‘Nor all about, als fer as I can knaw,

‘Quhill that ye cum down to the Ranoucht hawe.

‘That lord has stuff, breid, aill, and gud warnage:

‘Off king Eduuard he takis full mekill wage.’670

Than Wallace said; “My selff sall be your gyd;

“I knaw that sted about on athir syd.”

Throuch the wyld land he gydyt thaim full rycht;

To Ranouch hall thai com apon the nycht.

A wach was owt, and that full sone thai ta;675

For he was Scottis, that man thai wald nocht sla,