Styll at the place four dayis he soiorned haill, Quhill tithingis come till hym fra thair consaill. Than statute thai, in ilk steide of the west, In thar boundis Wallace suld haiff no rest. His der wncle gret ayth thai gert him suer, 135 That he, but leiff, suld no freindschipe him ber: And mony othir was full woo that day. Robert the Boide stall of the toune his way; And Kneland als, befor with him had beyne. Thai had leuir haif seyne him with thair eyne, 140 Leyffand in lyff, as thai knew him befor, Than of cler gold a fyne mylyone and mor. Boid wepyt sor, said; “Our leidar is gayne, “Amang our fays he is set him allayne.” Than Kneland said; ‘Fals fortoun changis fast; 145 ‘Gret God sen we had euir with him past!’ Edward Litill in Annadyrdaill is went, And wait rycht nocht of this newe jugément. Adam Wallace baid still in Ricardtoune. So fell [it] thus with Wallace of renoune; 150 He with power partyt merwalusly, Be fortoune chance ourturnys doubilly. Thar petuouss mene as than couth nocht be bett; Thai wyst no wyt quhar that thai suld him get. He left the place, quhair he in lugyng lay; 155 Till erle Malcome he went vpon a day. The Lennox haile he had still in his hand; Till king Eduuard he had nocht than maid band. Fol. 15 b That land is strait, and maisterfull to wyn; Gud men of armyss that tyme was it within. 160 The lord was traist, the men sekyr and trew; With waik power thai durst him nocht persew. Rycht glaid he was of Wallace cumpany, Welcummyt him fayr with worschipe reuerandlye; At his awne will desyryt, gyff he walde 165 To byde thair still maistyr of his houshald; Off all his men he suld haile chyftayne be. Wallace ansuerd; “That war yneuch for me. “I can nocht byde, my mynde is sett in playne “Wrokyn to be, or ellis de in the payne. 170 “Our wast contré thar statute is so strang, “Into the north my purposs is to gang.” Stewyn of Irland than in the Lennox was With wicht Wallace; he ordynyt him to pass, And othir als that borne war off Argill. 175 Wallace still thair residence maid a quhill, Quhill men it wist, and semblit sone him till. He chargyt nayne bot at thair awne gud will; For thai war strang: yeitt he couth nocht thaim dreid, Bot resawit all in weris thaim to leid. 180 Sum part off tham was in to Irland borne, That Makfadyan had exilde furth beforne: King Eduuardis man he was suorn, of Ingland, Off rycht law byrth, supposs he tuk on hand. To Wallace thar come ane that hecht Fawdoun; 185 Malancoly he was of complexioun, Hewy of statur, dour in his contenance, Soroufull, sadde, ay dreidfull but plesance. Wallace resawit quhat man wald cum him till; The bodelye ayth thai maid him with gud will 190 Before the erle, all with a gud accord; And him resawyt as captane and thair lord. His speciall men, that cum with him fra hayme, The tayne hecht Gray, the tothir Kerlé be nayme, In his seruice come fyrst with all thair mayne, 195 To Lowdoun hill quhar that Fenweik was slayne. He thaim comandyt ay next him to persew; For he thaim kend rycht hardye, wiss and trew. His leyff he tuk rycht on a fair maner. The gud erlle than he bad him gyftis ser: 200 Wallace wald nayne, bot gaiff of his fell syss, To pour and rych, vpon a gudlye wiss. Humyll he was, hardy, wiss and fre, As off rychess he held na propyrté. Off honour, worschipe, he was a merour kend; 205 Als he off gold had boundandlye to spend. Wpon his fayis he wan it worthely. Thus Wallace past, and his gud chewalry. Sexty he had off lykly men at wage; Throuch the Lennox he led thaim with curage. 210 Fol. 16 a Abown Lekkie he lugyt thaim in a waille. A strenth thar was quhilk thai thocht till assaill.