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The Brus by John Barbour

Book 16

[King Robert goes to Ireland]

Quhen Schyr Edward, as Ik said ar, Had discomfyt Richard of Clar And of Irland all the barnage Thris throu his worthi vasselag 5 And syne with all his men of mayn Till Cragfergus wes cummyn agayn, The gud erle of Murreff Thomas Tuk leyff in Scotland for to pas, And he him levyt with a gruching, 10 And syne him chargyt to the king To pray him specialli that he Cum intill Irland him to se, For war thai bath into that land Thai suld fynd nane suld thaim withstand. 15 The erle furth thane his way has tane And till his schipping is he gayn And sayllyt weill out-our the se. Intill Scotland sone aryvit he, Syne till the king he went in hy, 20 And he resavyt him glaidsumly And speryt of his brodyr fayr And of journayis that thai had thar, And he him tauld all but lesing. Quhen the king left had the spering 25 His charge to the gud king tauld he, And he said he wald blythly se Hys brother and se the affer Off that cuntre and off thar wer. A gret mengye then gaderyt he, 30 And twa lordys of gret bounte The tane the Stewart Walter was The tother James of Douglas Wardanys in his absence maid he For to maynteyme wele the countre, 35 Syne to the se he tuk the way And at Lochriane in Galloway He schippyt with all his menye, To Cragfergus sone cummyn is he. Schyr Edward of his come wes blyth 40 And went doun to mete him swyth And welcummyt him with glaidsome cher, Sa did he all that with him wer And specially the erle Thomas Off Murreff that his nevo was, 45 Syne till the castell went thai yar And maid thaim mekill fest and far. Thai sojournyt that dayis thre And that in myrth and jolyte.

[The Scots march south and an ambush is prepared for them]

King Robert apon this kyn wis 50 Intill Irland aryvit is, And quhen in Cragfergus had he With his men sojournyt dayis thre Thai tuk to consaill that thai wald With thar folk thar wayis hald 55 Throu all Irland fra end till other. Schyr Edward than the kingis brother Befor in the avaward raid, The king himselff the rerward maid That had intill his cumpany 60 The erle Thomas that wes worthi. Thar wayis southwart haff thai tane And sone ar passyt Inderwillane. This wes in the moneth of May Quhen byrdis syngis in ilk spray 65 Melland thar notis with seymly soune For softnes of the swet sesoun, And levys off the branchys spredis And blomys brycht besid tham bredis And feldis ar strowyt with flouris 70 Well saverand of ser colouris And all thing worthis blyth and gay, Quhen that this gud king tuk his way To rid southwart as I said ar. The wardane than Richard of Clar 75 Wyst the king wes aryvyt sua And wyst that he schup him to ta His way towart the south contre, And of all Irland assemblit he Bath burges and chevalry 80 And hobilleris and yhumanry Quhill he had ner fourty thousand. Bot he wald nocht yet tak on hand With all his fayis in feld to fycht Bot he umbethocht him of ane slycht, 85 That he with all his gret menye Wald in a wod enbuschit be All prively besid the way Quhar that thar fayis suld away, And lat the avaward pas fer by 90 And syne assembill hardely On the rerward with all thar men. Thai did as thai divisyt then, In ane wod thai enbuschit wer, The Scottis ost raid by thaim ner 95 Bot thai na schawing of thaim maid.

[The ambush of King Robert's men; the folly of Colin Campbell]

Schyr Edward weill fer forouth rad With thaim that war of his menye, To the rerward na tent tuk he, And Schyr Richard of Clar in hy 100 Quhen Schyr Edward wes passyt by Send lycht yomen that weill couth schout To bykkyr the rerward apon fute. Then twa of thaim that send furth war At the wod sid thaim bykkerit thar 105 And schot amang the Scottismen. The king that had thar with him then Weill fyve thousand wicht and worthi Saw thai twa sa abandounly Schut amang thaim and cum sa ner. 110 He wist rycht weill withoutyn wer That thai rycht ner suppowall had, Tharfor a bidding has he mad That na man sall be sa hardy To prik at thaim, bot sarraly 115 Rid redy ay into bataill To defend gif men wald assail, 'For we sall sone, Ik undreta,' He said, 'haf for to do with ma.' Bot Schyr Colyne Cambell, that ner 120 Was by quhar thai twa yhumen wer Schoutand amang thaim hardily, Prykyt on thaim in full gret hy And sone the tane has our-tane And with the sper him sone has slane, 125 The tother turnyt and schot agayne And at the schot his hors has slane. With that the king come hastily And intill his malancoly With a trounsoun intill hys new 130 To Schyr Colyne sic dusche he geve That he dynnyt on his arsoun, Than bad he smertly tit him doun. Bot other lordis that war him by Ameyssyt the king into party, 135 And he said, 'Breking of bidding Mycht caus all our discumfiting. Weyne ye yone ribaldis durst assaill Us sa ner intill our bataill Bot giff thai had suppowaill ner. 140 I wate rycht weill withoutyn wer That we sall haf to do in hy, Tharfor luk ilk man be redy.' With that weill neir thretty or ma Off bowmen come and bykyrit sua 145 That thai hurt off the kingis men. The king has gert his archeris then Schoute for to put thai men agayn. With that thai entryt in a playn And saw arayit agayn thaim stand 150 In four bataillis fourty thousand. The king said, 'Now, lordingis, lat se Quha worthy in this fycht sall be, On thaim foroutyn mar abaid.'

[The fight and victory of King Robert]

Sa stoutly than on thaim thai raid 155 And assemblyt sa hardely That off thar fayis a gret party War laid at erd at thar meting. Thar wes off speris sic bristing As ather apon other raid 160 That it a wele gret frusch has maid, Hors come thar fruschand heid for heid Sua that fele on the ground felle deid. Mony a wycht and worthi man As ather apon other ran 165 War duschyt dede doun to the ground, The red blud out off mony a wound Ruschyt in sa gret foysoun than That off the blud the stremys ran. And thai that wraith war and angry 170 Dang on other sa hardily With wapnys that war brycht and bar That mony a gud man deyit thar, For thai that hardy war and wycht And frontlynys with thar fayis gan fycht 175 Pressyt thaim formast for to be. Thar mycht men cruell bargane se And hard bataill. Ik tak on hand In all the wer off Irland Sa hard a fechting wes nocht sene, 180 The-quhether of gret victours nynteyne Schyr Edward has withoutyn wer, And into les than in thre yer, And in syndry bataillis of tha Vencussyt thretty thousand and ma 185 With trappyt hors rycht to the fete, Bot in all tymys he wes yete Ay ane for fyve quhen lest wes he. Bot the king into this melle Had alwayis aucht of his fa-men 190 For ane, bot he sua bar him then That his gud deid and his bounte Confortyt sua all his menye That the mast coward hardy wes, For quhar he saw the thikkest pres 195 Sa hardely on thaim he raid That thar about him roume he maid, And Erle Thomas the worthi Wes in all tyme ner him by And faucht as he war in a rage, 200 Sua that for thar gret vasselage Thar men sic gret hardyment gan tak That thai na perell wald forsak Bot thaim abandound sa stoutly And dang apon thaim sa hardely 205 That all thar fayis affrayit war. And thai that saw weill be thar far That thai eschewyt sumdele the fycht Than dang thai on with all thar mycht And pressit thame dyngand so fast 209* 210 That thai the bak gaf at the last, 210* And thai that saw thaim tak the flicht 211* Pressit thame than with all thare mycht 212* And in thar fleyng fele gan sla. 209 The kingis men has chassyt sua 215 That thai war scalyt everilkane. 211 Rychard off Clar the way has tane To Devillyne into full gret hy With other lordys that fled him by And warnysyt bath castellis and townys 220 That war in thar possessiounys. 216 Thai war sa felly fleyit thar That I trow Schyr Richard off Clar Sall haiff na will to faynd his mycht In bataill na in fors to fycht 225 Quhill King Robert and his menye 221 Is dwelland in that cuntre. Thai stuffyt strenthis on this wis, And the king that wes to pris Saw in the feld rycht mony slane, 230 And ane of thaim that thar wes tane 226 That wes arayit jolyly He saw greyt wonder tenderly, And askyt him quhy he maid sic cher. He said him, 'Schyr, withoutyn wer 235 It is na wonder thocht I gret. 231 I se fele her lossyt the suet, The flour of all north Irland That hardyast war of thar hand And mast doutyt in hard assay.' 240 The king said, 'Thou dois wrang perfay, 236 Thou has mar caus myrthis to ma For thou the dede eschapyt sua.'

[Edward Bruce upbraided; the Scots' journey, and the wait for the laundress]

Richard off Clar on this maner And all his folk discomfyt wer 245 With few folk, as I to you tauld, 241 And quhen Edward the Bruys the bauld Wyst at the king had fochtyn sua With sa fele folk, and he tharfra, Mycht na man se a waer man. 250 Bot the gud king said till him than 246 That it wes his awne foly For he raid sua unwittely Sa far befor, and na vaward Maid to thaim of the rerward, 255 For he said quha on wer wald rid 251 In a vaward he suld na tid Pas fra his rerward fer of sycht For gret perell sua fall thar mycht. Off this fycht will we spek no mar, 260 Bot the king and all that thar war 256 Raid furthwartis in bettyr aray And nerar togidder than er did thai. Throu all the land playnly thai raid, Thai fand nane that thaim obstakill maid. 265 Thai raid evyn forouth Drochindra 261 And forouth Devillyne syne alsua And to giff battaill nane thai fand, Syne went thai southwart in the land And rycht till Lynrike held thar way 270 That is the southmaist toun perfay 266 That in Irland may fundyn be. Thar lay thai dayis twa or thre And buskyt syne agayn to far, And quhen that thai all redy war 275 The king has hard a woman cry, 271 He askyt quhat that wes in hy. 'It is the laynder, schyr,' said ane, 'That hyr child-ill rycht now has tane And mon leve now behind us her, 280 Tharfor scho makys yone ivill cher.' 276 The king said, 'Certis, it war pite That scho in that poynt left suld be, For certis I trow thar is no man That he ne will rew a woman than.' 285 His ost all thar arestyt he 281 And gert a tent sone stentit be And gert hyr gang in hastily, And other wemen to be hyr by. Quhill scho wes deliver he bad 290 And syne furth on his wayis raid, 286 And how scho furth suld caryit be Or ever he furth fur ordanyt he. This wes a full gret curtasy That swilk a king and sa mychty 295 Gert his men dwell on this maner 291 Bot for a pouer lauender. Agayne northwart thai tuk thar way Throu all Irland than perfay, Throu all Connach rycht to Devillyne, 300 And throu all Myth and Irell syne 296 And Monester and Lenester, And syne haly throu Ulsister, To Cragfergus foroutyn bataill, For thar wes nane durst thaim assaill.

[Edward Bruce and the Irish kings; his failings]

305 The kingis off Irchery 301 Come to Schyr Edward halily And thar manredyn gan him ma Bot giff that it war ane or twa. Till Cragfergus thai come again, 310 In all that way wes nane bargain 306 Bot giff that ony poynye wer That is nocht for to spek of her. The Irsche kingis than everilkane Hame till thar awne repayr ar gane, 315 And undretuk in allkyn thing 311 For till obey to the bidding Off Schyr Edward that thar king callit thay. He wes now weill set in gud way To conquer the land halyly, 320 For he had apon his party 316 The Irschery and Ulsyster, And he wes sa furth on his wer That he wes passyt throu Irland Fra end till uthyr throu strenth of hand. 325 Couth he haf governyt him throu skill 321 And folowyt nocht to fast his will Bot with mesur haf led his dede It wes weill lik withoutyn drede That he mycht haiff conqueryt weill 330 The land of Irland ilkadele, 326 Bot his outrageous sucquedry And will that wes mar than hardy Off purpose lettyt him perfay, As Ik herefter sall you say,

[Douglas at Lintalee; Sir Thomas Richmond proposes
to cut down Jedworth Forest]

335	Now leve we her the noble king	331
	All at his ese and his liking,
	And spek we of the lord of Douglas
	That left to kep the marches was.
	He gert set wrychtis that war sleye
340	And in the halche of Lintaile	336
	He gert thaim mak a fayr maner,
	And quhen the housis biggit wer
	He gert purvay him rycht weill thar
	For he thoucht to mak ane infar
345	And to mak gud cher till his men.	341
	In Rychmound wes wonnand then
	Ane erle that men callit Schyr Thomas,
	He had invy at the Douglas
	And said gif that he his baner
350	Mycht se displayit apon wer	346
	That sone assemble on it suld he.
	He hard how the Douglas thocht to be
	At Lyntailey and fest to ma,
	And he had wittering weill alsua
355	That the king and a gret menye	351
	War passyt than of the countre
	And the erle of Murref Thomas,
	Tharfor he thocht the countre was
	Febill of men for to withstand
360	Men that thame soucht with stalwart hand,	356
	And of the marchis than had he
	The governaile and the pouste.
	He gaderyt folk about him then
	Quhill he wes ner ten thousand men,
365	And wod-axys gert with him tak	361
	For he thocht he his men wald mak
	To hew Jedwort Forrest sa clene
	That na tre suld tharin be sene.
	Thai held thaim forthwart on thar way,
370	Bot the gud lord Douglas that ay	366
	Had spyis out on ilka sid
	Had gud wittering that thai wald rid
	And cum apon him suddanly.
	Than gaderyt he rycht hastily
375	Thaim that he moucht of his menye,	371
	I trow that than with him had he
	Fyfty that worthy war and wicht
	At all poynt armyt weill and dycht,
	And off archeris a gret menye
380	Assemblyt als with him had he.	376
	A place thar was thar in the way
	Quhar he thocht weill thai suld away
	That had wod apon athyr sid,
	The entre wes weill large and wid 
385	And as a scheild it narowit ay	381
	Quhill at intill a place the way
	Wes nocht a pennystane cast of breid.
	The lord of Douglas thidder yeid
	Quhen he wyst thai war ner cummand,
390	And a-lauch on the ta hand	386
	All his archeris enbuschit he
	And bad thaim hald thaim all preve
	Quhill that thai hard him rays the cry,
	And than suld schut hardely
395	Amang thar fayis and sow thaim sar	391
	Quhill that he throu thaim passyt war,
	And syne with him furth hald suld thai.
	Than byrkis on athyr sid the way
	That young and thik war growand ner
400	He knyt togidder on sic maner	396
	That men moucht nocht weill throu thaim rid.

[Douglas defeats and kills Richmond, then drives off his clerk from Lintalee]

Quhen this wes done he gan abid Apon the tother half the way, And Richmound in gud aray 405 Come ridand in the fyrst escheill. 401 The lord Douglas has sene him weill And gert his men all hald thaim still Quhill at thar hand thai come thaim till And entryt in the narow way, 410 Than with a schout on thaim schot thai 406 And criyt on hycht, 'Douglas! Douglas!' The Richmound than that worthi was Quhen he has hard sua rais the cry And Douglas baner saw planly 415 He dressyt thidderwart in hy 411 And thai come on sa hardily That thai throu thaim maid thaim the way, All that thai met till erd bar thai. The Richmound borne doun thar was, 420 On him arestyt the Douglas 416 And him reversyt and with a knyff Rycht in that place reft him the lyff. Ane hat apon his helm he bar And that tuk with him Douglas thar 425 In taknyng, for it furryt was, 421 And syne in hy thar wayis tays Quhill in the wod thai entryt war. The archeris weill has borne thaim thar For weill and hardily schot thai. 430 The Inglis rout in gret affray 426 War set, for Douglas suddanly With all thaim of his cumpany Or ever thai wyst wes in thar rout And thyrlyt thaim weill ner throchout, 435 And had almast all doyn his deid 431 Or thai to help thaim couth tak heid. And quhen thai saw thar lord slayn Thai tuk him up and turnyt agayn To draw thaim fra the schot away, 440 Than in a plane assemblit thai 436 And for thar lord that thar wes dede Thai schup thaim in that ilk sted For to tak herbery all that nycht. And than the Douglas that wes wicht 445 Gat wytteryng ane clerk Elys 441 With weill thre hunder ennymys All straucht to Lintaile war gayn And herbery for thar ost had tane. Than thidder is he went in hy 450 With all thaim of his cumpany 446 And fand clerk Elys at the mete And his round about him set, And thai come on thaim stoutly thar And with swerdis that scharply schar 455 Thai servyt thaim full egrely. 451 Slayn war thai full grevously That wele ner eschapyt nane, Thai servyt thaim on sa gret wane With scherand swerdis and with knyffis 460 That weile ner all left the lyvys. 456 Thai had a felloun efter mes, That sourchargis to chargand wes. Thai that eschapyt thar throu cas Rycht till the ost the wayis tais 465 And tauld how that thar men war slayn 461 Sa clene that ner eschapyt nane. And quhen thai of thar ost had herd How that the Douglas with thaim ferd That had thar herbryouris slane 470 And ruschyt all thaim self agayn 466 And slew thar lord in-myd thar rout, Thar wes nane of thaim all sa stout That mar will than had till assaile The Douglas, tharfor to consaill 475 Thai yeid and to purpose has tane 471 To wend hamwart, and hamwart ar gan And sped thaim sua apon thar way That in Ingland sone cummyn ar thai. The forest left thai standand still, 480 To hew it than thai had na will 476 Specially quhill the Douglas Sua ner-hand by thar nychtbur was. And he that saw thaim torne agayn Persavyt weill thar lord wes slayn 485 And be the hat that he had tane 481 He wist alsua weill, for ane That takyn wes said him suthly That Rychmound commounly Wes wount that furryt hat to wer. 490 Than Douglas blythar wes than er 486 For he wist weill that Rychmound His felloun fa wes brocht to the ground.

[A comparison of Douglas's exploits]

Schyr James of Douglas on this wis Throu his worschip and his empris 495 Defendyt worthely the land. 491 This poynt of wer, I tak on hand, Wes undretane full apertly And eschevyt rycht hardely, For he stonayit foroutyn wer 500 That folk that well ten thousand wer 496 With fyfty armyt men but ma. I can als tell you other twa Poyntis that wele eschevit wer With fyfty men, and but wer 505 Thai war done sua rycht hardely 501* That thai war prisit soveranly 502* Atour all othir poyntis of wer 503* That in that tym eschevit wer 504* This wes the fyrst that sua stoutly 501 510 Wes brocht till end wele with fifty 502 Into Galloway the tother fell Quhen as ye forouth herd me tell Schyr Edward the Bruys with fifty Vencussyt of Sanct Jhon Schyr Amery 515 And fyften hunder men be tale. 507 The thrid fell intill Esdaill Quhen that Schyr Jhone the Soullis was The governour of all that place, That to Schyr Androw Hardclay 520 With fifty men withset the way 512 That had thar in his cumpany Thre hunder horsyt jolyly. This Schyr Jhone intill playn melle Throu soverane hardiment and bounte 525 Vencussyt thaim sturdely ilkan 517 And Schyr Andrew in hand has tane, I will nocht rehers the maner For quha-sa likis thai may her Young wemen quhen thai will play 530 Syng it amang thaim ilk day. 522 Thir war the worthi poyntis thre That I trow evermar sall be Prissyt quhile men may on thaim mene. It is well worth foroutyn wene 535 That thar namys for evermar, 527 That in thar tym sua worthi war That men till her yeit has daynte, For thar worschip and thar bounte Be lestand ay furth in loving, 540 Quhar He that is of hevynnys king 532 Bring thaim he up till hevynnys blis Quhar allwayis lestand loving is.

[English ships come to Fife; the Scots let them land]

In this tym that the Richmound Was on this maner brocht to ground 545 Men off the cost off Ingland 537 That dwelt on Humbre or nerhand Gaderyt thaim a gret mengne And went in schippes to the se, And towart Scotland went in hy 550 And in the Fyrth come hastely. 542 Thai wend till haiff all thar liking For thai wist weile that the king Wes then fer out of the countre, With him mony of gret bounte, 555 Tharfor into the Fyrth come thai 547 And endlang it up held thai Quhill thai besid Ennerkething On west half towart Dunferlyng Tuk land and fast begouth to ryve. 560 The erle of Fyff and the schyrreff 552 Saw to thar cost schippis approchand Thai gaderyt to defend thar land And a-forgayn the schippis ay As thai saillyt thai held thar way 565 And thocht to let thaim land to tak. 557 And quhen the schipmen saw thaim mak Swilk contenance in sic aray Thai said amang thaim all that thai Wald nocht let for thaim land to ta, 570 Than to the land thai sped thaim sua 562 That thai come thar in full gret hy And aryvyt full hardely. The Scottismen saw thar cummyng And had of thaim sic abasing 575 That thai all samyn raid thaim fra 567 And the land letles lete thaim ta. Thai durst nocht fecht with thaim, forthi Thai withdrew thaim all halily The-quhethyr thai war fyve hunder ner.

[The bishop of Dunkeld drives the English to their ships]

580 Quhen thai away thus ridand wer 572 And na defens begouth to schape, Off Dunkeldyn the gud byschap That men callyt Wilyam the Sanctecler Come with a rout in gud maner. 585 I trow on hors thai war sexty, 577 Himselff was armyt jolyly And raid apon a stalwart sted, A chemer for till hele his wed Apon his armour had he then 590 And armyt weill als war his men. 582 The erle and the schyrreff met he Awaywart with thar gret menye, And askyt thaim weill sone quhat hy Maid thaim to turne sa hastily. 595 Thai said thar fayis with stalwart hand 587 Had in sic foysoun takyn the land That thai thocht thaim all out to fele And thaim to few with thaim to dele. Quhen the bischap hard it wes sua 600 He said, 'The king aucht weill to ma 592 Off you, that takys sa wele on hand In his absence to wer his land. Certis giff he gert serff you weill The gilt spuris rycht be the hele 605 He suld in hy ger hew you fra, 597 Rycht wald with cowartis men did sua. Quha luffis his lord or his cuntre Turne smertly now agayne with me.' With that he kest of his chemer 610 And hynt in hand a stalwart sper 602 And raid towart his fayis in hy, All turnyt with him halyly For he had thaim reprovyt sua That off thaim all nane fled him fra. 615 He raid befor thaim sturdely 607 And thai him folowyt sarraly Quhill that thai come ner approchand To thar fayis that had tane land, And sum war knyt in gud aray 620 And sum war went to the foray. 612 The gud bischap quhen he thaim saw He said, 'Lordingis, but drede or aw Pryk we apon thaim hardely And we sall haf thaim wele lychtly. 625 Se thai us cum but abaysing 617 Sua that we mak her na stinting Thai sall weill sone discumfyt be. Now dois weill, for men sall se Quha luffis the kingis mensk today.' 630 Than all togidder in gud aray 622 Thai prekyt apon thaim sturdely, The byschap that wes rycht hardy And mekill and stark raid forouth ay. Than in a frusche assemblit thai, 635 And thai that at the fryst meting 627 Feld off the speris sa sar sowing Wandyst and wald haiff bene away, Towart thar schippis in hy held thai, And thai thaim chassyt fellounly 640 And slew thaim sua dispitously 632 That all the feldis strowyt war Off Inglismen that slane war thar, And thai yeyt that held unslayne Pressyt to the se agayne, 645 And Scottismen that chassyt sua 637 Slew all that ever thai mycht ourta. Bot thai that fled yeit nocht-forthi Sua to thar schippis gan thaim hy, And in sum barge sua fele gan ga 650 And thar fayis hastyt thaim sua 642 That thai our-tumblyt and the men That war tharin war drownyt then. Thar did ane Inglisman perfay A weill gret strenth as Ik hard say, 655 For quhen he chassyt wes till his bat 647 A Scottisman that him handlyt hat He hynt than be the armys twa, And, war him wele or war him wa, He evyn apon his bak him slang 660 And with him to the bat gan gang 652 And kest him in all mawgre his, This wes a wele gret strenth i-wis. The Inglismen that wan away To thar schippis in hy went thai 665 And saylyt hame angry and wa 657 That thai had bene rebutyt sua.

[The bishop is praised; the king returns from Ireland]

Quhen that the schipmen on this wis War discumfyt as I devys The byschap that sa weill him bar 670 That he all hartyt that thar war 662 Was yeyt into the fechtyn-sted Quhar that fyve hunder ner war ded Foroutyn thaim that drownyt war, And quhen the feld was spulyeit bar 675 Thai went all hame to thar repar. 667 To the byschap is fallyn fayr That throu his price and his bounte Wes eschevyt swilk a journé. The king tharfor ay fra that day 680 Him luffyt and prisyt and honoryt ay 672 And held him in suylk daynte That his awne bischop him callit he. Thus thai defendyt the countre Apon bath halffis the Scottis se 685 Quhill that the king wes out off land 677 That than as Ik haf borne on hand Throu all Irland his cours had maid And agane to Cragfergus raid. And quhen his broder as he war king 690 Had all the Irschery at bidding 682 And haly Ulsistre alsua He buskyt hame his way to ta. Off his men that war mast hardy And prisyt mast of chevalry 695 With his broder gret part left he, 687 And syne is went him to the se. Quhen thar levys on ather party Wes tane he went to schip him in hy, The Erle Thomas with him he had, 700 Thai raissyt sayllis but abaid 692 And in land off Galloway Forout perell aryvyt thai.

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