Bathe knyff and suerd he tuk fra him onon;

Wp be the hand, and as presoner, has him ton:

And on his suerd scharply he gert him suer,

Fra that day furth he suld him neuir der.

‘Commaund thi men,’ quoth Wallace, ‘till our pess;165

‘Thar schot off gown, that was nocht eith, to cess.’

The cast it was rycht awfull on athir sid.

The Rede Reiffar commaundyt thaim to bid;

Held out a gluff, in takyn off the trew.

His men beheld, and weyll that senye knew,170