The harrold Jop in Ingland sone he send, 965 And wrayt to Bruce rycht hartlie this commend, Fol. 120 a Besekand him to cum and tak his croun; Nane suld gaynstand, clerk, burges, na barroun. The harrald past; quhen Bruce saw his credans, Tharoff he tuk a perfyt gret plesans; 970 With hys awn hand agayn wrayt to Wallace, And thankyt him off lauta and kyndnas, Besekand him this mater to conseill; For he behuffyd owt off Ingland to steill; For lang befor was kepyt the ragment, 975 Quhilk Cwmyn had, to byd the gret parlement In to London; and gyff thai him accuss, To cum fra thaim he suld mak sum excuss. He prayit Wallace in Glaskow mur to walk The fyrst nycht off Julii for his salk; 980 And bad he suld bot in to quiet be, For he with him mycht bryng few chewalré. Wallace was blyth quhen he this wrytyng saw; His houshald sone he gert to Glaskow draw. That moneth thar he ordand thaim to byd; 985 Kerlé he tuk ilk nycht with him to ryd; And this yong man that Menteth till him send; Wyst nane bot thir quhat way at Wallace wend; The quhilk gart warn his eym the auchtand nycht. Sexté full sone Schyr Jhone [Menteth] gert dycht 990 Off hys awn kyn, and off alya born; To this tresoun he gert thaim all be suorn. Fra Dunbertane he sped thaim haistely, Ner Glaskow kyrk thai bownyt thaim priwaly. Wallace past furth quhar at the tryst was set, 995 A spy thai maid, and folowed him but let Till Robrastoun, was ner be the way syd, And bot a howss quhar Wallace oysyt to byd. He wouk on fut quhill passyt was myd nycht; Kerlé and he than for a sleip thaim dycht. 1000 Thai bad this cuk, that he suld wach hys part, And walkyn Wallace, com men fra ony art. Quhen thai slepyt, this traytour tuk graith heid, He met his eym, and bad him haiff no dreid: “On sleip he is, and with him bot a man, 1005 “Ye may him haiff, for ony craft he can; “With owt the houss thair wapynnys laid thaim fra.” For weill thai wyst, gat Wallace one off tha, And on his feyt, hys ransoun suld be sauld. Thus semblyt thai about that febill hauld. 1010 This traytour wach fra Wallace than he stall Bathe knyff and suerd, his bow and arowis all. Eftyr mydnycht in handis thai haiff him tane, Dyschowyll on sleipe, with him na man bot ane. Fol. 120 b Kerlé thai tuk, and led him off that place, 1015 Dyd him to ded with outyn langar space. Thai thocht to bynd Wallace throu strenthis strang; On fute he gat the feill traytouris amang, Grippyt about, bot no wapyn he fand. Apon a syll he saw besyd him stand, 1020 The bak off ane he byrstyt in that thrang; And off ane othir the harness out he dang. Than alss mony as handis mycht on him lay, Beforce hym hynt for till haiff him away. Bot that power mycht nocht a fute him leid 1025 Owt off that houss, quhill thai or he war deid. Schir Jhon saw weill beforce it coud nocht be; Or he war tayne he thocht erar to de. Menteth bad cess, and thus spak to Wallace; Syn schawyt him furth a rycht sutell fals cace. 1030 “Yhe haiff so lang her oysyt yow allane, “Quhill witt tharoff is in till Ingland gane. “Tharfor her me, and sobyr your curage. “The Inglissmen, with a full gret barnage, “Are semblyt her, and set this hous about, 1035 “That ye, be force, on na wayis may wyn out. “Supposs ye had the strenth off gud Ectour, “Amang this ost ye may nocht lang endour. “And thai you tak, in haist your ded is dycht. “I haiff spokyn with lord Clyffurd that knycht, 1040 “Wyth thair chyftanys weill menyt for your lyff. “Thai ask no mar bot be quyt off your stryff. “To Dunbertane ye sall furth pass with me; “At your awn houss ye may in saifté be.” Sotheroun sic oyss with Menteth lang had thai, 1045 That Wallace trowyt sum part at he wald say. Menteth said; “Schyr, lo, wappynnys nane we haiff; “We com in trayst, your lyff gyff we mycht saiff.” Wallace trowyt weill, and he his gossep twyss, That he wald nocht, be no maner off wyss, 1050 Him to betrayss for all Scotland so wyd. Ane ayth off him he askit in that tid. Thar wantit wit; quhat suld his aythis mor? Forsuorn till him he was lang tym befor. The ayth he maid; Wallace com in his will; 1055 Rycht frawdfully all thus schawyt him till. “Gossep,” he said, “as presoner thai mon yow se, “Or thai throu force wyll ellis tak yow fra me.” A courch with slycht apon his handys thai laid, And wndyr syn with seuir cordys thai braid, 1060 Bath scharp and tewch, and fast to gyddyr drew. Allace, the Bruce mycht sayr that byndyng rew, Quhilk maid Scotland sone brokyn apon cace, For Cumeinis ded, and loss off gud Wallace! Fol. 121 a Thai led him furth in feyr amang thaim aw. 1065 Kerlé he myst, off na Sotheroun he saw: Than wyst he weyll that he betraysyt was, Towart the south with him quhen thai can pass.