He and the erll bathe to the queyn thai went, Rasawyt hyr fayr, and brocht hyr till a tent; 1270 To dyner bownyt als gudly as thai can; And serwit was with mony likly man. Gud purwyance the queyn had with hyr wrocht; A say scho tuk off all thyng at thai brocht. Fol. 71 a Wallace persawyt, and said; “We haiff no dreid: 1275 “I can nocht trow ladyis wald do sic deid, “To poysoun men, for all Ingland to wyn.” The queyn ansuerd; ‘Gyff poysoun be tharin, ‘Off ony thyng quhilk is brocht her with me, ‘Apon my selff fyrst sorow sall ye se.’ 1280 Sone aftir meit, a marchell gart [all] absent, Bot lordis, and thai at suld to consaill went. Ladyis apperyt in presens with the queyn. Wallace askyt, quhat hyr cummyng mycht meyn. ‘For pess,’ scho said, ‘at we haiff to yow socht; 1285 ‘This byrnand wer in baill has mony brocht. ‘Ye grant ws pees, for him that deit on tre.’ Wallace ansuerd; “Madeym, that may nocht be. “Ingland has doyne sa gret harmys till ws, “We may nocht pass, and lychtly leiff it thus.” 1290 ‘Yeiss,’ said the queyne, ‘for crystyn folk we ar. ‘For Goddis saik, sen we desyr no mar, ‘We awcht pess.’ “Madeym, that I deny. “The perfyt causs I sall yow schaw for quhy; “Ye seke na pess bot for your awn awaill. 1295 “Quhen your fals king had Scotland grippyt haill, “For nakyn thing that he befor him fand, “He wald nocht thoill the rycht blud in our land; “Bot reft thar rent, syn put thaim selff to ded: “Ransoun off gold mycht mak [us] na ramed. 1300 “His fell fals wer sall on him selff be seyn.” Than sobyrly till him ansuerd the queyn; ‘Off thir wrangis amendis war most fair.’ “Madeym,” he said, “off him we ask no mar, “Bot at he wald byd ws in to battaill; 1305 “And God be juge, he kennys the mater haill.” ‘Sic mendis,’ scho said, ‘war nocht rycht gud, think me: ‘Pess now war best, and it mycht purchest be. ‘Wald yhe grant pess, and trwys with ws tak, ‘Throuch all Ingland we suld gar prayeris mak 1310 ‘For yow, and thaim at in the wer war lost.’ Than Wallace said; “Quhar sic thing cummys throuch bost, “Prayer off fors, quhar so at it be wrocht, “Till ws helpis [othyr] litill, or ellis nocht.” Warly scho said; ‘Thus wyssmen has ws kend, 1315 ‘Ay efftir wer pees is the finall end. ‘Quharfor ye suld off your gret malice cess; ‘The end off wer is cheryté and pess. ‘Pees is in hewyn, with blyss and lestandnas. ‘We sall beseke the Pape, off his hie grace, 1320 ‘Till commaund pess, sen we may do na mar.’ Fol. 71 b “Madeym,” he said, “or your purches cum thar, “Mendys we think off Ingland for to haiff.” ‘Quhat set yow thus,’ scho said, ‘so God yow saiff, ‘Fra violent wer at ye lik nocht to duell?’ 1325 “Madem,” he said, “the suth I sall yow tell. “Eftir the dayt off Alexandris ryng, “Our land stud thre yer desolate but king, “Kepyt full weyll at concord in gud stait. “Throuch twa clemyt, thar hapnyt gret debait, 1330 “So ernystfully, accord thaim nocht thai can. “Your king thai ast for to be thair ourman. “Slely he slayd throuch strenthis off Scotland; “The kynryk syne he tuk in his awn hand. “He maid a kyng agayn our rychtwyss law; 1335 “For he off him suld hald the regioun aw. “Contrar this band was all the haill barnage, “For Scotland was yeit neuir in to thrillage. “Gret Julius, that tribut gat off aw, “His wynnyng was in Scotland bot full smaw. 1340 “Than your fals king, wndyr colour but mar, “Throuch band he maid till Bruce that is our ayr, “Throuch all Scotland with gret power thai raid, “Wndyr that king quhilk he befor had maid. “To Bruce sen syne he kepit na connand: 1345 “He said, he wald nocht ga and conquess land “Till othir men; and thus the cass befell. “Than Scotland throuch he demayned him sell; “Slew our elderis, gret peté was to se. “In presoune syne lang tyme thai pynit me, 1350 “Quhill I fra thaim was castyn out for ded. “Thankit be God he send me sum remed! “Wengyt to be I prewyt all my mycht; “Feyll off thair kyn to dede syn I haiff dycht. “The rage off youth gert me desyr a wyff; 1355 “That rewit I sayr, and will do all my liff. “A tratour knycht but mercy gert hyr de, “Ane Hessilryg bot for dispit off me. “Than rang I furth in cruell wer and payn, “Quhill we redemyt part off our land agayn. 1360 “Than your curst king desyryt off ws a trew; “Quhilk maid Scotland full rathly for to rew. “In to that pess thai set a suttell ayr, “Than auchtene scor to dede thai hangit thar, “At noblis war, and worthi off renoun; 1365 “Off cot armys eldest in that regioun. “Thar dede we think to weng in all our mycht. “The woman als, that dulfully was dycht, “Out off my mynd that dede will neuir bid, Fol. 72 a “Quhill God me tak fra this fals warld so wid.