We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.
We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 November 2024
In Feuerher befell the sawmyn cace,
That Inglismen tuk trewis with Wallace.
This passyt our till Marche till end was socht.
The Inglismen kest all the wayis thai mocht,
With suttelte and wykkit illusione
The worthi Scottis to put to cowfusione.
In Aperill the king off Ingland come
In Cvmyrland, of Pumfrat, fro his home.
In-to Carleill till a consell he 3eid,
Quhar-off the Scottis mycht haiff full mekill dreid.
Mony Captane that was off Ingland born
Thidder thai past and semblit thar king beforn.
Na Scottis man to that consell thai cald
Bot schir Amer that traytour was off aid.
At him thai sperd how thai suld tak on hand
The rychtwys blud to scour out off Scotland.
Schir Amer said, “ Thar chyftayne can weill do,
Rycht wys in wer and has gret power to,
And now this trew gyffis thaim sic hardyment
That to 3our faith thai will nocht all consent;
Bot wald 3e do rycht as I wald 30W ler,
This pes to thaim it suld be said full der”.
Than demyt he the fals Sotheroun amang
How thai best mycht the Scottis barownis hang.
For gret bernys that tyme stud in-till Ayr,
Wrocht for the king quhen his lugyng wes thar,
Byggyt about that ro man entir mycht
Bot ane at anys nor haiff off otlw sicht,
Thar ordand thai thir lordis suld be slayne,
A Iustice maid quhilk wes off mekill mayne.
To lord Persye off this mater thai laid.
With sad awys 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 1 be quytt I rek nocht quhai 3he wrocht.
Fra thine I will and towart Glaskow draw
With our byschope to her off his new law ”.
Than chesyt thai a Iustice fers and fell
Quhilk Arnwlff hecht, as my auctour will tell,
Off South Hantoun, that huge hie her and lord.
He wndtrtuk to pyne thaim with the cord.
Ane oth*> ayr in Glaskow ordand thai
For Cliddisdaill men to stand that sawmyn day;
4Syne 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.
To save this book to your Kindle, first ensure no-reply@cambridge.org is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.
Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.
Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.
To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox.
To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Google Drive.
