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graithit thaim at rycht;285

      Sodeynly thar fresche venesoun thai dycht.

      Wictaill thai had, bathe breid, and wyne so cler,

      With othir stuff yneuch at thair dyner.

      His staff of steill he gaiff Kerly to kepe;

      Syn passit [thai] our Tetht wattir so depe.290

      In to Straithern thai entrit sodeynly;

      In couert past, or Sothren suld thaim spy.

      Quhen at thai fand of Scotlandis aduersouris,

      With out respyt cummyn was thair fatell houris.

      Quham euir thai mett, was at the Ingliss fay,295

      Thai sparyt nane that was off Ingliss blude;

      To dede he yeid thocht he war neuir so gude.

      Thai sawyt nothir knycht, squier, nor knaiff;

      This was the grace that Wallace to thaim gaiff;300

      Bot wastyt all be worthynes off wer,

      Off that party that mycht weild bow or sper.

      Sumpart be slycht, sum throw force thai slew;

      Bot Wallace thocht thai stroyit nocht half enew.

      Siluer thai tuk, and als gold at thai fand,305

      Othir gud ger full lychtly yeid be hand;

      Cuttyt throttis, and in to cuwyss thaim kest,

      Put out of sycht, for that him thocht was best.

      At the Blakfurd, as at thai suld pass our,

      A squier come, and with him bernyss four, 310

      Fol. 17 a

      Till Doun suld ryde; and wend at thai had beyne

      All Inglissmen, at he befor had seyne.

      Tithingis to sper he howid thaim amang.

      Wallace thar with swyth out a [gude] suerd swang;

      Vpon the hede he straik with so gret ire,315

      Throu bayne and brayn in sondyr schar the swyr.

      The tothir four in handis sone war hynt,

      Derfly to dede stekit or thai wald stynt.

      Thar horss thai tuk, and quhat thaim likit best;

      Spoilyeid thaim bar, syne in the brook thaim kest.320

      Off this mater no mor tary thai maid,

      Bot furth thar way passit with outyn baid.

      Thir werlik Scottis, all with one assent,

      Northt so our Ern throuch out the land thai went:

      In Meffan woode thair lugyng tuk that nycht.325

      Vpon the morn, quhen it was dayis lycht,

      Wallace raiss wp, went to the forest side,

      Quhar that he sawe full feill bestis abide,

      Off wylde and tayme walkand haboundandlye.

      Than Wallace said; “This contré likis me.330

      “Wermen may do with fud at thai suld haiff;

      “Bot want thai meit, thai rak nocht of the laiff.”

      Off dyet fayr Wallace tuk neuir kepe;

      Bot as it come, welcum was meit and sleip.

      Sum quhill he had gret sufficience within;335

      Now want, now has; now losis, now can win;

      Now lycht, now sadd; now blisful, now in baill;

      In haist, now hurt; now sorroufull, now haill;

      Nowe weildand weyle; now calde weddyr, now hett;

      Nowe moist, now drowth; now wauerand wynd, now weit.340

      So ferd with hym for Scotlandis rycht full ewyn,

      In feyle debait six yeris and monethis sewyn.

      Quhen he wan peess, and left Scotland in playne,

      The Inglissmen maid new conquest agayne.

      In frustyr termys I will nocht tary lang.345

      Wallace agayne wnto his men can gang,

      And said; “Her is a land of gret boundance,

      “Thankit be God of his hye perwyans.

      “Sewyn of yow feris graith sone, and ga with me;

      “Rycht sor I long Sanct Jhonstoun for to se.350

      “Stewyn of Irland als, God of hewyn the saiff,

      “Maister leiddar I mak the of the laiff.

      “Kepe weill my men, latt nane out [of] thi sycht,

      “Quhill I agayn sall cum with all my mycht.

      “Byde me sewyn dayis in this forest strang:355

      “Yhe may get fude, supposs I duell so lang.

      “Sumpart yhe haif, and God will send ws mair.”

      Thus turnyt he, and to the toune couth fair.

      The mar, kepyt the port of that willage,

      Fol. 17 b

      Wallace knew weill, and send him his message.360

      The mar was brocht, saw him a gudlye man;

      Rycht reuerandlye he has resawyt thaim than.

      At him he speryt, all Scottis gyff thai be.

      Wallace said; “Ya, and it is peess trow we.”

      ‘I grant,’ he said, ‘that likis ws wondyr weill:365

      ‘Trew men of peess may ay sum frendschipe feill.

      ‘Quhat is your nayme? I pray yow tell me it.’

      “Will Malcomsone,” he said, “sen ye wald witt.

      “In Atryk forest has my wonnyng beyne:

      “Thar I was born amang the schawis scheyne.370

      “Now I desyr this north land for to se,

      “Quhar I mycht find bettyr duellyng for me.”

      The mar said; ‘Schyr, I sper nocht for nane ille;

      ‘Bot feill tithingis oft syiss is brocht ws till

      ‘Off ane Wallace, was born in to the west.375

      ‘Our kingis men he haldis at gret wnrest,

      ‘Martyris thaim doun, gret peté is to se:

      ‘Out of the trewis, forsuth, we trow he be.’

      Wallace than said; “I her spek of that man;

      “Tithingis off him to you nane tell I can.”380

      For him he gert ane innys graithit be,

      Quhar nane suld cum bot his awne men and he.

      Hys stwart Kerlye brocht thaim in fusioun

      Gude thing eneuch quhat was in to the toun.

      Alss Inglissmen to drynkyn wald him call,385

      And commownly he delt nocht thar withall.

      In thar presence he spendyt resonably,

      Yheit for him self he payit ay boundandlye.

      On Scottis men he spendyt mekill gud,

      Bot nocht his thankis wpon the Sothren blud.390

      Son he consawyt in his witt prewalye,

      In

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