“In the was treuth, manheid, and nobilnes;
“In the was rewll, in the was gouernans;
“In the was wertu with outyn warians;
“In the lawté, in the was gret largnas;575
“In the gentrice, in the was stedfastnas.
“Thow was gret causs off wynnyng off Scotland;
“Thocht I began, and tuk the wer on hand.
“I wow to God, that has the warld in wauld,
“Thi dede sall be to Sotheroun full der sauld.580
“Martyr thow art for Scotlandis rycht and me;