The cler rede amang the rochis rang,

Throuch greyn branchis quhar byrdis blythly sang,

With joyus woice in hewynly armony.

Than Wallace thocht it was no tyme to ly;

He croyssit him, syne sodeynli wp raiss;1195

To tak the ayr out off his palyon gais.

Maister Jhon Blar was redy to rawess;

In gud entent syne bownyt to the mess.

Quhen it was done, Wallace can him aray,

In his armour, quhilk gudly was and gay.1200