The later day off August fell this cace; 695 For the reskew, thus ordanyt wicht Wallace, Off Sanct Jhonstoun, that Sothroun occupyit. Fast towart Tay thai passyt and aspyit; Or it was day wndyr Kynnowll thaim laid. Out off the toun, as Scottis men till hym said, 700 That serwandys oysyt with cartis hay to leid; So was it suth, and hapnyt in to deid. Saxsum thar com, and brocht bot cartis thre. Quhen thai off hay was ladand most byssé, Guthré with ten in handys has thaim tayn, 705 Put thaim to dede, off thaim he sawyt nayn. Wallace gert tak in haist thar humest weid, And sic lik men thai waillyt, weill gud speid; Four was rycht rud, Wallace hym selff tuk ane, A rwssyt clok, and with him gud Ruwane. 710 Guthré with that, and als gud yemen twa, In that ilk soit thai graithit thaim to ga. Full sutelly thai coueryt thaim with hay, Syne to the toun thai went the gaynest way. Fyfteyn thai tuk off men in armes wicht, 715 In ilk cart fyve thai ordanyt owt off sycht. Thir cartaris had schort suerdis, off gud steill, Wndyr thar weidis, callyt furth the cartis weill. Schyr Jhon Ramsay baid with a buschement still, Quhen mystir war to help thaim with gud will. 720 Thir trew cartaris past with outyn lett, A tour the bryg, and entryt throu the yet; Quhen thai war in, thar clokis kest thaim fra, Gud Wallace than the mayster portar can ta Wpon the hed, quhill dede he has him left; 725 Syn othir twa the lyff fra thaim has reft. Guthré, be that, did rycht weyll in the toun; And Ruwan als dang off thar famen doune. Fol. 83 b The armyt men, was in the cartis brocht, Raiss wp, and weill thar dawery has wrocht; 730 Apon the gait thai gert feill Sothroun de. The Ramsais spy, has seyn [thaim] get entré, The buschement brak, bathe bryg and port has won: Into the toun gret stryff thar was begon. Thai twenty men, or Ramsay come in playn, 735 Within the toun had saxté Sotheroun slayn. The Inglissmen on till aray was gayn; The Scottis as than layser lett them get nayn; Fra gud Ramsay with his men entryt in, Thai sawit nayn was born off Ingliss kyn. 740 Als Longaweill, the wycht knycht Schyr Thomas, Prewyt weill than, and in mony othir place. Agayn his dynt few Inglissmen mycht stand; Wallace with him gret faith and kyndnes fand. The Sotheroun part saw weill the toun was tynt, 745 Fersly thai fled, as fyr dois out off flynt. Sum fled, some fell in to draw dykis deip, Sum to the kyrk, thar lywys giff thai mycht keip; Sum fled to Tay, and in small weschell yeid; Sum derffly deit and drownyt in that steid, 750 Schir Jhon Sewart at the west port owt past; Till Meffen wod he sped him wondyr fast. A hundreth men the kyrk tuk for succour, Bot Wallace wald no grace grant in that hour. He slay bad all off cruell Sotheroun keyn; 755 And said thai had to Sanct Jhonstoun enemys beyn. Four hundreth men in to the toun war ded. Sewyn scor with lyff chapyt out off that sted. Wyffis and barnys thai maid thaim fre to ga; With Wallace wyll he wald sla nayn off tha. 760 Riches thai fand, that Inglissmen had brocht new, Syn plenyst the toun with worthi Scottis trew. Schyr Jhon Sewart left Meffen forest strang, Went to the Gask with feyll Sotheroun amang; And syn in Fyff, quhar Wallang schirreff was; 765 Send currowris sone out throw the land to pass, And gaderyt men, a stalwart cumpany. Till Ardargan he drew him prewaly; Ordand thaim in bargan reddy boune. Agayn he thocht to sailye Sanct Jhonstoun, 770 Quhar Wallace lay, and wald no langar rest, Rewllyt the toun as that him likyt best. Schyr Jhon Ramsay gret captane ordand he, Ruwan schirreff, at ane accord for to be. Fol. 84 a This charge he gaiff, gyff men thaim warnyng maid, 775 To cum till him with outyn mor abaid: And so thai did, quhen tithingis was thaim brocht. With a hundreth Wallace furth fra thaim socht.