That English vows were nought at a’;
Some kind enough; but no way friendly:
Only through terror they acted meanly.
Said the Scots Chiefs, “We blinded be,
“That’s come far from our own countrie.
“As friends, indeed, some English own us;
“But if once defeat, they’d set upon us.
“France and England, by perjurie,
“Will be our ruin, we clearly see:
“They’ve charm’d us out as working tools,