“Durst tak on hand, bot yong Wallace alayne.
“This land is lost; he caucht is in the swar,
“[The Apersé of Scotland left in cayr!]”170
Barrell heryng and wattir thai him gawe,
Quhar he was set in to that vgly cawe.
Sic fude for him was febill to commend.
Than said he thus; ‘All weildand God, resawe
‘My petows spreit and sawle amang the law!175
‘My carneill lyff I may nocht thus defend.
‘Our few Sothroune on to the dede I drawe.