Merwell thai had sic strenth in ane suld be;
Ane off thair men at ilk straik he gert de.320
Than demyt thai, it suld be Wallace wicht.
To thar langage maid ansuer ane ald knycht;
“Forsuth,” he said, “be he chapyt this ayr,
“All your new deid is eking off our cair.”
The justice said, quhen thar sic murmur raiss;325
‘Yhe wald be ferd, and thar come mony faiss,
‘That for a man me think yow lik to fle,
‘And wait nocht yeit in deid gyff it be he.