Thai saylyt furth by part off Ingland schor. Till Hwmbyr mowth quhen at thai com befor, Out off the south a gret rede saile thai se, Into thar top the leopardis standand hye. 800 The merchandis than, that senye quhen thai saw Cummand so neir, thai war discumfyt aw; For weill thai wyst, that it was Jhon off Lyn, Scottis to slay, he said, it was no syn. Thir frayit folk yeid son to confessioun. 805 Than Wallace said; “Off sic deuotioun “Yeit saw I neuir in no place quhar I past. “For this a schip me think yow all agast, “Yon wood cattis sall do ws litill der; “We saw thaim faill twyss in a grettar wer, 810 “On a fair feild; so sall thai on the se: “Dispyt it is to se thaim stand so hye.” Fol. 105 b The ster man said; ‘Schyr, will ye wndirstand, ‘He saiffis nane that is born off Scotland. ‘We may nocht fle fra yon barge wait I weill, 815 ‘Weyll stuff thai ar with gwn ganye off steill. ‘Apon the se yon rewar lang has beyn; ‘Till rychtwyss men he dois full mekill teyn. ‘Mycht we be saiff, it forst nocht off our gud. ‘This wyss he has, in schort, for to conclud; 820 ‘A flud he beris apon his cot armour, ‘Ay drownand folk, so payntyt in figour. ‘Supposs we murn, ye suld haiff no merwaill.’ Than Wallace said; “Her is men off mar waill “To saill thi schip; tharfor in holl thow ga, 825 “And thi feris. Na mar cummyr ws ma.” Wallace and his than sone till harnes yeid. Quhan thai war graithit in to thair worthi weid, Him selff and Blayr, and the knycht Longaweill, Thir thre has tane to kepe the myd schip weill. 830 Befor ws sewyn, and sex be eft ws kend; Syn twa he chesd the top for to defend; And Gray he maid thair sterman for to be. The merchandis than saw thaim sa manfullé To fend thaim selff; be causs thai had no weid, 835 Out off the howll thai tuk skynnys gud speid, Ay betwix two stufft woll as thai mycht best, Agayn the straik at thai suld sum part lest. Than Wallace lewch, and commendyt thaim aw; Off sic harness befor he neuir saw. 840 Be than the barge com on thaim wondyr fast, Sewyn scor in hyr, that was no thing agast. Quhen Jhon off Lyn saw thaim in armour brycht, He lewch, and said thir haltyn words on hycht; ‘Yon glakyt Scottis can ws nocht wndyrstand; 845 ‘Fulys thai ar, is new cummyn off the land.’ He cryit, ‘Stryk;’ bot no ansuer thai maid. Blayr with a bow schot fast with outyn baid; Or thai clyppyt, he schot bot arowis thre, And at ilk schot he gert a rewar de. 850 The brygandis than thai bykerit wondyr fast, Amang the Scottis with schot and gownnys cast; And thai agayn with speris hedyt weill, Feill woundis maid throuch plattis off fyne steill. Athir othir festynyt with clippys keyn; 855 A cruell cowntyr thar was on schipburd seyn. Fol. 106 a The derff schot, draiff as thik as a haill schour, Contende tharwith the space ner off ane hour. Quhen schot was gayn, the Scottis gret confort had; At hand strakys thai war sekyr and sad. 860 The merchandis als, with sic thing as thai mycht, Prewyt full weill in defens off thair rycht. Wallace and his, at ner strakis quhen thai be, With scharp swerdys thai gert fell brygandis de; Thai in the top so worthi wrocht with hand, 865 In the south top thar mycht no rewar stand. All the mydschip off rewers was maid waist, That to geiff our thai war in poynt almaist. Than Jhon off Lyn was rycht gretly agast, He saw his folk failyie about him fast: 870 With egyr will he wald haiff beyn away, Bad wynd the saill in all the haist thai may; Bot fra the Scottis thai mycht nocht than off skey The clyp so sar on athir burd thai wey. Thai saw nothing that mycht be to thaim ess; 875 Crawfurd on loft thair saill brynt in a bless. Or Jhon off Lyn schup for to leyff that sted, Off his best men saxté was brocht to ded. Thar schip by owris a burd was mar off hycht. Wallace lap in amang thai rewaris wycht; 880 A man he straik our burd in to the se; On the our loft he slew son othir thre. Longaweill entryt, and als the maistir Blair; Thai gaiff no gyrth to frek at thai fand thar. Wallas him self with Jhon off Lyn was met; 885 At his coler a felloun straik he set; Bathe helm and hed fra the schuldris he draiff; Blayr our burd in the se kest the layff Off his body; and all the remaynand Entryt, and slew the brygandis at thai fand. 890 The schip thai tuk, gret gold and othir ger At thai reiffaris had gaderyt lang in wer; Bot maister Blayr spak nothing off himsell, In deid off armes quhat awentur he fell. Schir Thomas Gray, was than preyst to Wallace, 895 Put in the buk how than hapnyt this cace At Blayr was in, [and] mony worthi deid, Off quhilk him selff had no plesance to reid. Fol. 106 b Wallace rewllyt the schip with his awin men; And saillyt furth the rycht courss for to ken.