I charge thee for to bid And kep thaim in. I will to Coupar rid. Thow sall remayn with five hundreth at thi will And I the morn sall cum with power thee till." Jhon Wallange said, "This charg her I forsaik. Eftir this day all nycht I may nocht waik, For trastis weill, thai will ische to the playn Thocht ye bid als, or ellis de in the payn." Sewart bad him byd undyr the blaym: "I thee commaund on gud King Eduuardis naym, Or thar to God a vow I mak beforn, And thai brek out, to hyng thee heych tomorn!" Of that commaund Jhon Wallang had gret dreid. Sewart went fra thaim with nine scor into deid Next hand the wod and his gud men of Fyff, That with him baid in all term of thar lyff. Wallace drew ner, his tym quhen that he saw, To the wod syd and couth on Wallang caw: "Yon knycht to morn has hecht to hyng thee hie. Cum intill us. I sall thi warrand be In contrar him and all King Eduuardis mycht. Tak we hym quyk I sall him hyng on hycht, And gud lordschip I sall gyff thee hereft In this ilk land, that thi brothir has left." Wallange was wys, full sone couth understand Be lyklynes Wallace suld wyn the land, And better him war into the rycht to bid Than be in wer apon the Sotheroun sid. Wytht schort vysment to Wallace in thai socht. Than Sewart criyt and said, "That beis for nocht, And fals of kynd thow art in heretage. Eduuard on thee has waryt evill gret wage. Her I sall bid my purpos to fullfill, Othir to de or haiff thee at my will." For all his spech to pas he wald nocht spar; Wyth full glaid hart Wallace resavyt thaim thar. Be that Ruwan and Ramsay of renown, Be a trew Scot that past to Sanct Jhonstoun, Thaim warnyng maid that Sewart folowit fast Apon Wallace, than war thai sayr agast. Owt of the toun thai uschit with all thar mycht, With thre hundreth that worthi war and wicht, Till Blak Irnsid assemblyt in that place As Wallang was gayn into gud Wallace. The knycht Sewart has weill thar cummyng seyn; A fayr playn feild he chesyt thaim betweyn.	(see note) military action known cunning Made sentries watch; no one pleases not (see note) also; (t-note) asked; action Messengers to bring our forces [the] English soon; beset; (t-note) (i.e., collaborators) fear far more; guide others; come one or two shortest inform; help soon Too true; done know no boats are left (see note) cold; (t-note) suffer no harm achieve better [than that] stronghold; stalwart; enough; (see note) only caused many English to die escaped here As long as; these; keep Therefore each; steadfast no fault be found; read liberate; die; (see note) well-chosen words rest; fierce; purpose (t-note) (t-note) leave; advantage wood; payment hewn timber Beams; oak; strong barrier forward position, close to place of defense Fixed; to trees that were growing barrier arranged; either Then; danger By [the time] the barrier; all ready gone accustomed; knew entrance soon; found; (t-note) ordered; go; (see note) outside; from bold others were spear-carriers; necessity attack quickly fierce encounter; barrier sure; strong stood [in] awe Many; press clearing; go never left again would have entered first disarrayed; afraid some horses; shot; death advantage They are only [a] few; resistance know cease hereof; here lack; must [go] into more time to do battle Before; conquered by force Many that you lead; sooner counsel If; informed; soon defiance die; company; rest In a column; foot; go Then ordered; remain; barrier rule active such a snare Take him [alive] or dead (see note) that eastern part I stay no longer; capture quickly Saving a miracle; further go Attack forcefully; know either; a stir assembled; formidable way entire plan action many to fear That Active; war; bold attack; marvelously more encourage more if; honor cowards are placed; each side here of necessity must scare the first [of them] [So] that; are terrified of us defend; boldly sixty; armor went A kind of ditch brushwood placed crosswise; waited Downward; advantage Soon they gathered; blows striking; either corslets daunted so No; dared; companions wrongful Many; ditch dead splinters broke swords; hacked; press of battle Blood gushed; fine mail armor That; defended manliness many; killed once assailed None; dared; barrier terrible; fighting In either group; hotly die no other help; sought beset; battle valor marveled withstand face to face (i.e., in close combat); (t-note) sword; steel ditch; made; die To get retribution blow Other; violently Breaches [the] Englishmen; roughly handled Longer before; leave; place barrier dead from the wood; withdraw attack; no use Outside; soon; went; (t-note) content Many had injuries told to be of good heart exerted himself today severe attack; seldom rather; revenged company barrier went Stanched; profusely bled Some; a great deal of blood want; also weakened; great sighed with [a] very heavy heart helmet; seized help; knew; none stream; found plentifully then; seriously considered in his mind attack again; try Until; more; relieve until; acute hunger die stay (see note) command [in] the morning; reinforcements commission here; refuse watch sally forth Although; wait also; attempt charged him to stay; reproach name If; escape; hang thee high dread Nearby remained for the entire term call promised; hang protection; (see note) alive; high; (t-note) hereafter same likelihood war With; consideration; (t-note) nature wasted his expense Here; stay; (t-note) refrain received By then By greatly aghast sallied forth bold
[Joined by Ruthven and Ramsay, Wallace prepares to battle Siward's much larger army. Siward kills Bisset and in turn is killed by Wallace. The Scottish leaders disperse to different parts of Fife, ejecting the English and destroying strongholds. With his army camped near Scotlandwell, Wallace swims across Loch Leven and steals a boat in which he and a small band of men cross to an island for a night attack on the English. Having stormed the stronghold, Wallace summons his army to a celebratory feast. Wallace then goes to the west where he rescues his uncle from one Thomlyn of Ware's prisons. He then attacks and wins Dumbarton. (Lines 337-830)]
835 840 845 850 855 860 865 870 875 880 885 890 895 900 905 910 915 920 925 930 935 940 945 950 955 960 965 970 975 980 985 990 995 1000 1005 1010 1015 1020 1025 1030 1035 1040	At Cristinmes thar Wallace sojornyt still. Of his modyr tithandis was brocht him till That tym befor scho had left Elrisle; For Inglismen in it scho durst nocht be. Fra thine dysgysyt scho past in pilgrame weid, Sum gyrth to sek to Dunfermlyn scho yeid. Seknes hyr had so socht into that sted Decest scho was, God tuk hir spreit to leid. Quhen Wallace hard at that tithandis was trew, How sadnes so in ilka sid can persew, In thank he tuk becaus it was naturaill. He lowyt God with sekyr hart and haill. Better him thocht that it was hapnyt sa; Na Sotheroun suld hyr put till othir wa. He ordand Jop and als the maister Blayr Thiddyr to pas and for no costis spayr, Bot honour do the corp till sepultur. At his commaund thai servit ilka hour, Doand tharto as dede askis till hav. With worschip was the corp graithit in grave. Agayn thai turnyt and schawit him of hir end. He thankit God quhat grace that evir he send; He seis the warld so full of fantasie. Confort he tuk and leit all murnyng be. His most desyr was for to freith Scotland. Now will I tell quhat new cas com on hand. Schyr Wilyam Lang, of Douglace Daill was lord, Of his fyrst wyff, as rycht was to record, Decest or than out of this warldly cair, Twa sonnys he had with hyr that leyffyt thair Quhilk likly war and abill in curage, To sculle was send into thar tendre age. James and Hew, so hecht thir brethyr twa; And eftir sone thar uncle couth thaim ta, Gud Robert Keth had thaim fra Glaskow toun, Atour the se in Frans he maid thaim boun. At study syn he left thaim into Parys With a maister that worthy was and wys. The king Eduuard tuk thar fadir that knycht And held him thar thocht he was nevir so wicht, Till him, he said, assentit till his will. A mariage als thai gert ordand him till The lady Fers, of power and hye blud, Bot tharoff com till his lyff litill gud. Twa sonnys he gat on this lady but mar. With Eduuardis will he tuk his leiff to far, In Scotland com and brocht hys wyff on pes, In Douglas duelt, forsuth this is no les. Kyng Eduuard trowyt that he had stedfast beyn, Fast to thar faith, bot the contrar was seyn. Ay Scottis blud remaynyt into Douglace; Agayn Ingland he prevyt in mony place. The Sawchar was a castell fayr and strang; Ane Inglis capdane that dyd feyll Scottis wrang Intill it duelt, and Bewffurd he was cauld, That held all waist fra thine to Douglace Hauld. Rycht ner of kyn was Douglace wiff and he, Tharfor he trowyt in pes of hym to be. Schyr Wylyham saw at Wallace rais agayn And rycht likly to freyth Scotland of payn. Till help him part intill his mynd he kest, For in that lyff rycht lang he coud nocht lest. He thocht na charge to brek apon Ingland; It was throuch force that evir he maid thaim band. A yong man than that hardy was and bauld, Born till himselff and Thom Dycson was cauld, "Der freynd," he said, "I wald preyff at my mycht And mak a fray to fals Bewfurd the knycht, In Sawchar duellys and dois full gret owtrage." Than Dycson said, "Myselff in that viage Sall for yow pas with Anderson to spek; Cusyng to me, frendschip he will nocht brek. For that ilk man thar wod ledys thaim till, Throuch help of him purpos ye may fullfill." Schyr Wilyham than in all the haist he mycht Thirty trew men in this viage he dycht, And tauld his wyff till Drumfres he wald fayr. A tryst, he said, of Ingland he had thair. Thus passyt he quhar that na Sotheroun wyst With thir thirty throw waistland at his lyst. Quhill nycht was cummyn he buschit thaim full law Intyll a clewch ner the wattyr of Craw. To the Sauchar Dykson allayn he send And he son maid with Anderson this end, Dicson suld tak bathe his hors and his weid Be it was day a drawcht of wod to leid. Agayn he past and tauld the gud Dowglace, Quhilk drew him sone intill a prevay place. Anderson tauld quhat stuff that was tharin Till Thom Dicson, that was ner of his kyn: "Forty thai ar of men of mekill vaill; Be thai on fute thai will yow sayr assayll. Gyff thow hapnys the entré for to get On thi rycht hand a stalwart ax is set, Tharwith thow may defend thee in a thrang. Be Douglace wys he bydis nocht fra thee lang." Anderson yeid to the buschement in hy; Ner the castell he drew thaim prevaly Intill a schaw Sotheroun mystraistyt nocht. To the next wode wyth Dycson syn he socht, Graithyt him a drawcht on a braid slyp and law, Changyt a hors and to the hous can caw. Arayit he was in Andersonnis weid And bad haiff in. The portar com gud speid. "This hour," he said, "thow mycht haiff beyn away. Untymys thow art, for it is scantly day." The yet yeid up, Dicson gat in but mar. A thourtour bande that all the drawcht upbar, He cuttyt it; to ground the slyp can ga, Cumryt the yet, stekyng thai mycht nocht ma. The portar son he hynt into that stryff, Twys throuch the hede he stekit him with a knyff. The ax he gat that Anderson of spak, A bekyn maid; tharwith the buschement brak. Dowglace himselff was formest in that pres, In our the wod enteryt or thai wald ces. Fifty-two wachmen sa, of wallis was cummyn new, Within the clos the Scottis son thaim slew. Or ony scry was raissyt in that stour Douglace had tane the yet of the gret tour, Rane up a grece quhar at the capdane lay, On fut he gat and wald haiff beyn away. Our lait it was; Dowglace strak up the dur, Bewfurd he fand into the chawmir flour; With a styff suerd to dede he has him dycht. His men folowit that worthy was and wycht. The men thai slew that was into thai wanys, Syn in the clos thai semblit all at anys. The hous thai tuk and Sotheroun put to ded, Gat nane bot ane with lyff out of that sted, For that the get so lang unstekit was. This spy he fled, till Dursder can pas, Tauld that captane that thai had hapnyt sa. Ane othir he gert into the Enoch ga; In Tybris Mur was warnyt of this cas, And Louchmaban all semblyt to that place. The cuntré rais quhen thai herd of sic thing To sege Dowglace, and hecht thai suld him hyng. Quhen Douglace wyst na wayis fra thaim chaip, To sailye him he trowyt thai wald thaim schaip. Dicson he send apon a cursour wycht To warn Wallace in all the haist he mycht. Of Lewyhous Wallace had tayn in playn Witht thre hundreth gud men of mekill mayn. Kynsith, a castell, he thocht to vesy it; Ane Ravynsdaill held, bot trew men leit him wyt That he was out that tym of Cummyrnauld. Lord Cumyn duelt on tribut in that hauld. Quhen Wallace wyst, he gert Erll Malcom ly With two hundreth in a buschement ner by, To kep the hous that nane till it suld fayr. He tuk the layff and in the wod ner thar A scurrour he set, to warn quhen he saw ocht Son Ravynsdaill com; of thaim he had na thocht. Quhen he was cummyn the twa buschementis betweyn, The scurrour warnd the cruell men and keyn. Than Wallace brak and folowit on thaim fast; The Sotheroun fled for thai war sar agast. Ravynsdaill had than bot fifty men; Amang the Scottis thar deidis was litill to ken. Quhen Erll Malcom had bard thaim fra the place, Na Sotheroun yeid with lyff that thai did grace. Part Lennox men thai left the hors to ta; On spulyeyng than thai wald na tary ma. To sege the hous than Wallace coud nocht bid; Throuout the land in awfull feyr thai ryd. Than Lithquow toun thai brynt into thar gayt; Quhar Sotheroun duelt thai maid thar byggyngis hayt. The peyll thai tuk and slew that was tharin; Of Sotheroun blud thai Scottis thocht na syn. Syn on the morn brynt Dawketh in a gleid, Than till a strenth in Newbottyll Wod thai yeid. Be that Lawder and Crystall of Cetoun Com fra the Bas and brynt North Berwik toun, For Inglismen suld thar na succour get; Quham thai ourtuk thai slew withoutyn let. To meit Wallace thai past with all thar mycht, A hundreth with thaim of men in armes brycht. A blyth metyng that tym was thaim betweyn. Quhen Erll Malcom and Wallace has thaim seyn, Thom Dycson than was met with gud Wallace, Quhilk grantyt sone for to reskew Douglace. "Dicson," he said, "wait thow thar multiple?" "Three thowsand men thar power mycht nocht be." Erll Malcom said, "Thocht thai war thousandys five For this accioun me think that we suld stryff." Than Hew the Hay, that duelt undyr trewage, Of Inglismen son he gaiff our the wage; Mar for to pay as than he likyt nocht. With fyfté men with Wallace furth he socht, To Peblis past, bot no Sotheroun thar baid. Thar at the croice a playn crya thai maid. Wallace commaund quha wald cum to his pes And byd tharat reward suld haiff but les. Gud Ruthirfurd that evir trew has beyn, In Atryk Wode agayn the Sotheroun keyn Bydyn he had and done thaim mekill der; Saxté he led of nobill men in wer. Wallace welcummyt quha com in his supplé With lordly feyr, and chyftaynlik was he. Thaim till aray thai yeid without the toun; Thar nowmir was six hundreth of renoun, In byrneis brycht, all men of mekill vaill. With glaid hartis thai past in Clyddisdaill. The sege be than was to the Sauchar set. Sic tithingis com quhilk maid tharin a let: Quhen Sotheroun hard that Wallace was so ner, Throw haisty fray the ost was all on ster. Na man was thar wald for ane othir byd; Purpos thai tuk in Ingland for to ryd. The chyftane said, sen thar king had befor Fra Wallace fled, the causis was the mor. Fast south thai went; to bid it was gret waith. Douglace as than was thus quyt of thar scaith.	news; to [some] time before; Elderslie dared From there disguised; (see note) refuge; Dunfermline; went affected her; place Deceased; spirit; lead heard; news each side thanks; took [it] praised; sure; whole No Englishman; cause; suffering commanded; also Thither; spare no expense corpse; burial as befits the dead placed in the grave; (t-note) They returned; made known to sees; illusion let; mourning free event (see note) Deceased before then; care her; left there well-made school these two brothers were called soon after (see note) Across the sea; go; (see note) then strong Until he; assented to; (t-note) commanded (see note) forthwith approval; go in peace these are no lies believed Firmly; opposite Ever; blood proved himself Sanquhar Castle; (see note) wronged many Scots called; (see note) [as] wasteland from thence; Castle near of kin believed that; had risen [was] very likely to free; suffering some way; cast; (t-note) life; last [there was] no blame; break [his bond] homage bold Born on his land; (see note) attempt what I can make a surprise attack on violence enterprise My cousin same; leads them to expedition; readied told; go meeting; with no Englishman knew these; pleasure ravine near the River Craw; (see note) arrangement both; clothes By [the time]; load; lead told secret garrison great power severely assail If you happen If Douglas is wise; stays went; haste Near thicket; did not suspect then; went Prepared; load; broad and low sledge called Dressed; Anderson's clothes quickly Untimely; hardly gate went up; forthwith cross-wise band; load sledge went Blocked; shutting; more soon; pulled; fighting stabbed signal; ambush broke foremost; press (melee); (t-note) across; before; cease guards saw courtyard; soon Before any cry gate; tower Ran; flight of stairs [his] feet he got Too late; struck down found on; chamber floor sword; death; delivered strong those dwellings Then; courtyard; assembled; once castle; captured; death Got none but one; place Because; gate; unshut Durisdeer [Castle] went; (see note) Told; what had happened to them Enoch [Castle] go; (see note) Tibbers Moor; warned Lochmaben; gathered such [a] thing besiege; vowed; hang knew; to escape attack; proceed strong courser Lennox; taken to the open; (t-note) With; great strength inspect One Ravensworth held [it]; let; (see note) Cumbernauld stronghold; (see note); (t-note) knew; lie an ambush nearby guard; none; go; (t-note) rest; near there spy; anything Soon spy alerted; fierce Wallace['s ambush] broke English; greatly afraid mentioned barred No Englishmen went (escaped); (t-note) Some; take plundering; make besiege; castle, stay frightening array; rode Linlithgow; burned; way; (see note) set fire to their buildings peel (stockade); captured [Spilling] of; sin Then; burned Dalkeith to an ember stronghold; Newbattle; went; (t-note) By then Bass; burned; (t-note) help Whoever; overtook; immediately meet happy meeting agreed soon; rescue know; number Although strive tribute; (see note) soon; gave up; payment More; liked not forth he went Peebles; remained [market] cross; proclamation peace without a lie (see note) Ettrick Forest; cruel Waited; great harm Sixty; war to support him manners went outside corslets; great worth siege by then Such tidings; delay close confusion; astir No; there; stay since reasons were all the more stay; peril repaid for the damage they did
[Wallace and three hundred Scots follow and attack the English army as it moves south. The English withdraw from all the Scottish castles except Dundee, which Wallace proceeds to besiege. Edward prepares to return from France to mount a third invasion of Scotland; meanwhile the French king requests Wallace's assistance in Guyenne.(Lines 1045-1214)]
1215 1220 1225 1230 1235 1240 1245 1250 1255 1260 1265 1270 1275	The wyt of Frans thocht Wallace to commend. Into Scotland with this harrold thai send Part of his deid, and als the discriptioune Of him tane thar be men of discrecioun, Clerkis, knychtis, and harroldys that him saw, Bot I herof can nocht rehers thaim aw. Wallace statur, of gretnes and of hycht, Was jugyt thus be dyscrecioun of rycht, That saw him bath dischevill and in weid. Nine quartaris large he was in lenth indeid; Thryd part that lenth in schuldrys braid was he, Rycht sembly strang and lusty for to se; Hys lymmys gret, with stalwart pais and sound, Hys browys hard, his armes gret and round; His handis maid rycht lik till a pawmer, Of manlik mak, with nales gret and cler; Proporcionyt lang and fair was his vesage, Rycht sad of spech and abill in curage; Braid breyst and heych with sturdy crag and gret, His lyppys round, his noys was squar and tret; Bowand bron haryt on browis and breis lycht,100 Cler aspre eyn lik dyamondis brycht. Undir the chyn on the left sid was seyn Be hurt a vain; his colour was sangweyn. Woundis he had in mony divers place, Bot fair and weill kepyt was his face. Of ryches he kepyt no propyr thing, Gaiff as he wan, lik Alexander the king. In tym of pes mek as a maid was he; Quhar wer approchyt the rycht Ector was he. To Scottis men a gret credens he gaiff, Bot knawin enemys thai couth him nocht dissayff. Thir properteys was knawin into Frans Of him to be ane gud remembrans. Maister Jhon Blayr that patron couth rasaiff, In Wallace buk brevyt it with the layff. Bot he herof as than tuk litill heid, His lauborous mynd was all on othir deid. At Dundé sege thus ernystfully thai lay. Tithandis to him Jop brocht on a day, How Eduuard king with likly men to waill, A hundyr thowsand com for to assaill. Than Scotland ground thai had tane apon cace. Into sum part it grevyt gud Wallace. He maid Scrymiour still at the hous to ly With two thousand, and chargyt him forthi That nayn suld chaip with lyff out of that sted At Sotheroun war, bot do thaim all to ded. Scrymgeour grantyt rycht faithfully to bid. With eight thousand Wallace couth fra him ryd To Sanct Jhonstoun; four dayis he graithit him thar, With sad avys towart the south can fayr; For King Eduuard that tym ordand had Ten thousand haill to pas at was full glaid, With yong Wodstok, a lord of mekill mycht. At Sterlyng Bryg he ordand thaim full rycht And thar to bid the entré for to wer; Of Wallace than he trowit to haiff no der. Thar leyff thai laucht and past but delay, Rycht saraly and in a gud aray, To Sterlyng com and wald nocht thar abid; To se the north furth than can he ryd, Sic new curage so fell in his entent, Quhilk maid Sotheroun full sar for to rapent. & Incipit decimus Book 11	best minds An account of his deeds; also taken there by repeat; all figure; size; height; (see note) by right judgement [of those]; (t-note) both unarmed and in armor; (t-note) quarters [of an ell] (i.e., about 8'5" tall) [A] third part [of]; broad seemly; pleasing limbs large; step palm tree leaf make face serious Broad chest; high; neck well-shaped sharp eyes Through injury a scar; sanguine many different places things of his own [He] gave; won; (see note) peace; meek war; Hector credence; gave known; deceive; (t-note) These attributes (t-note) description; receive wrote; rest hereof; then took little heed busy; deeds in [his] command Scottish territory; taken grieved to remain; (see note) none; escape alive; place That English were; put them; death stay prepared serious deliberation; went together great might Stirling Bridge wait; signal for war expected; injury took their leave; without closely; (t-note) wait see; (t-note) Such; mind repent full dearly; (t-note)
[While English ships arrive in the Tay, Woodstock rides to Dundee and is killed in a battle with the Scots. Then Wallace meets various Scottish forces at Stirling Bridge before moving to Falkirk. (Lines 1-72)]
75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 160 165 170 175 180 185 190 195 200 205 210 215 220 225 230 235 240 245 250 255 260 265 270 275 280 285 290 295 300 305 310 315 320 325 330 335 340 345 350 355 360 365 370 375 380 385 390 395 400 405 410 415 420 425 430 435 440 445 450 455 460 465 470 475 480 485 490 495 500 505 510 515 520 525 530 535 540 545	The Scottis chyftane than owt of Stirlyng past; To the Fawkyrk he sped his ost full fast. Wallace and his than till aray he yeid With ten thousand of douchty men in deid. Quha couth behald thar awfull lordly vult, So weill beseyn, so forthwart, stern, and stult, So gud chyftanys as with sa few thar beyn, Without a king was nevir in Scotland seyn. Wallace himselff and Erll Malcom that lord, Schir Jhon the Graym and Ramsay at accord, Cetoun, Lawder, and Lundy that was wicht, Adam Wallace to that jornay him dycht, And mony gud quhilk prevyt weill in pres. Thar namys all I may nocht her rehres. Sotheroun or than out of Torfychan fur, Thar passage maid into Slamanan Mur; Intill a playn set tentis and palyon, South hald Fawkyrk, a litill abon the ton. Gud Jop himselff jugit thaim be his sycht In haill nowmir a hundyr thousand rycht. Of Wallace com the Scottis sic comfort tuk, Quhen thai him saw all raddour thai forsuk, For of invy was few thar at it wyst. Tresonable folk thar mater wyrkis throu lyst, Poyson sen syn "at the Fawkyrk" is cald, Throu treson and corrupcion of ald. Lord Cumyn had invy at gud Wallace, For Erll Patrik that hapnyt upon cace; Cunttas of Merch was Cumyns sister der. Undyr colour he wrocht in this maner, Into the ost had ordand Wallace dede And maid Stewart with him to fall in pled. He said that lord at Wallace had no rycht Power to leid and he present in sycht. He bad him tak the vantgard for to gy; So wyst he weyll at thai suld stryff forthi. Lord Stewart ast at Wallace his consaill, Said, "Schir, ye knaw quhat may us maist availl. Yon felloun king is awfull for to bid." Rycht unabasyt Wallace ansuerd that tyd: "And I haiff seyn may twys into Scotland Wytht yon ilk king, quhen Scottis men tuk on hand Wytht fewar men than now ar hydder socht This realm agayn to full gud purpos brocht. Schyr, we will fecht, for we haiff men inew As for a day, sa that we be all trew." The Stewart said he wald the vantgard haiff. Wallace ansuerd and said, "Sa God me saiff, That sall ye nocht als lang as I may ryng, Nor no man ellis quhill I se my rycht king. Gyff he will cum and tak on him the croun At his commaund I sall be reddy boun. Throw Goddis grace I reskewed Scotland twys. I war to mad to leyff it on sic wys, To tyn for bost that I haiff governd lang." Thus halff in wraith frawart him can he gang. Stewart tharwith all bolnyt into baill. "Wallace," he said, "be thee I tell a taill." "Say furth," quod he, "of the fairest ye can." Unhappyly his taill thus he began. "Wallace," he said, "thow takis thee mekill cur. So feryt it, be wyrkyng of natur, How a howlat complend of his fethrame, Quhill Deym Natur tuk of ilk byrd but blame A fayr fethyr and to the howlat gaiff. Than he throuch pryd reboytyt all the layff. Quharoff suld thow thi senye schaw so he? Thow thinkis nan her at suld thi falow be; This makis it thow art cled with our men. Had we our awn thin war bot few to ken." At thir wordis gud Wallace brynt as fyr. Our haistely he ansuerd him in ire. "Thow leid," he said. "The suth full oft has ben, Thair I have biddin quhar thow durst nocht be seyn, Contrar enemys, na mar for Scotlandis rycht Than dar the howlat quhen that the day is brycht. That taill full meit thow has tauld be thisell; To thi desyr thow sall me nocht compell. Cumyn it is has gyffyn this consaill; Will God, ye sall of your fyrst purpos faill. That fals traytour that I of danger brocht Is wondyrlik till bryng this realm till nocht. For thi ogart othir thow sall de, Or in presoun byd, or cowart lik to fle. Reskew of me thow sall get nane this day." Tharwith he turnd and fra thaim raid his way. Ten thousand haill fra thaim with Wallace raid. Nan was bettir in all this warld so braid As of sic men at leiffand was in lyff. Allace, gret harm fell Scotland throuch that stryff! Past till a wod fra the Fawkyrk be est, He wald nocht byd for commaund na request, For charge of nan bot it had ben his king, At mycht that tym bryng him fra his etlyng. The tothir Scottis that saw this discensioun For dysconford to leiff the feild was boun, Bot at thai men was natyff till Stuart, Principaill of But, tuk hardement in hart. Lord Stuart was at Cumyn grevyt thar, Hecht and he leiffd, he suld repent full sar The gret trespace that he throw raklesnace Had gert him mak to Wallace in that place. For thair debait it was a gret peté; For Inglismen than mycht na treté be, Haistyt sa fast a battaill to the feild, Thirty thowsand that weill coud wapynnys weild. Erll of Harfurd was chosyn thar chyftane. The gud Stewart than till aray is gane; The feild he tuk as trew and worthy knycht. The Inglismen come on wytht full gret mycht. Thar fell metyng was awfull for to se; At that countour thai gert feill Sotheroun de. Quhen speris was spilt hynt owt with suerdis son; On athir sid full douchty deid was don. Feill on the ground was fellyt in that place. Stewart and his can on his enemys race; Blud byrstyt out throuch maile and byrneis brycht. Twenty thowsand with dredfull wapynnys dycht Of Sotheroun men derffly to dede thai dyng; The ramanand agayn fled to thar king. Ten thousand thar that fra the dede eschewyt With thar chyftane into the ost relevyt. Agayn to ray the hardy Stuart yeid. Quhen Wallace saw this nobill, worthi deid, Held up his handys with humyll prayer prest. To God he said, "Gyff yon lord grace to lest And power haiff his worschip till attend, To wyn thar folk and tak the haill commend. Gret harm it war at he suld be ourset With new power thai will on him rebet." Be that the Bruce ane awfull battaill baid, And Byschop Beik, quhilk oft had beyn assayd, Forty thowsand apon the Scottis to fair. With fell affer thai raissit up rycht thair The Bruce baner, in gold of gowlis cler. Quhen Wallace saw battallis approchyt ner, The rycht lyon agayn his awn kynryk, "Allace," he said, "the warld is contrar lik! This land suld be yon tyrandis heretage, That cummys thus to stroy his awn barnage. Sa I war fre of it that I said ayr, I wald forswer Scotland for evirmar. Contrar the Bruce I suld reskew thaim now, Or de tharfor, to God I mak a vow." The gret debait in Wallace wit can waid Betwix kyndnes and wyllfull vow he maid. Kyndnes him bad reskew thaim fra thar fa, Than Wyll said, "Nay, quhy, fuyll, wald thow do sa? Thow has na wyt wyth rycht thiselff to leid Suld thow help thaim that wald put thee to deid?" Kyndnes said, "Yha, thai ar gud Scottis men." Than Will said, "Nay, veryté thow may ken, Had thai bene gud all anys we had ben; Be reson heyr the contrar now is seyn, For thai me hayt mar na Sotheroun leid." Kyndnes said, "Nay, that schaw thai nocht in deid. Thocht ane of thaim be fals intill his saw, For caus of him thow suld nocht los thaim aw. Thai haiff done weill into yon felloun stour; Reskew thaim now and tak a hye honour." Wyll said, "Thai wald haiff reft fra me my lyff. I baid for thaim in mony stalwart stryff." Kyndnes said, "Help, thar power is at nocht; Syn wreik on him that all the malice wrocht." Wyll said, "This day thai sall nocht helpyt be. That I haiff said sall ay be said for me. Thai ar bot dede; God grant thaim of his blys! Invy lang syn has done gret harme bot this." Wallace tharwith turnyt for ire in teyn, Braith teris for baill byrst out fra bathe his eyn. Schyr Jhon the Graym and mony worthi wicht Wepyt in wo for sorow of that sycht. Quhen Bruce his battaill apon the Scottis straik, Thar cruell com maid cowardis for to quaik: Lord Cumyn fled to Cummyrnauld away. About the Scottis the Sotheroun lappyt thay. The men of But befor thar lord thai stud, Defendand him quhen fell stremys of blud All thaim about in flothis quhar thai yeid. Bathid in blud was Bruce suerd and his weid Throw fell slauchtir of trew men of his awn. Son to the dede the Scottis was ourthrawn; Syn slew the lord, for he wald nocht be tayn. Quhen Wallace saw that thir gud men was gayn, "Lordis," he said, "quhat now is your consaill? Twa choys thar is, the best I rede us waill: Yonder the king his ost abandonand, Heyr Bruce and Beyk in yon battaill to stand. Yon king in wer has wys and felloun beyn; Thar capdans als full cruell ar and keyn. Bettir of hand is nocht leiffand, iwys, In tyrandry, ye trow me weill of this, Than Bruce and Beik, to quhat part thai be set. We haiff a chois quhilk is full hard but let. And we turn est for strenth in Lowtheane land Thai stuff a chas rycht scharp, I dar warrand. Tak we the mur, yon king is us befor. Thar is bot this, withoutyn wordis mor, To the Tor Wod, for our succour is thar. Throuch Brucis ost forsuth fyrst mon we far; Amang us now thar nedis no debayt. Yon men ar dede. We will nocht stryff for stayt." Thai consent haill to wyrk rycht as he will; Quhat him thocht best thai grantyt to fullfill. Gud Wallace than, that stoutly couth thaim ster, Befor thaim raid intill his armour cler, Rewellyt speris all in a nowmir round: "And we have grace for to pas throw thaim sound And few be lost, till our strenth we will ryd. Want we mony, in faith we sall all byd." Thai hardnyt hors fast on the gret ost raid. The rerd at rays quhen sperys in sondyr glaid. Duschyt in glos, devyt with speris dynt. Fra forgyt steyll the fyr flew out but stynt. The felloun thrang quhen hors and men removyt Up drayff the dust quhar thai thar pithtis provyt. The tothir ost mycht no deidis se For stour at rais quhill thai disseverit be. The worthy Scottis eight thousand doun thai bar; Few war at erd at gud Wallace brocht thar. The king criyt hors apon thaim for to ryd, Bot this wys lord gaiff him consaill to bid: The erll of York said, "Schir, ye wyrk amys To brek aray. Yon men quyt throuch thaim is. Thai ken the land and will to strenthis draw; Tak we the playn we ar in perell aw." The king consavyt at his consaill was rycht, Rewllyt his ost and baid still in thar sycht. Or Bruce and Beik mycht retorn thar battaill The Scottis was throuch and had a gret availl. Wallace commaund the ost suld pas thar way To the Tor Wod in all the haist thai may. Hymselff and Graym and Lawder turnyt in Betwex battaillys prys prowys for to wyn; And with thaim baid in that place hundrethis thre Of westland men, was oysyt in jeperté, Apon wycht hors that weselé coud ryd. A slop thai maid quhar thai set on a syd; Na speris thai had bot suerdys of gud steyll; Tharwith in stour thai leit thar enemys feill How thai full oft had prevyt beyn in pres. Of Inglismen thai maid feill to deces. Or Bruce tharoff mycht weill persavyng haiff Thre hundreth thar was graithit to thar graiff. The hardy Bruce ane ost abandownyt; Twenty thowsand he rewllyt be force and wit Upon the Scottis his men for to reskew. Servyt thai war with gud speris enew, And Byschop Beik a stuff till him to be. Quhen gud Wallace thar ordinans coud se "Allace," he said, "yon man has mekill mycht And our gud will till undo his awn rycht." He bad his men towart his ost in rid; Thaim for to sayff he wald behynd thaim byd. Mekill he trowys in God and his awn weid; Till sayff his men he did full douchty deid. Upon himselff mekill travaill he tais; The gret battaill compleit apon him gais. In the forbreyst he retornyt full oft; Quhamevir he hyt thar sawchnyng was unsoft. That day in warld knawin was nocht his maik; A Sotheroun man he slew ay at a straik. Bot his a strenth mycht nocht agayn thaim be; Towart his ost behuffyd for to fle. The Bruce him hurt at the returnyng thair, Undyr the hals a deip wound and a sayr. Blude byrstyt owt braithly at speris lenth; Fra the gret ost he fled towart his strenth. Sic a flear befor was nevir seyn! Nocht at Gadderis of Gawdyfer the keyn, Quhen Alexander reskewed the foryouris, Mycht tyll him be comperd in tha houris, The fell turnyng on folowaris that he maid, How bandounly befor the ost he raid; Nor how gud Graym wyth cruell hardement, Na how Lawder, amang thar fayis went; How thaim allayn into that stour thai stud Quhill Wallace was in stanchyng of his blud. Be than he had stemmyt full weill his wound, With thre hundreth into the feild can found To reskew Graym and Lawder that was wicht; Bot Byschop Beik com with sic force and slycht The worthy Scottis weryt fer on bak, Sevyn akyrbreid in turnyng of thar bak. Yeit Wallace has thir twa delyveryt weill Be his awn strenth and his gud suerd of steill. The awfull Bruce amang thaim with gret mayn At the reskew three Scottis men he has slayn; Quham he hyt rycht ay at a straik was ded. Wallace preyst in tharfor to set rameid; With a gud sper the Bruce was servyt but baid. With gret invy to Wallace fast he raid And he till him assonyeit nocht forthi. The Bruce him myssyt as Wallace passyt by. Awkwart he straik with his scharp groundyn glave; Sper and horscrag intill sondyr he drave. Bruce was at erd or Wallace turned about. The gret battaill of thousandis, stern and stout, Thai horssyt Bruce with men of gret valour. Wallace allayn was in that stalwart stour. Graym pressyt in and straik ane Inglis knycht Befor the Bruce apon the basnet brycht. That servall stuff and all his othir weid, Bathe bayn and brayn, the nobill suerd throuch yeid. The knycht was dede; gud Graym retornet tyte. A suttell knycht tharat had gret despyt, Folowyt at wait and has persavyt weill Gramys byrny was to narow sumdeill Beneth the waist, that clos it mycht nocht be. On the fyllat full sternly straik that sle, Persyt the bak, in the bowalys him bar Wyth a scharp sper, that he mycht leiff no mar. Graym turnd tharwith and smate that knycht in teyn Towart the vesar, a litill beneth the eyn. Dede of that dynt to ground he duschyt doun. Schyr Jhon the Graym that swonyt on his arsoun Or he ourcom till pas till his party, Feill Sotheroun men that was on fute him by Stekit his hors, that he no forthir yeid; Graym yauld to God his gud speryt and his deid. Quhen Wallace saw this knycht to dede was wrocht, The pytuous payn so sor thyrllyt his thocht All out of kynd it alteryt his curage. His wyt in wer was than bot a wod rage. Hys hors him bur in feild quharso him lyst, For of himselff as than litill he wyst. Lik a wyld best that war fra reson rent, As wytlace wy into the ost he went Dingand on hard; quhat Sotheroun he rycht hyt Straucht apon hors agayn mycht nevir syt. Into that rage full feill folk he dang doun; All hym about was reddyt a gret rowm. Quhen Bruce persavyt with Wallace it stud sa, He chargyt men lang sperys for to ta And sla hys hors, sa he suld nocht eschaip. Feyll Sotheroun than to Wallace fast can schaip, Persyt hys hors wyth sperys on athir syd; Woundys thai maid that was bathe deip and wyd. Of schafftis part Wallace in sondyr schayr, Bot fell hedys intill his hors left thair. Sum wytt agayn to Wallace can radoun, In hys awn mynd so rewllyt him resoun; Sa for to de him thocht it no vaslage. Than for to fle he tuk no taryage, Spuryt the hors, quhilk ran in a gud randoun Till his awn folk was bydand on Carroun. The sey was in, at thai stoppyt and stud. On loud he criyt and bad thaim tak the flud, "Togyddyr byd, ye may nocht los a man." At his commaund the watter thai tuk than; Hym returned the entré for to kepe, Quhill all his ost was passyt our the depe; Syn passyt our and dred his hors suld faill, Hymselff hevy, cled into plait of maill. Set he couth swom he trowit he mycht nocht weill. The cler watter culyt the hors sumdeill. Atour the flud he bur him to the land, Syn fell doun dede and mycht no langar stand. Kerle full son a cursour till him brocht; Than up he lap, amange the ost he socht. Graym was away and fifteen othir wicht. On Magdaleyn Day thir folk to ded was dycht: Thirty thousand of Inglismen for trew The worthy Scottis apon that day thai slew, Quhat be Stuart, and syn be wicht Wallace. For all his prys King Eduuard rewyt that race. To the Tor Wod he bad the ost suld ryd; Kerle and he past upon Caroun syd, Behaldand our apon the south party. Bruce formast com and can on Wallace cry: "Quhat art thow thar?" "A man," Wallace can say. The Bruce ansuerd, "That has thow prevyt today. Abyd," he said, "thow nedis nocht now to fle." Wallace ansuerd, "I eschew nocht for thee, Bot that power has thi awn ner fordon. Amendis of this, will God, we sall haiff son." "Langage of thee," the Bruce said, "I desyr." "Say furth," quod he; "thow may for litill hyr. Ryd fra that ost and gar thaim bid with Beik. I wald fayn heir quhat thow likis to speik." The ost baid styll, the Bruce passyt thaim fra; He tuk wyth him bot a Scot that hecht Ra. Quhen that the Bruce out of thar heryng wer, He turned in and this question can sper: "Quhy wyrkis thow thus and mycht in gud pes be?" Than Wallace said, "Bot in defawt of thee, Throuch thi falsheid thin awn wyt has myskend. I cleym no rycht bot wald this land defend, At thow undoys throu thi fals cruell deid. Thow has tynt twa had beyn worth fer mair meid On this ilk day with a gud king to found, Na five mylyon of fynest gold so round That evir was wrocht in werk or ymage brycht! I trow in warld was nocht a bettir knycht Than was the gud Graym of trewth and hardement." Teris tharwith fra Wallace eyn doun went. Bruce said, "Fer ma on this day we haiff losyt." Wallace ansuerd, "Allace, thai war evill cosyt Throuch thi tresson, that suld be our rycht king, That willfully dystroyis thin awn offspryng." The Bruce askyt, "Will thow do my devys?" Wallace said, "Nay, thow leyffis in sic wys Thow wald me mak at Eduuardis will to be; Yeit had I levir tomorn be hyngyt hye." "Yeit sall I say as I wald consaill geyff, Than as a lord thow mycht at liking leiff At thin awn will in Scotland for to ryng And be in pece and hald of Eduuard king." "Of that fals king I think nevir wagis to tak Bot contrar him with my power to mak. I cleym nothing as be titill of rycht, Thocht I mycht reiff, sen God has lent me mycht, Fra thee thi crowne of this regioun to wer, Bot I will nocht sic a charge on me ber. Gret God wait best quhat wer I tak on hand For till kep fre that thow art gaynstandand. It mycht beyn said of lang gone herof forn, In cursyt tym thow was for Scotland born. Schamys thow nocht that thow nevir yeit did gud, Thow renygat devorar of thi blud? I vow to God, ma I thi maister be In ony feild, thow sall fer werthar de Than sall a Turk, for thi fals cruell wer. Pagans till us dois nocht so mekill der." Than lewch the Bruce at Wallace ernystfulnas And said, "Thow seis at thus standis the cas. This day thow art with our power ourset, Agayn yon king warrand thow may nocht get." Than Wallace said, "We ar be mekill thing Starkar this day in contrar of yon king Than at Beggar, quhar he left mony of his, And als the feild; sa sall he do with this Or de tharfor, for all his mekill mycht. We haiff nocht losyt in this feild bot a knycht, And Scotland now in sic perell is stad To leyff it thus myselff mycht be full mad." "Wallace," he said, "it prochys ner the nycht. Wald thow to morn quhen at the day is lycht Or nyn of bell, meit me at this chapell Be Dunypas? I wald haiff your consell." Wallace said, "Nay, or that ilk tyme be went, War all the men hyn till the orient Intill a will with Eduuard, quha had suorn, We sall bargane be nine houris to morn; And for his wrang reyff othir he sall think scham, Or de tharfor, or fle in Ingland haym. Bot and thow will, son be the hour of thre At that ilk tryst, will God, thow sall se me. Quhill I may lest this realme sall nocht forfar." Bruce promest him with twelve Scottis to be thar, And Wallace said, "Stud thow rychtwys to me, Cownter palys I suld nocht be to thee. I sall bryng ten, and for thi nowmer ma, I gyff no force thocht thow be freynd or fa." Thus thai departyt. The Bruce past his way, Till Lythqwo raid quhar that King Eduuard lay, The feild had left and lugyt a south the toun, To souper set as Bruce at the palyoun So entryt in and saw vacand his seit. No watter he tuk bot maid him to the meit. Fastand he was and had beyn in gret dreid; Bludyt was all his wapynnys and his weid. Sotheroun lordys scornyt him in termys rud. Ane said, "Behald, yon Scot ettis his awn blud." The king thocht ill thai maid sic derisioun. He bad haiff watter to Bruce of Huntyntoun. Thai bad hym wesche. He said that wald he nocht. "This blud is myn, that hurtis most my thocht." Sadly the Bruce than in his mynd remordyt Thai wordis suth that Wallace had him recordyt. Than rewyt he sar, fra resoun had him knawin At blud and land suld all lik beyn his awin. With thaim he was lang or he couth get away, Bot contrar Scottis he faucht nocht fra that day.	(see note) hurried; army [battle] array; went valiant; action awesome; bearing (face) well turned-out; active; valiant strong undertaking; rallied good [men]; proved; battle names; recite [The] English before; Torphichen went Slamannan Moor On a plain set [up]; pavilions towards; above the town judged them [to be] by In total Of Wallace's coming; such fear envy; knew Treacherous; cunning since then; called old On account of; happened once Countess; dear; (see note) pretense Wallace's death argument vanguard; guide knew; that; argue therefore asked most help That cruel; formidable; withstand undismayed; time more than twice With that same king; undertook fight; enough so long as; steadfast govern until; rightful If ready [and] prepared too; leave; such [a] way; (t-note) lose for [a] threat; governed anger away from swelled with anger by (t-note) take [on]; great responsibility It happened, in the course of nature an owl complained; feathers; (see note) Until; without reproach gave repulsed; others ensign display so high none; that; fellow clad own your; indeed these; flared; fire Too lied; truth; been There I stood firm where; (t-note) more dares; owl fittingly; illustrated; yourself given; counsel; (see note); (t-note) God willing from; (see note) very likely to pride either stay; like a coward rode None; wide such; that living were to a wood; to the east stay; command On the orders; no one unless That; intention other Through discouragement; leave; ready Except that these Lord Superior; courage vexed Vowed if he lived; exceedingly wrong; recklessness; (t-note) made him dispute reconciliation weapons wield (see note) [battle] order; gone terrible; awesome encounter; many; die destroyed drew; swords soon either; valiant Many; felled did; press mail-armor; corslet equipped English; violently; dashed remainder death escaped rallied [battle] order; went humble; joined Give that; (t-note) honor defeat; whole praise; (t-note) that; overthrown forces; renew the attack By that time; battalion commanded; (see note) who often; attacked; (t-note) advance fierce array; rose gules (heraldic red); (see note) battalions upright lion against; own kingdom upside-down that oppressor's destroy; own lords If I were; earlier renounce In opposition to die Wallace's mind raged; (see note) [the] willful vow charged; from their foe Will; why, fool, would; so no mind (inclination) death [the] truth; know united; been here; opposite; seen more than English people; (t-note) show; their deeds in his word Because; lose; all that cruel battle high deprived me of my life stood; severe combats very small Then take revenge; (t-note) always [all] but dead Envy long since; apart from from anger to grief Profuse tears; sorrow burst many; people Bruce's battalion; struck ferocious coming; quake drew close stood many streams of blood floods; went; (t-note) sword; armor cruel; own (i.e., his countrymen) Soon; overpowered (i.e., Stewart); taken [prisoner] these; gone; (t-note) advice advise us to choose army there; that battalion war; wise; cruel their; fierce; bold living, certainly domination; believe me whatever they are set to do without doubt If; a stronghold will mount a chase; keenly If we take to the moor, that only; more salvation must we go there is no need Those; stand on ceremony consented completely; work boldly; lead rode; bright Directed spears; (see note) whole (safely) stronghold If we lose many [men]; stay Those emboldened horsemen; rode noise that rose; went easily Struck with dizziness, deafened; din of spears From forged steel; sparks; endlessly grievous press of battle; moved away Drove up; strength proved action dust that rose; were separated struck (i.e., Scots) were on the ground commanded [his] horsemen wait (see note) break [battle] array. Those; quite know; strongholds [If] we take to the plain; all realized that; advice Directed; remained Before; rally; battalion advantage ordered returned Between battles worthy reputation; win stayed experienced; feats of arms strong; skillfully breach; attached No spears; swords; steel With those in the fighting; let; feel proved; battle many Before; perceiving have sent to their graves allowed to charge commanded by spears enough support strategy that; great power overly great; to undo; own ordered save; stay Much; trusts; armor protect; brave deeds a great deal of labor; takes entire battalion; approaches van of the army Whomever; peace-making; rough his match was not known at every stroke single; against it was necessary as he returned there neck; grievous [one] burst; profusely; spear's forces fugitive bold; (see note); (t-note) forayers at that time many boldly; rode fierce courage Nor; foes they singly; fighting; withstood By the time; stanched go; (t-note) bold such; cunning wearied far back; (t-note) breadths of an acre these two rescued By; own; sword formidable force Whomever; hit; always; stroke; (see note) remedy the situation without delay malice did not refuse the challenge therefore Cross-wise; struck; sword horse's neck he dashed to pieces on the ground before battalion; strong; bold put Bruce back on a horse alone; vigorous fighting struck In front of; helmet inferior equipment; armor brawn; sword; went quickly cunning; spite; (see note) Followed watching his opportunity Graham's corslet; too closed loin; forcefully; rogue hit live no more struck; anger visor blow; fell swooned; saddle-bow Before; overcame to pass towards Many English; foot Stabbed; went yielded; spirit; deeds death piteous; pierced nature; spirit skill; war; mad carried; wished knew little beast; was; reason torn Behaving like a madman; host Striking hard; English; directly Upright many; struck cleared; space perceived; stood so long spears; take escape Many English; made their way pierced; spears; either shafts [of spears]; cut many spear heads in their sense; returned own So to die in such a way; honor made no delay Spurred; swift course [who] were waiting; at [the River] Carron; (t-note) sea; that Aloud; enter the river Stay together took to the water entrance; guard across the deep water Then crossed over; feared heavy, clad; plate Although; swim; believed cooled Over; he (the horse) carried him (Wallace) Then soon; courser to leapt; (t-note) people (i.e., July 22) these; death; done; (see note) truly by; then by bold reputation; regretted; encounter commanded (see note) Looking across said proved Wait flee own [countrymen]; destroyed soon Speech cost make them wait gladly hear; say; (t-note) stayed was called; (see note) their hearing was asked do you work thus Only in your absence your own; deceived claim That; undoes; fierce lost two; reward same; go Than in deed believe loyalty; courage Tears thereupon; eyes Far more evilly exchanged treason own; (see note) follow my advice you live; such [a] way would Yet I would rather; hanged high give in comfort live own liking; live hold [land] payment; (t-note) against claim; title take by force, since From; wear such a responsibility; bear knows; war; undertake standing against long ago formerly Are you not ashamed renegade devourer; (see note) may I overpower you any; more deservedly die war much injury laughed; earnestness You see that overwhelmed Against that; protection by a great deal Stronger; against that also die such peril; placed leave approaches near that Before nine o'clock By before; same; passed from here to; (t-note) in submission to; sworn [to the contrary] fight by nine o'clock tomorrow wrongful plunder either; shame home if; soon by same meeting; (t-note) last; perish (t-note) correctly [An] opponent more do not care parted To Linlithgow rode; (t-note) to [the] south [of] the town; (t-note) pavilion vacant; seat made his way Fasting; danger Bloodied; armor rough that; eats; own blood thought [it] wrong; such ordered water be brought to wash regretted These; true; said; (t-note) repented; deeply; he understood That; all alike before against; fought; from
[The Scots bury their dead, and Wallace delivers a eulogy over the body of Sir John Graham, before he is interred at Falkirk. At a meeting with Bruce, Wallace, upset by Graham's death in particular, accuses him of killing his own people. When Bruce expresses his remorse and vows never to fight against his countrymen again, they are reconciled. When battle resumes, Bruce refuses to attack Scots, and eventually the English flee and Edward is forced to retreat, pursued by the Scots. Edward realizes that Bruce's support for him is shaky and so keeps a close eye on him. The Scots eventually turn back, Wallace makes for Edinburgh, and peace is restored in Scotland. Morton is executed and Dundee razed. Wallace resigns as Guardian and sets sail for France, with his close companions, on a merchant ship, which is attacked near the Humber by pirates led by a notorious Scot-hater, John of Lyn. Thomas Gray, one of Wallace's companions, is said to be the authority for this account. He kills John of Lyn. Wallace arrives in Paris, and is welcomed by the French king who offers him Guyenne, which is occupied by the English. All Scots in the area flock to his support and go to war on the English. Wallace finds an ally in the duke of Orleans. Meanwhile John of Menteith makes a pact with Amer of Valence, and Edward marches into Scotland again, meeting little opposition, and installs English officers in key towns and strongholds. Boyd, Sinclair, and others write to Wallace, seeking his aid. (Lines 547-1076)]
1080 1085 1090 1095 1100 1105 1110 1115 1120 1125 1130 1135 1140 1145 1150 1155 1160 1165 1170 1175	Of King Eduuard yeit mar furth will I meill, Into quhat wys that he couth Scotland deill. In Sanct Jhonstoun the erll of York he maid Capdane to be of all thai landis braid Fra Tay to Dee, and undyr him Butlar. His grantschyr had at Kynclevin endyt thar, His fadyr als; Wallace thaim bathe had slayn; Eduuard tharfor maid him a man of mayn. The lord Bewmound into the north he send. Thai lordschippys all thai gaiff him in commend. To Sterlyn syn fra Sanct Jhonstoun he went, Thair to fulfill the layff of his entent. The lord Clyffurd he gaiff than Douglace Daill, Rewllar to be of the South Marchis haill. All Galloway than he gaiff Cumyn in hand: Wyst nayn bot God how lang that stait suld stand. The gentill lord, gud Byschop Lammyrtoun Of Sanct Androws, had Douglace of renoun. Befor that tyme Jamys, wicht and wys, Till him was cummyn fra scullis of Parys. A preva favour the bischop till him bar; Bot Inglismen was so gret maisteris thar He durst nocht weill in playn schaw him kindnes, Quhill on a day he tuk sum hardines. Douglace he cald and couth to Stirlyng fayr, Quhar King Eduuard was deland landis thair. He proferd him into the kingis service To bruk his awin; fra he wist in this wys Douglace he was, than he forsuk planlé, Swor, "Be Sanct George, he brukis na landis of me! His fadir was in contrar of my crown, Tharfor as now he bidis in our presoun." To the byschop nane othir grant he maid, Bot as he plesd delt furth thai landis braid. To the lord Soullis all haill the Mers gaiff he And captane als of Berweik for to be. Olyfant than, that he in Stirlyng fand, Quhen he him had he wald nocht kep his band, The quhilk he maid or he him Stirlyng gaiff. Desaitfully thus couth he him dissayff: Intill Ingland send him till presoun strang; In gret distres he levyt thar full lang. Quhen Eduuard king had delt all this regioun, His leyff he tuk, in Ingland maid him boun. Out of Stirlyng southward as thai couth ryd Cumyn hapnyt ner hand the Bruce to bid. Thus said he, "Schir, and yhe couth keip consaill I can schaw her quhilk may be your availl." The Bruce ansuerd, "Quhatevir yhe say to me As for my part sall weill conseillyt be." Lord Cumyn said, "Schir, knaw ye nocht this thing, That of this realm ye suld be rychtwys king?" Than said the Bruce, "Suppos I rychtwys be I se no tym to tak sic thing on me. I am haldin into my enemys hand Undyr gret ayth, quhen I com in Scotland Nocht part fra him for profyt nor request, Na for na strenth bot gyff ded me arest. He hecht agayn to gyff this land to me. Now fynd I weill it is bot sutelté, For thus thow seis he delys myn heretage To Sotheroun part, and sum to traytouris wage." Than Cumyn said, "Will ye herto accord, Of my landys and ye lik to be lord, Ye sall thaim have for your rycht of the croun; Or, and ye lik, schir, for my warisoun I sall yow help with power at my mycht." The Bruce ansuerd, "I will nocht sell my rycht. Bot on this wys, quhat lordschip thou will craiff For thi supplé I hecht thou sall it haiff." "Cum fra yon king, schir, with sum jeperté. Now Eduuard has all Galloway geyffyn to me. My nevo Soullis, that kepis Berweik toun, At your commaund this power sall be boun. My nevo als, a man of mekill mycht, The lord of Lorn has rowme into the hycht. My thrid nevo, a lord of gret renoun, Will rys with us, of Breichin the barroun." Than said the Bruce, "Fell thar sa far a chance That we micht get agane Wallace of France; Be witt and force he couth this kynryk wyn. Allace we haiff our lang beyn haldyn in twyn!" To that langage Cumyn maid na record, Of ald deidis intill his mynd remord. The Bruce and he completyt furth thar bande, Syn that sammyn nycht thai sellyt with thar hande. This ragment left the Bruce with Cumyn thar; With King Eduuard haym in Ingland can far And thar remaynyt quhill this ragment war knawin, Thre yer and mar or Bruce persewyt his awin. Sum men demys that Cumyn that ragment send; Sum men tharfor agaynys makis defend. Nayn may say weill Cumyn was saklasing Becaus his wiff was Eduuardis ner cusing. He servyt dede be rycht law of his king, So raklesly myskepyt sic a thing. Had Bruce past by but baid to Sanct Jhonstoun Be haill assent he had rasavyt the croune. On Cumyn syn he mycht haiff done the law. He couth nocht thoill fra tym that he him saw, Thus Scotland left in hard perplexité. Of Wallace mar in sum part spek will we. Explicit decimus passus et Incipit undecimus passus Book 12	tell way; he divided Scotland Captain; wide From grandfather; Kinclaven; (t-note) also; both power (see note) Those; assigned to him Stirling then from rest of his purpose; (t-note) (see note) Warden; entirely; (t-note) Comyn Knew none but; condition noble; (see note) strong [the] schools secret; carried openly show Until one day; courage called; went dividing possess as; when he knew By; possesses opposition to stays no dealt out there all of the Merse; (see note) also found; (see note) (see note) which; before; gave Deceitfully; he deceived him lived there leave; bound they rode happened nearby; stay counsel show here; advantage advised rightful such [a] thing oath Not [to] Nor; unless death; stop promised deception apportions [the] English some; [as] reward hereto agree; (t-note) in exchange; claim if; reward your assistance I promise; (t-note) stratagem given nephew ready; (t-note) nephew also; great space; the highlands third nephew fair; (t-note) (t-note) By wisdom; kingdom too long; separated speech; reply old deeds; remorse bond Then; same; sealed bond home; went remained until; bond; disclosed before; sought; own [claim] judge guiltless; (t-note) cousin deserved death recklessly failed to keep without delay By total; received applied endure
[Wallace overcomes the English in Guyenne and then deals with various disaffected Frenchmen, including a knight, two champions at court, and two squires, who all use trickery to trap him. The final insult for Wallace is when he is led to believe that the French king wishes him to fight a captured lion. Having dispatched the animal, Wallace demands: "Is thar ma doggis at ye wald yeit haiff slayne?" (line 256) and resolves to return to Scotland. He and his men leave, against the French king's wishes.      He arrives at Elcho, on the shores of the Earn and, keeping under cover, stays with his cousin Crawford. When Crawford goes to St. Johnston (Perth) for more meat than usual, the suspicions of the English are roused and they imprison and interrogate him. When they release him he is followed by Butler and a large armed force. Forewarned of the danger in a dream, Wallace and his men leave the house to avoid open battle because they are heavily outnumbered, and hide in Elcho Park. But when the English threaten to burn Crawford's wife unless she reveals his whereabouts, Wallace comes out to accuse Butler of shameful behavior. Incensed and desperate to avenge the deaths of his father and grandfather, Butler pursues Wallace to the park where, through strategic deployment of his twenty men and with the help of a misty night, Wallace manages to kill Butler and make his way to Methven where he can supply his hungry men with food and reinforcements. Finding food continues to be a problem so Wallace and his men move from Birnam to Lorne. Wallace separates from his men to seek food for them, but as he sleeps under an oak five traitors who have been bought by the earl of York try unsuccessfully to capture him and are killed. After feasting, Wallace and his men make their way to Rannock where they are looked after by friends and acquire more support. Wallace then decides to stop skulking in mountains and woods and to seek open battle. He goes to Dunkeld and then north to be united with Scottish supporters there. (Lines 1-729)]
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In raid battaill thai raid till Abyrdeyn; The haill nowmyr, sevyn thousand, than was seyn; Bot Inglismen had left that toun all waist, On ilka syd away thai can thaim haist, In all that land left nothir mar nor les. Lord Bewmound tuk the sey at Bowchan Nes, Throu Scotland than was manifest in playn; The lordis that past in hart was wondir fayn. The knycht Climes of Ross com sodeynly In Murray land with thar gud chevalry. The hous of Narn that gud knycht weill has tane, Slew the capdane and strang men mony ane. Out of Murray in Bowchane land com thai To sek Bewmound be he was past away. Than thir gud men to Wallace passyt rycht. Quhen Wallace saw Schir Jhon Ramsay the knycht And othir gud at had bene fra him lang, Gret curag than was rasyt thaim amang. The land he reullyt as at him likit best, To Sanct Jhonstoun syn raid or thai wald rest. At everilk part a stalwart wach he maid, Fermyt a sege and stedfastly abaid. Byschop Synclar intill all haist him dycht, Com out of Bute with symly men to sycht; Owt of the ilys of Rauchlé and Aran Lyndsay and Boid with gud men mony ane. Adam Wallace, barroun of Ricardtoun, Full sadly socht till Wallace of renoun, At Sanct Jhonstoun baid at the sailye still. For Sotheroun men thai mycht weill pas at will, For in thar way thar durst na enemys be Bot fled away be land and als be se. About that toun thus semblyt thai but mor, For thai had beyn with gud Wallace befor. Cetoun, Lauder, and Richard of Lundé, In a gud barge thai past about be se. Sanct Jhonstoun havyn thar ankyr haiff thai set. Twa Inglys schippys thai tuk withoutyn let: The tane thai brynt, syn stuffyt the tothir weill With artailye and stalwart men in steyll, To kep the port; thar suld cum na victaill Into that toun, nor men at mycht thaim vaill Fra south and north mony of Scotland fled, Left castellys waist; feill lost thar lyff to wed. The south byschop, befor at left Dunkell, Tyll London past and tald Eduuard himsell In Scotland thar had fallyn a gret myschance. Than send he son for Amar the Wallance And askyt him than quhat war best to do. He hecht to pas and tak gret gold tharto, Into Scotland sic menys for to mak Agane Wallace, on hand this can he tak. Thai said he wald undo King Eduuardis croun Bot gyff thai mycht throu tresoun put him doun. King Eduuard hecht quhat thing at Wallang band He suld it kep, war it bathe gold and land. Wallange tuk leyff and is in Scotland went; To Bothwell com, syn kest in his entent Quhat man thar was mycht best Wallace begyll; And sone he fand within a litill quhill Schyr Jhon Menteth. Wallace his gossop was. A messynger Schir Amar has gert pas Onto Schir Jhon and sone a tryst has set; At Ruglyn Kyrk thir twa togydder met. Than Wallang said, "Schir Jhon, thow knawis this thing. Wallace agayn rysis contrar the king, And thow may haiff quhat lordschip thow will And thow wald wyrk as I can gyff consaill. Yon tyrand haldys the rewmys at trowbill bathe; Till thryfty men it dois full mekill scaith. He traistis thee. Rycht weyll thow may him tak. Of this mater ane end I think to mak. War he away, we mycht at liking ryng As lordys all and leiff undyr a king." Than Menteth said, "He is our governour. For us he baid in mony felloun stour, Nocht for himselff bot for our heretage. To sell him thus, it war a foull owtrage." Than Wallang said, "And thow weill undyrstud, Gret neid it war; he spillis so mekill blud Of Crystin men, puttis saullis in peraill. I bynd me als he sall be haldyn haill As for his lyff and kepyt in presoune; King Eduuard wald haiff him in subjeccioun." Than Menteth thocht sa thai wald kepe connand, He wald full fayn haiff had him of Scotland. Wallange saw him intill a study be, Thre thowsand pundys of fyn gold leit him se And hecht he suld the Lewynhous haiff at will. Thus tresonably Menteth grantyt thartill; Obligacioun with his awn hand he maid. Syn tuk the gold and Eduuardis seill so braid And gaiff thaim his, quhen he his tym mycht se To tak Wallace our Sulway, giff him fre Till Inglismen. Be this tresonabill concord Schyr Jhon suld be of all the Lennox lord. Thus Wallace suld in Ingland kepyt be, So Eduuard mycht mak Scotland till him fre. Thar covatys was our gret maister seyn; Nane sampill takis how ane othir has beyn For covatice put in gret paynys fell, For covatice the serpent is of hell. Throuch covatice gud Ector tuk the ded, For covatice thar can be no ramed; Throuch covatice gud Alexander was lost, And Julius als, for all his reiff and bost; Throuch covatice deit Arthour of Bretan, For covatice thar had deit mony ane; For covatice the traytour Ganyelon The flour of France he put till confusion; For covatice thai poysound gud Godfra In Antioche, as the autor will sa; For covatice Menteth apon fals wys Betraysyt Wallace at was his gossop twys. Wallang in haist with blyth will and glaid hart Till London past and schawit till King Eduuart. Of this contrak he had a mar plesance Than of fyn gold had geyffyn in balance. A grettar wecht na his ransoun mycht be. Of Wallace furth yit sumthing spek will we, At Sanct Jhonstoun was at the sogeyng still. In a mornyng Sotheroun with egyr will, Five hundreth men in harnas rycht juntly, Thai uschet furth to mak a jeperty At the south port apon Scot and Dundas, Quhilk in that tym rycht wys and worthy was Agayn thar fayis rycht scharply socht and sayr. In that cownter sevyn scor to ded thai bayr. Yeit Inglismen at cruell war and keyn Full ferely faucht quhar douchty deid was seyn. Fra the west gett drew all the Scottis haill To the fechtaris. Quhen Sotheroun saw na vaill Bot in agayn, full fast thai can thaim sped. The knycht Dundas prevyt so douchty deid; Our neyr the gett full bandounly he baid, Wyth a gud suerd full gret maistré he maid, Nocht wittandly his falowis was him fra. In at the gett the Sotheroun can him ta; Onto the erll thai led him haistelé. Quhen he him saw he said he suld nocht de: "To slay this ane it may us litill rameid." He send him furth to Wallace in that steid. On the north syd his bestials had he wrocht. Quhill he him saw of this he wyst rycht nocht; Send to the erll and thankit him largelé, Hecht for to quyt quhen he sic cace mycht se. Bot all her for soverance he wald nocht grant, Thocht thai yoldin wald cum as recreant; For gold na gud he wald no trewbut tak. A full strang salt than he begouth to mak. The erll of Fyf duelt under trewage lang Of King Eduuard, and than him thocht it wrang At Wallace sa was segeand Sanct Jhonstoun, Bot gyff he com in rycht help of the croun. Till Inglismen he wald nocht kep that band. Than he come sone with gud men of the land, And Jhon Wallang, was than schirreff of Fyff, Till Wallace past, starkyt him in that stryff. That erll was cummyn of trew, haill nobill blud, Fra the ald thane, quhilk in his tym was gud. Than all about to Sanct Jhonstoun thai gang With felloun salt, was hydwys, scharp, and strang. Full feill fagaldys into the dyk thai cast, Hadyr and hay bond apon flakys fast. Wyth treis and erd a gret passage thai maid; Atour the wallis thai yeid with battaill braid. The Sotheroun men maid gret defens agayn, Quhill on the wallys thar was a thousand slayn. Wallace yeid in and his rayit battaill rycht; All Sotheroun men derffly to ded thai dycht. To sayff the erll Wallace the harrald send, Gud Jop himselff, the quhilk befor him kend. For Dundas saik thai said he suld nocht de; Wallace himselff this ordand for to be. A small haknay he gert till him be tak, Silver and gold his costis for to mak; Set on his clok a takyn for to se, The lyoun in wax that suld his condet be; Convoyit him furth and na man him with all. Wemen and barnys Wallace gert freith thaim all, And syn gart cry trew Scottis men to thar awn; Plenyst the land quhilk lang had beyn ourthrawn, Than Wallace past the south land for to se. Eduuard the Bruce, in his tym rycht worthé, That yer befor he had in Irland ben And purchest thar of cruell men and keyn. Fyfty in feyr, was of his moderys kyn, At Kyrkubré on Galloway entryt in. With thai fyfté he had vencust nine scor. And syn he past withoutyn tary mor Till Wygtoun sone and that castell has tane. Sotheroun was fled and left it all allane. Wallace him met with trew men reverently; To Lowmabane went all that chevalry. Thai maid Eduuard bath lord and ledar thar. This condicioun Wallace him hecht but mar, Bot a schort tym to bid Robert the king; Gyff he come nocht in this regioun to ryng, At Eduuard suld resaiff the croun but faill. Thus hecht Wallace and all the barnage haill. In Louchmabane Prynce Eduuard levyt still And Wallace past in Cumno with blith will. At the Blak Rok, quhar he was wont to be, Apon that sted a ryall hous held he. Inglis wardans till London past but mar And tauld the king of all thar gret mysfar, How Wallace had Scotland fra thaim reduce And how he had rasavyt Eduuard the Bruce. The commouns suor thai suld cum nevermar Apon Scotland and Wallace leiffand war. Than Eduuard wrayt till Menteth prevali, Prayit him till haist; the tym was past by Of the promes the quhilk at he was bund. Schyr Jhon Menteth intill his wit has fund How he suld best his purpos to fullfill. His systir son in haist he cald him till And ordand him in duellyng with Wallace. Ane ayth agayn he gert him mak on cace, Quhat tym he wyst Wallace in quiet draw He suld him warnd, for aventur mycht befaw. This man grantyt at sic thing suld be done; With Wallace thus he was in service sone. As of tresoun Wallace had litill thocht; His lauborous mynd on othir materis wrocht. Thus Wallace thrys has maid all Scotland fre. Than he desyryt in lestand pees to be, For as of wer he was in sum part yrk. He purpost than to serve God and the kyrk, And for to leyff undyr hys rychtwys king; That he desyryt atour all erdly thing. The harrold Jop in Ingland sone he send And wrayt to Bruce rycht hartlie this commend, Besekand him to cum and tak his croun; Nane suld gaynstand, clerk, burges, no barroun. The harrald past. Quhen Bruce saw his credans, Tharoff he tuk a perfyt gret plesans. With hys awn hand agayn wrayt to Wallace And thankyt him of lauta and kyndnas, Besekand him this mater to conseill, For he behuffyd owt of Ingland to steill; For lang befor was kepyt the ragment Quhilk Cumyn had, to byd the gret parlement Into London; and gyff thai him accus, To cum fra thaim he suld mak sum excus. He prayit Wallace in Glaskow Mur to walk The fyrst nycht of Juli, for his salk, And bad he suld bot into quiet be, For he with him mycht bryng few chevalré. Wallace was blyth quhen he this writyng saw; His houshauld sone he gert to Glaskow draw. That moneth thar he ordand thaim to byd. Kerle he tuk ilk nycht with him to ryd, And this yong man that Menteth till him send - Wyst nane bot thir quhat way at Wallace wend - The quhilk gart warn his eym the auchtand nycht. Sexté full sone schyr Jhone Menteth gert dycht Of hys awn kyn and of alya born. To this tresoun he gert thaim all be suorn. Fra Dunbertane he sped thaim haistely, Ner Glaskow Kyrk thai bownyt thaim prevaly. Wallace past furth quhar at the tryst was set; A spy thai maid and folowed him but let Till Robrastoun, was ner be the way syd And bot a hows quhar Wallace oysyt to byd. He wouk on fut quhill passyt was mydnycht; Kerle and he than for a sleip thaim dycht. Thai bad this cuk that he suld wache his part And walkyn Wallace, com men fra ony art. Quhen thai slepyt this traytour tuk graith heid. He met his eym and bad him haiff no dreid: "On sleip he is and with him bot a man. Ye may him haiff for ony craft he can; Without the hous thar wapynnys laid thaim fra." For weill thai wyst, gat Wallace ane of tha And on his feyt, hys ransoun suld be sauld. Thus semblyt thai about that febill hauld. This traytour wach fra Wallace than he stall Bathe knyff and suerd, his bow and arowis all. Eftir mydnycht in handis thai haiff him tane, Dyschovyll on sleipe, wyth him na man bot ane. Kerle thai tuk and led him of that place, Dyd him to ded withoutyn langar space. Thai thocht to bynd Wallace throu strenthis strang. On fute he gat the feill traytouris amang, Grippyt about, bot na wapyn he fand. Apon a syll he saw besyd him stand The bak of ane he byrstyt in that thrang And of ane othir the harnes out he dang. Than als mony as handis mycht on him lay, Be force hym hynt for till haiff him away, Bot that power mycht nocht a fute him leid Owt of that hous quhill thai or he war deid. Schir Jhon saw weill be force it coud nocht be, Or he war tayne he thocht erar to de. Menteth bad ces and thus spak to Wallace, Syn schawyt him furth a rycht sutell fals cace: "Yhe haiff so lang her oysyt yow allane Quhill witt tharoff is intill Ingland gane. Tharfor her me and sobyr your curage. The Inglismen with a full gret barnage Ar semblyt her and set this hous about That ye be force on na wayis may wyn out. Suppos ye had the strenth of gud Ectour Amang this ost ye may nocht lang endour. And thai yow tak, in haist your ded is dycht. I haiff spokyn with Lord Clyffurd that knycht, Wyth thar chyftanys weill menyt for your lyff. Thai ask no mar bot be quyt of your stryff. To Dunbertane ye sall furth pas with me; At your awn hous ye ma in saifté be." Sotheroun sic oys with Menteth lang had thai That Wallace trowyt sum part at he wald say. Menteth said, "Schir, lo, wappynnys nane we haiff; We com in trayst your lyff gyff we mycht saiff." Wallace trowyt weill, and he his gossep twys, That he wald nocht be no maner of wys Him to betrays for all Scotland so wyd. Ane ayth of him he askit in that tid. 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; 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 undyr syn with sevir cordys thai braid, Bath scharp and tewch, and fast togydder drew. Allace, the Bruce mycht sayr that byndyng rew, Quhilk maid Scotland sone brokyn apon cace, For Comyns ded and los of gud Wallace! Thai led him furth in feyr amang thaim awe. Kerle he myst; of na Sotheroun he saw. Than wyst he weyll that he betraysyt was. Towart the south with him quhen thai can pas, Yeit thai him said in trewth he suld nocht de, King Eduuard wald kep him in gud saufté 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, Quhen on this wys gud Wallace he had sauld. Sum of thaim said it was to saiff thar lord; Thai leid all owt that maid that fals record. At the Fawkyrk the gud Stewart was slayn, Our corniclis rehersis that in playn, On Madelan Day, that eighteen yer befor. Comyns ded tharoff it wytnesis mor. At Robrastoun Wallas was tresonabilly, Thus falsly, stollyn fra his gud chevalry, In Glaskow lay and wyst nocht of this thing. Thus he was lost in byding of his king. South thai him led, ay haldand the west land, Delyverit him in haist our Sullway Sand. The lord Clyffurd and Wallang tuk him thar; To Carleyll toun full fast with him thai fayr, In presoun him stad. That was a gret dolour. That hous efter was callyt Wallace tour. Sum men syn said, that knew nocht weill the cas, In Berweik thai to ded put gud Wallace. Contrar is knawin fyrst be this opinioun; For Scottis men than had haly Berweik toun And Scotland fre, quhill that Soullis it gaiff, For Lord Cumyn till Ingland with the layff. Ane othir poynt is, the traytouris durst nocht pas At sauld him sa quhar Scottis men maisteris was. The thrid poynt is, the commouns of Ingland, Quhat thai desyr, thai will nocht understand That thing be done, for wytnes at may be, Na credence geyff forthyr than thai may se. To se him de Eduuard had mar desyr Than to be lord of all the gret empyr. For thir causis thai kepyt him sa lang, Quhill the commouns mycht on to London gang. Allace, Scotland, to quhom sall thow compleyn? Allace, fra payn quha sall thee now restreyn? Allace, thi help is fastlie brocht to ground: Thi best chyftane in braith bandis is bound. Allace, thow has now lost thi gyd of lycht. Allace, quha sall defend thee in thi rycht? Allace, thi payn approchis wondyr ner, With sorow sone thow mon bene set in feyr. Thi gracious gyd, thi grettast governour, Allace, our neir is cumyn his fatell hour. Allace, quha sall thee beit now of thi baill? Allace, quhen sall of harmys thow be haill? Quha sall thee defend? Quha sall thee now mak fre? Allace, in wer quha sall thi helpar be? Quha sall thee help? Quha sall thee now radem? Allace, quha sall the Saxons fra thee flem? I can no mar bot besek God of grace Thee to restor in haist to rychtwysnace, Sen gud Wallace may succour thee no mar. The los of him encressit mekill cair. Now of his men, in Glaskow still at lay, Quhat sorow rais quhen thai him myst away. The cruell payn, the wofull complenyng, Tharoff to tell it war our hevy thing. I will lat be and spek of it no mar. Litill rehers is our mekill of cair And principaly quhar redempcioun is nayn. It helpys nocht to tell thar petous mayn; The deid tharoff is yeit in remembrance. I will lat slaik of sorow the ballance.101 Bot Longawell to Louchmabane coud pas And thar he hecht, quhar gud Prince Eduuard was Out of Scotland he suld pas nevermor. Los of Wallace socht till his hart so sor The rewlm of France he vowit he suld never se, Bot veng Wallace or ellis tharfor to de. Thar he remaynd quhill cummyn of the king; With Bruce in wer this gud knycht furth can ryng. Remembrance syn was in the Brucys buk: Secound he was quhen thai Saynct Jhonstoun tuk, Folowed the king at wynnyng of the toun. The Bruce tharfor gaiff him full gret gardoun; All Charterys land the gud king till him gaiff; Charterys sen syn of his kyn is the laiff. Quharto suld I fer in that story wend? Bot of my buk to mak a fynaill end: Robert the Bruce com hame on the ferd day In Scotland, eft Wallace was had away, Till Louchmabane, quhar that he fand Eduuard, Quharoff he was gretlie rejossyt in hart; Bot fra he wyst Wallace away was led, So mekill baill within his breyst thar bred Ner out of wytt he worthit for to weyd. Eduuard full sone than till hys brothir yeid. A sodane chance this was in wo fra weill. Gud Eduuard said, "This helpys nocht a dell. Lat murnyng be; it may mak na remeid. Ye haiff him tynt. Ye suld ravenge his deid. Bot for your caus he tuk the wer on hand, In your defens, and thrys has fred Scotland, The quhilk was tynt fra us and all our kyn; War nocht Wallace we had never entryt in. Merour he was of lauta and manheid, In wer the best that ever sall power leid. Had he likyt for till haiff tane your croun Wald nane him let that was in this regioun. Had nocht beyne he, ye suld had na entres Into this rewlm, for tresoun and falsnes. That sall ye se. The traytour that him sauld, Fra yow he thinkys Dunbertane for till hauld. Sum comfort tak and lat slaik of this sorou." The king chargyt Eduuard apon the morou Radres to tak of wrang that wrocht him was. Till Dallswyntoun he ordand him to pas, And men of armys; gyff thai fand Cumyn thar, Put him to ded; for na dreid thai suld spar. Thai fand him nocht. The king himselff him slew Intill Drumfres, quhar witnes was inew. That hapnys wrang, our gret haist in a king; Till wyrk by law it may scaith mekill thing. Me nedis heroff na forthyr for till schaw; How that was done is knawin to yow aw. Bot yong Douglace fyrst to the king can pas, In all hys wer bath wicht and worthi was; Nor how the king has tane on him the croun; Of all that her I mak bot schort mencioun; Nor how lord Soullis gaiff Berweik toun away, How eftir syn sone tynt was Galloway; How Jhon of Lorn agayn his rycht king rais; On athir sid how Bruce had mony fais; How bauld Breichin contrar his king coud ryd; Rycht few was than in wer with him to byd; Nor how the north was gyffyn fra the gud king, Quhilk maid him lang in paynfull wer to ryng. Ay trew till him was Jamys the gud Douglace, For Brucis rycht baid weill in mony place. Undyr the king he was the best chyftayn, Bot Wallace rais as chyftane him allayn; Tharfor till him is no comparisoun As of a man, sauff reverence of the croun. Bot sa mony as of Douglace has beyn Gud of a kyn was never in Scotland seyn. Comparisoun that can I nocht weill declar. Of Brucis buk as now I spek no mar. Master Barbour, quhilk was a worthi clerk, He said the Bruce amang his othir werk. In this mater prolixit I am almaist; To my purpos breiffly I will me haist, How gud Wallace was set amang his fayis. To London with him Clyffurd and Wallang gais, Quhar King Eduuard was rycht fayn of that fang. Thai haiff him stad intill a presone strang. Of Wallace end myselff wald leiff for dredis To say the werst, bot rychtwysnes me ledis. We fynd his lyff was all swa verray trew, His fatell hour I will nocht fenye new. Menteth was fals and that our weill was knawin; Feill of that kyn in Scotland than was sawyn, Chargyt to byd undir the gret jugement At King Robert ackyt in his parlement. Tharoff I mak no langar contenuans. Bot Wallace end in warld was displesans, Tharfor I ces and puttis it nocht in rym. Scotland may thank the blyssyt, happy tym At he was born, be prynsuall poyntis two. This is the fyrst, or that we forthyr go, Scotland he fred and brocht it of thrillage; And now in hevin he has his heretage, As it prevyt be gud experians. Wys clerkys yeit it kepis in remembrans, How that a monk of Bery abbay than, Into that tym a rycht religious man; A yong monk als with him in ordour stud, Quhilk knew his lyff was clene, perfyt, and gud. This fader monk was wesyd with seknace, Out of the warld as he suld pas on cace. His brothir saw the spret lykly to pas. A band of him rycht ernystly he coud as, To cum agayn and schaw him of the meid At he suld haiff at God for his gud deid. He grantyt him, at his prayer, to preiff To cum agayn gyff God wald geiff him leiff. The spreyt changyt out of this warldly payn, In that sammyn hour com to the monk agayn. Sic thing has beyn and is be voice and sycht. Quhar he apperyt thar schawyt sa mekill lycht, Lyk till lawntryns it illumynyt so cler At warldly lycht tharto mycht be no peyr. A voice said thus, "God has me grantyt grace That I sall kep my promes in this place." The monk was blyth of this cler fygur fayr; Bot a fyr brund in his forheid he bayr And than him thocht it myslikyt all the lave. "Quhar art thow spreyt? Ansuer, sa God thee save." "In purgatory." "How lang sall thow be thair?" "Bot halff ane hour to cum and litill mair. Purgatory is, I do thee weill to wit, In ony place quhar God will it admyt. Ane hour of space I was demed thar to be And that passis, suppos I spek with thee." "Quhy has thow that and all the layff so haill?" "For of science I thocht me maist availl. Quha pridys tharin that laubour is in waist, For science cummys bot of the Haly Gaist." "Eftir thi hour quhar is thi passage evyn?" "Quhen tym cummys," he said, "to lestand hevin." "Quhat tym is that, I pray thee now declar?" "Twa ar on lyff mon be befor me thar." "Quhilk two ar thai? The verité thow me ken." "The fyrst has bene a gret slaar of men. Now thai him kep to martyr in London toun On Wednysday, befor king and commoun. Is nayn on lyff at has sa mony slayn." "Brodyr," he said, "that taill is bot in vayn, For slauchter is to God abhominabill." "Than," said the spreyt, "forsuth this is no fabill. He is Wallace, defendour of Scotland, For rychtwys wer that he tuk apon hand. Thar rychtwysnes is lovyt our the lave; Tharfor in hevyn he sall that honour have. Syn, a pure preist, is mekill to commend. He tuk in thank quhat thing that God him send. For dayly mes and heryng of confessioun Hevin he sall haiff to lestand warysoun. I am the thrid grantyt throw Goddis grace." "Brothir," he said, "tell I this in our place, Thai wyll bot deym I othir dreym or rave." "Than," said the spreyt, "this wytnes thow sall have. Your bellys sall ryng, for ocht at ye do may, Quhen thai him sla, halff ane hour of that day." And so thai did. The monk wyst quhat thaim alyt. Throuch braid Bretane the voice tharoff was scalyt. The spreyt tuk leyff at Goddis will to be. Of Wallace end to her it is peté, And I wald nocht put men in gret dolour, Bot lychtly pas atour his fatell hour. On Wednysday the fals Sotheroun furth brocht Till martyr him, as thai befor had wrocht. Rycht suth it is a martyr was Wallace, As Osuuald, Edmunt, Eduuard, and Thomas. Of men in armes led him a full gret rout.102 Wyth a bauld spreit gud Wallace blent about. A preyst he askyt, for God at deit on Tre. King Eduuard than commaundyt his clergé And said, "I charge, apayn of los of lyve, Nane be sa bauld yon tyrand for to schryve. He has rong lang in contrar my hienace." A blyst byschop sone present in that place, Of Canterbery he than was rychtwys lord, Agayn the king he maid this rycht record And said, "Myself sall her his confessioun. Gyff I haiff mycht, in contrar of thi croun. And thou throu force will stop me of this thing, I vow to God, quhilk is my rychtwys king, That all Ingland I sall her enterdyt And mak it knawin thou art ane herretyk. The sacrament of kyrk I sall him geiff. Syn tak thi chos, to sterve or lat him leiff. It war mar vaill in worschip of thi croun To kepe sic ane in lyff in thi bandoun, Than all the land and gud at thow has refyd, Bot covatice thee ay fra honour drefyd. Thow has thy lyff rongyn in wrangwis deid: That sall be seyn on thee or on thi seid." The king gert charge thai suld the byschop ta, Bot sad lordys consellyt to lat him ga. All Inglismen said at his desyr was rycht. To Wallace than he rakyt in thar sicht And sadly hard his confessioun till ane end. Humbly to God his spreyt he thar comend, Lawly him servyt with hartlye devocioun Apon his kneis and said ane orysoun. His leyff he tuk and to Westmonaster raid. The lokmen than thai bur Wallace but baid Ontill a place his martyrdom to tak; For till his ded he wald no forthyr mak. Fra the fyrst nycht he was tane in Scotland Thai kepyt him into that sammyn band. Nathing he had at suld haiff doyn him gud Bot Inglismen him servit of carnaill fud. Hys warldly lyff desyrd the sustenance, Thocht he it gat in contrar of plesance. Thai thirty dayis his band thai durst nocht slaik, Quhill he was bundyn on a skamyll of ayk With irn chenyeis that was bath stark and keyn. A clerk thai set to her quhat he wald meyn. "Thow Scot," he said, "that gret wrangis has don, Thi fatell hour thou seis approchis son. Thow suld in mynd remembyr thi mysdeid At clerkys may quhen thai thar psalmis reid For Crystyn saullis that makis thaim to pray, In thar nowmyr thow may be ane of thai, For now thow seis on force thou mon deces." Than Wallace said, "For all thi roid rahres Thou has na charge, suppos at I did mys. Yon blyst byschop has hecht I sall haiff blis And I trow weill at God sall it admyt. Thi febyll wordis sall nocht my conscience smyt. Conford I haiff of way at I suld gang; Maist payn I feill at I bid her our lang." Than said this clerk, "Our king oft send thee till. Thow mycht haiff had all Scotland at thi will To hald of him and cessyt of thi stryff, So as a lord rongyn furth all thi lyff." Than Wallace said, "Thou spekis of mychty thing. Had I lestyt and gottyn my rychtwys king, Fra worthi Bruce had rasavit his croun I thocht haiff maid Ingland at his bandoun; So uttraly it suld beyn at his will, Quhat plessyt him to sauff thi king or spill." "Weill," said this clerk, "than thow repentis nocht; Of wykkydnes thow has a felloun thocht. Is nayn in warld at has sa mony slane, Tharfor till ask, me think thow sald be bane, Grace of our king and syn at his barnage." Than Wallace smyld a litill at his langage. "I grant," he said, "part Inglismen I slew In my quarell, me thocht nocht halff enew. I movyt na wer bot for to wyn our awin; To God and man the rycht full weill is knawin. Thi fruster wordis dois nocht bot taris me. I thee commaund, on Goddis halff lat me be." A schyrray gart this clerk son fra him pas; Rycht as thai durst thai grant quhat he wald as. A psalter buk Wallace had on him ever, Fra his childeid fra it wald nocht desever. Better he trowit in viagis for to speid, Bot than he was dispolyeid of his weid. This grace he ast at Lord Clyffurd that knycht, To lat him haiff his Psalter buk in sycht. He gert a preyst it oppyn befor him hauld Quhill thai till him had done all at thai wauld. Stedfast he red for ocht thai did him thar. Feyll Sotheroun said at Wallace feld na sayr. Gud devocioun so was his begynnyng Conteynd tharwith, and fair was his endyng, Quhill spech and spreyt at anys all can fayr To lestand blys, we trow forevermayr. I will nocht tell how he devydyt was In five partis and ordand for to pas; Bot thus his spreyt be liklynes was weill. Of Wallace lyff quha has a forthar feill May schaw furth mair with wit and eloquence; For I to this has done my diligence, Efter the pruff geyffyn fra the Latyn buk Quhilk Maister Blair in his tym undyrtuk, In fayr Latyn compild it till ane end; With thir witnes the mair is to commend. Byschop Synclar, than lord was of Dunkell, He gat this buk and confermd it himsell For verray trew; tharof he had no dreid, Himselff had seyn gret part of Wallace deid. His purpos was till have send it to Rom, Our fader of kyrk tharon to gyff his dom. Bot Maister Blayr and als Schir Thomas Gray, Efter Wallace thai lestit mony day, Thir twa knew best of gud Schir Wilyhamys deid Fra sixteen yer quhill twenty-nine yeid. Forty and five of age Wallace was cauld That tym that he was to the Sotheroun sauld. Thocht this mater be nocht till all plesance, His suthfast deid was worthi till avance. All worthi men at redys this rurall dyt, Blaym nocht the buk, set I be unperfyt. I suld have thank, sen I nocht travaill spard. For my laubour na man hecht me reward; Na charge I had of king nor othir lord; Gret harm I thocht his gud deid suld be smord. I haiff said her ner as the proces gais And fenyeid nocht for frendschip nor for fais. Costis herfor was no man bond to me. In this sentence I had na will to le; Bot in als mekill as I rahersit nocht Sa worthely as nobill Wallace wrocht, Bot in a poynt I grant I said amys. Thir twa knychtis suld blamyt be for this, The knycht Wallas, of Cragge rychtwys lord, And Liddaill als, gert me mak wrang record. On Allyrtoun Mur the croun he tuk a day To get battaill, as myn autour will say. Thir twa gert me say that ane othir wys; Till mayster Blayr we did sum part of dispys. Go nobill buk, fulfillyt of gud sentens, Suppos thow be baran of eloquens. Go worthi buk, fullfillit of suthfast deid, Bot in langage of help thow has gret neid. Quhen gud makaris rang weill into Scotland Gret harm was it that nane of thaim thee fand. Yeit thar is part that can thee weill avance; Now byd thi tym and be a remembrance. I yow besek of your banevolence, Quha will nocht low lak nocht my eloquence: It is weill knawin I am a burel man. For her is said als gudly as I can; My spreyt felis na termys of Pernase. Now besek God that gyffar is of grace, Maide hell and erd and set the hevyn abuff, That He us grant of His der lestand luff. Explicit vita nobilisum . . . .	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