“It war a scorn the croun on me to ta.”

Thai wald nocht lat the message off Ingland

Cum thaim amang, or thai suld wndirstand.

Twa knychtis passit to the message agayn,675

Maid thaim to trow Wallace was crownyt in playn;

Gart thaim traist weill that this was suthfast thing.

Delyuyrit thus, thai passit to thair king;

To Pomfrait went, and tald that thai had seyn

Wallace crownyt, quharoff the lordis was teyn,680

In barrate wox, in parlement quhar thai stud.