With thar serwandis fra Ricardtoun thai raid To Mawchtlyne mur, and schort tyme thar abaid; 60 For freindis thaim tauld, was bound wndir trewage, That Fenweik was for Perseys caryage: With in schort tyme he will bryng it till Ayr Out off Carleile; he had resawyt it thair. That plesyt Wallace in his hart gretumlye; 65 Wytt yhe thai war a full glaid cumpanye. Towart Lowdoun thai bownyt thaim to ride; And in a schaw, a litill thar besyde, Thai lugyt thaim, for it was nere the nycht, To wache the way als besyly as thai mycht. 70 A trew Scot, quhilk hosteler houss thair held, Wnder Lowdon, as myn autor me teld, He saw thar come, syne went to thaim in hye; Baithe meite and drynk he brocht full priwalye: And to thaim tald the cariage in to playn; 75 Thair forrydar was past till Ayr agayne, Left thaim to cum with pouer of gret waille, Thai trowit be than thai war in Awendaille. Wallace than said, we will nocht soiorne her, Nor change no weid, bot our ilk dayis ger. 80 At Corssentoun the gait was spilt that tide; For thi that way behowid thaim for to ride. And fra the tyme that he of presoune four, Gude souir weide dayly on him he wour: Gude lycht harness, fra that tyme, wsyt he cuir; 85 For sodeyn stryff, fra it he wald nocht seuir. A habergione vndyr his goune he war, Fol. 10 b A steylle capleyne in his bonet but mar; His glowis of plait in claith war couerit weill, In his doublet a closs coler of steyle; 90 His face he kepit, for it was euir bar, With his twa handis, the quhilk full worthi war, In to his weid, and he come in a thrang: Was na man than on fute mycht with him gang. So growane in pith, off pouer stark and stur, 95 His terryble dyntis war awfull till endur. Thai trast mar in Wallace him allane, Than in a hundreth mycht be off Ingland tayne. The worthi Scottis maid thar no soiornyng, To Lowdoun hill past in [the] gray dawyng; 100 Dewysyt the place, and putt thair horss thaim fra; And thocht to wyn, or neuir thin to ga: Send twa skowrrouris to wesy weyll the playne; Bot thai rycht sone raturnde in agayne, To Wallace tald that thai war cummand fast. 105 Than thai to grounde all kneland at the last, With humyll hartis prayit with all thair mycht, To God abowne to help thaim in thar rycht. Than graithit thai thaim till harnes hastely Thar sonyeit nane of that gud chewalrye. 110 Than Wallace said; “Her was my fadyr slayne; “My brothyr als, quhilk dois me mekill payne; “So sall my selff, or wengit be but dreid. “The traytour is her, [the] causs was off that deid.” Than hecht thai all to bide with hartlye will. 115 Be that the power was takand Lowdounhill. The knycht Fenweik conwoide the caryage; He had on Scottis maid mony schrewide wiage. The sone was rysyne our landis schenand brycht. The Inglissmen so thai come to the hycht; 120 Ner thaim he raid, and sone the Scottis saw. He tald his men, and said to thaim on raw; “Yhonne is Wallace, that chapit our presoune; “He sall agayne be drawyn throu the toune. “His hede mycht mar I wait, weill pless the king, 125 “Than gold, or land, or ony warldly thing.” He gart serwandes bide with the cariage still; Thai thocht to dawnt the Scottis at thar will. Nyne scor he led in harnes burnyst brycht; And fyfty was with Wallace in the rycht. 130 Vnraboytyt the Sothroun was in wer; And fast thai cum, fell awfull in affer. A maner dyk, off stanys thai had maid, Narrowyt the way quhar throuch thai thikar raid. The Scottis on fute tuk the feld thaim befor; 135 The Sothroun saw thar curage was the mor. In prydefull ire thai thoucht our thaim to ryde; Bot othyr wyss it hapnyt in that tide. On athir side to giddyr fast thai glaid; The Scottis on fute gret rowme about thaim maid, 140 Fol. 11 a With ponyeand speris throuch platis prest of steylle; The Inglissmen, that thoucht to weng thaim weylle, On harnest horss about thaim rudely raide; That with wness wpone thar feit thai baid. Wallace the formast in the byrneis bar; 145 The grounden sper throuch his body schar. The shafft to schonkit off the fruschand tre; Dewoydyde sone, sen na bettir mycht be. Drew suerdis syne, bathe hewy, scharp and lang; On athyr syd full cruelly thai dang. 150 Fechtand at anys in to that felloune dout, Than Inglissmen enverond thaim about; Beforce etlyt throuch out thaim for to ryde. The Scottis, on fute that baldly couth abyde, With suerdis schar throuch habergeons full gude, 155 Vpon the flouris schot the schonkan blude, Fra horss and men throw harness burnyst beyne. A sair sailyie forsuth thair mycht be seyne: Thai traistyt na lyff bot the lettir end. Off sa few folk gret nobilness was kend, 160 To gydder baid defendand thaim full fast; Durst nane seuer quhill the maist press was past. The Inglissmen, that besye was in wer, Beforss ordand in sondyr thaim to ber.