Ner ewyn it was, bot Beik wald nocht abid; 325 In Lammermur thai trauuentyt that tid; Thair lugyng tuk quhar him thocht maist awaill; For weyll he trowit the Scottis wald assaill. Apon the feild, quhar thai gaiff battaill last, The contré men to Wallace gaderyt fast. 330 Off Edynburch, with Crawfurd that was wicht, Fol. 61 a Thre hundreth come in till thar armour brycht. Till Wallace raid, be his lugeyng was tayne. Fra Tawydaill come gud men mony ane, Out off Jedwart, with Ruwane, at that tyd 335 To giddyr socht fra mony diuerss sid. Schir Wilyham Lang, that lord was off Douglas, With him four scor that nycht come to Wallace. Twenty hundreth off new men met that nycht, Apon thair fais to weng thaim at thair mycht. 340 At the fyrst feild thir gud men had nocht beyn. Wallace wachis thair aduersouris had seyn, In to quhat wiss thai had thair lugeyng maid. Wallace bownyt eftir soupper, but baid, In Lammermur thai passit hastely; 345 Sone till aray yheid this gud chewalry. Wallace thaim maid in twa partis to be. Schir Jhon the Graym and Cetoun ordand he, Lawder and Hay, with thre thousand to ryd; Hym selff the layff tuk wysly for to gid; 350 With him Lundy, bathe Ramsay and Douglace, Berkla and Boid, and Adam gud Wallace. Be this the day approchit wondyr neir, And brycht Titan in presens can apper. The Scottis ostis sone semblit in to sycht 355 Off thair enemyss, that was nocht redy dycht; Owt oft aray feill off the Sotheroun was. Rycht awfully Wallace can on thaim pas. At this entray the Scottis so weill thaim bar, Feill off thair fais to dede was bertnyt thar. 360 Redles thai raiss, 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 to gyddyr met. 365 On the south part sa aufully thai set, In contrar thaim the frayt folk mycht nocht stand; At anys thar fled off Sotheroun fyve thousand. The worthi Scottis wrocht apon sic wyss, Jop said hym selff, thai war mekill to pryss. 370 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 in till his armour scheyn, To fend his lord full worthely he wrocht. 375 Lundy him saw, and sadly on him socht; With his gud suerd an awkwart straik him gaiff, Throuch pesan stuff his crag in sondyr draiff; Quhar off the layff astunyt in that sted, The bauld Skelton off Lundyis hand is dede. 380 Fol. 61 b Than fled thai all, and mycht no langar bid; Patrik and Beik away with Bruce thai ryd. Fyve thousand held in till a slop away Till Noram houss, in all the haist thai may. Our men folowed, that worthi war and wicht; 385 Mony flear derffly to dede thai dycht. The thre lordis on to the castell socht; Full feill thai left, that was off Ingland brocht. At this jornay twenty thousand thai tynt, Drownyt and slayn be sper and suerdis dynt. 390 The Scottis at Tweid haistyt thaim sa fast, Feill Sotheroun men in to wrang furdis past. Wallace raturnd, in Noram quhen thai war; For worthi Bruce his hart was wondyr sar; He had leuer haiff had him at his large, 395 Fre till our croun, than off fyne gold to carge, Mar than in Troy was fund, at Grekis wan. Wallace than passit, with mony awfull man, On Patrikis land, and waistit wondyr fast; Tuk out gudis, and placis doun thai cast. 400 His stedis sewyn, that mete hamys was cauld, Wallace gert brek thai burly byggyngis bauld, Baithe in the Merss, and als in Lothiane; Except Dunbar, standand he lewit nane. Till Edynburgh apon the auchtand day; 405 Apon the morn, Wallace with out delay Till Pert he passit, quhar the consaill was set; To the barrownis he schawit with outyn let, How his gret wow rycht weill eschewyt was. Till a maister he gert erll Patrik pass, 410 Be causs he said off Scotland he held nocht: Till king Eduuard, to get supplé, he socht. The lordis was blyth, and welcummyt weill Wallas, Thankand gret God off this fair happy chass. Wallace tuk state to gowern all Scotland; 415 The barnage haill maid him ane oppyn band. Than delt he land till gud men him about, For Scotlandis rycht had set their lyff in dout. Stantoun he gaiff to Lauder in his wage; The knycht Wallang aucht it in heretage. 420 Than Birgeane cruk he gaiff Lyle that was wicht; Till Scrymgeour als full gud reward he dycht. Syne Wallace toun, and othir landis thartill, To worthi men he delt with nobill will. Till hys awne kyn heretage nayne gaiff he, 425 Bot office haill, at [euer] ilk man mycht se, For cowatice thar couth na wicht him blayme; He baid reward quhill the king suld cum hayme. Off all he dyd, he thoucht to bid the law Fol. 62 a Be for his king, master quhen he him saw.