Thus turnyt he, and to the toune couth fair.

The mar, kepyt the port of that willage,

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Wallace knew weill, and send him his message.360

The mar was brocht, saw him a gudlye man;

Rycht reuerandlye he has resawyt thaim than.

At him he speryt, all Scottis gyff thai be.

Wallace said; “Ya, and it is peess trow we.”

‘I grant,’ he said, ‘that likis ws wondyr weill:365

‘Trew men of peess may ay sum frendschipe feill.