Then awful Erroll he can say
"Good fellows, follow me:210
I hope it shall be ours this day,
Or else therefore to die.
Tho they in number [many be],
Set on, withoutten words;
Let ilk brave fellow brake his tree,215
And then pursue with swords."
[213]. many were.
[219]. within went.
Then some men said, "We will be sure
And take Maclean by course;250
Go to, for we are men anew
To bear him down by force."
But noble Errol had remorse,
And said, "It is not best,
For tho Argyle has got the worst,255
Let him gang with the rest.
"What greater honour could ye wish
In deeds of chivalry,
Or brave victory than this,
Where one has chac'd thrice three?260
Therefore, good fellows, let him be;
He'll die before he yield;
For he with his small company
Bade langest in the field."
[281]. perceiued.
[286], 288. corrupted.