Here the King burns all Buchan, and gets the Castle of Forfar and destroys it.
Now ga we to the King agane,
That of his victor wes richt fane,
And gert his men burn [all Bouchane] 296
Fra end till end, and sparit nane;
And heryit thame on sic maneir,
That eftir that, weile fifty yheir,[†]
Men menyt “the heirschip of Bouchane.” 300
The King than till his pes has tane
The north cuntre, that humylly
Obeysit till his senyhory.
Swa that be north the Month war nane 304
That thai ne war his men ilkane.
His lordschip wox ay mair and mair.
[Toward Angus] than couth he fair,
And thoucht soyn to mak all fre 308
Apon north half [the Scottis Se].[†]
The castell of Forfer wes then
Stuffit all with Inglis men.
Bot [Philip the Forster of Platan] 312
Has of his frendis with him tane,
And with ledderis all prevely
To the castell he can hym hy,
And clam out-our the wall of stane, 316
And swagat has the castell tan,
Throu falt of wach, with litill payn.
And syn all that he fand has slayn:
Syne yhald the castell to the King, 320
That maid hym richt gud rewarding,
And syne gert brek doune the wall,
And fordid well and castell all.