Quhar that he sawe full feill bestis abide,

Off wylde and tayme walkand haboundandlye.

Than Wallace said; “This contré likis me.330

“Wermen may do with fud at thai suld haiff;

“Bot want thai meit, thai rak nocht of the laiff.”

Off dyet fayr Wallace tuk neuir kepe;

Bot as it come, welcum was meit and sleip.

Sum quhill he had gret sufficience within;335

Now want, now has; now losis, now can win;

Now lycht, now sadd; now blisful, now in baill;