Thai saylyt furth by part off Ingland schor.
Till Hwmbyr mowth quhen at thai com befor,
Out off the south a gret rede saile thai se,
Into thar top the leopardis standand hye.800
The merchandis than, that senye quhen thai saw
Cummand so neir, thai war discumfyt aw;
[For weill thai wyst, that it was Jhon off Lyn,]
Scottis to slay, he said, it was no syn.
Thir frayit folk yeid son to confessioun.805
Than Wallace said; “Off sic deuotioun