The queyn fand weyll, langage no thing hyr bet; Scho trowit with gold that he mycht be our set. 1390 Thre thousand pound, off fynest gold so red, Scho gert be brocht to Wallace in that sted. “Madeym,” he said, “na sic tribut we craiff: “A nothir mendis we wald off Ingland haiff, “Or we raturn fra this regioun agayn, 1395 “Off your fals blud that has our elderis slayn. “For all the gold and ryches ye in ryng, “Ye get no pess, but desir off your king.” Quhen scho saw weill, gold mycht hyr nocht releiff, Sum part in sport scho thoucht him for to preiff. 1400 ‘Wallace,’ scho said, ‘yhe war clepyt my luff: ‘Mor baundounly I maid me for to pruff; ‘Traistand tharfor your rancour for to slak; ‘Me think ye suld do sum thing for my saik.’ Rycht wysly he maid ansuer to the queyn; 1405 “Madem,” he said, “and verité war seyn, “That ye me luffyt, I awcht yow luff agayn. “Thir wordis all ar no thing bot in wayn. “Sic luff as that is nothing till awance, “To tak a lak, and syne get no plesance. 1410 “In spech off luff suttell ye Sotheroun ar; “Ye can ws mok, supposs 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 ferss off thocht 1415 ‘To sek 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 wyss, “Yhe wald ws blynd, sen Scottis ar so nyss: 1420 Fol. 72 b “Syn plesand wordis off yow and ladyis fayr, “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 ws all. “Gret part off gud is left amang our kyn; 1425 “In Ingland als we fynd enewch to wyn.” Abayssyt scho was to mak ansuer him till. ‘Der schyr,’ scho said, ‘sen this is at your will; ‘Wer or pess, quhat so yow likis best, ‘Lat your hye witt and gud consaill degest.’ 1430 “Madem,” he said, “now sall ye wndirstand “The resoune quhy that I will mak na band. “With yow, ladyis, I can na trewis bynd; “For your fals king her eftir sone wald fynd, “Quhen he saw tyme, to brek it at his will; 1435 “And playnly say, he grantyt nocht thartill. “Than had we nayn bot ladyis to repruff. “That sall he nocht, be God that is abuff. “Vpon wemen I will na wer begyn; “On you in faith no worschip is to wyn. 1440 “All the haill pass apon him selff he sall tak, “Off pees or wer quhat hapnyt we to mak.” The queyn grantyt his ansuer sufficient; So dyd the layff in place that was present. His deliuerance thai held off gret awaill, 1445 And stark enewch to schaw to thair consaill. Wa was the qweyn hyr trawaill helpyt nocht. The gold scho tuk, that thai had with hyr brocht; On to the ost rycht frely scho it gayff. Till euirylk man that likyt for till haiff. 1450 Till menstraillis, harroldis, scho delt haboundandlé, Besekand thaim hyr frend at thai wald be. Quhen Wallace saw the fredom off the queyn, Sadly he said; “The suth weyll has beyn seyn, “Wemen may tempt the wysest at is wrocht. 1455 “Your gret gentrice it sall neuir be for nocht. “We [yow] assure, our ost sall mwff na thing, “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 bettir be. 1460 “Your harroldys alss sall saiffly cum and ga; “For your fredom we sall trowbill na ma.” Scho thankit him off his grant mony syss, And all the ladyis apon a gudly wyss. Glaidly thai drank, the queyn and gud Wallace; 1465 Thir ladyis als, and lordis in that place. Hyr leyff scho tuk with out langar abaid; Fol. 73 a Fyve myile that nycht south till a nonry raid. Apon the morn till London passit thai, In Westmenster, quhar at the consaill lay: 1470 Wallace ansuer scho gart schaw to the king. It nedis nocht her raherss mar off this thing. The gret commend that scho to Wallace gaiff, Befor the king, in presens off the laiff, Till trew Scottis it suld gretly appless, 1475 Thocht Inglissmen tharoff had litill ess; Off worschip, wyt, manheid, and gouernans, Off fredom, trewth; key off remembrans Scho callyt him thar in to thair hye presens; Thocht contrar thaim he stud at his defens. 1480 “So chyftaynlik,” scho said, “as he is seyn, “In till Inglande, I trow, has neuir beyn. “Wald ye off gold gyff him this rewmys rent, “Fra honour he will nocht turn his entent. “Sufferyt we ar, quhill ye may message mak; 1485 “Off wyss lordis sumpart I reid yow tak, “To purchess peess, with outyn wordis mar; “For all Ingland may rew his raid full sayr. “Your harroldys als to pass to him has leyff, “In all his ost thar sall no man thaim greiff.” 1490 Than thankit thai the queyn for hir trawaill; The king, and lordis that was off his consaill. Off hyr ansuer the king applessit was; Than thre gret lordys thai ordand for to pass.