In Aperill amang the schawis scheyn, 935 Quhen the paithment was cled in tendyr greyn, Plesand war it till ony creatur, In lusty lyff that tym for till endur. Thir gud wermen had fredome largly; Bot fude was scant, thai mycht get nayn to by. 940 Tursyt tentis, and in the contré raid; On Inglissmen full gret herschipe thai maid; Brynt and brak doun byggyngis, sparyt thai nocht; Rycht worthi wallis full law to ground thai brocht. All Mydlame land thai brynt wp in a fyr, 945 Brak parkis doun, distroyit all the schyr; Wyld der thai slew, for othir bestis was nayn; Fol. 67 b Thir wermen tuk off venysoune gud wayn. Towart the south thai turnyt at the last, Maid byggyngis bar als fer as euir thai past. 950 The commons all to London ar thai went, Befor the king, and tald him thar entent; And said, thai suld, bot he gert Wallace cess, Forsaik thair faith, and tak thaim till his pess. Na herrald thar durst than to Wallace pass, 955 Quharoff the king gretly agrewit was. Thus Eduuard left his pepill in to baill, Contrar Wallace he wald nocht giff battaill; Nor byd in feild for nocht that thai mycht say; Gayff our the causs, to London past his way. 960 At men off wit this questioun her I ass, Amang noblis gyff euyr ony thar was, So lang throw force in Ingland lay on cass, Sen Brudus deit, but battaill, bot Wallace. Gret Julius, the empyr had in hand, 965 Twyss off force he was put off Ingland. Wycht Arthour als, off wer quhen that he prewit, Twyss thai fawcht, supposs thai war myschewit. Awfull Eduuard durst nocht Wallace abid In playn battaill, for all Ingland so wid. 970 In London he lay, and tuk him till his rest; And brak his vow. Quhilk hald ye for the best? Deyme as ye lest, gud men off discrecioun; Rycht clayr it is to ransek this questioun: To my sentence breyffly will I pass. 975 Quhen Wallace thus throw Yorkschyr jowrnat was, Wictaill as than was nayne left in the land, Bot in houssis quhar it mycht be warrand. The ost heroff abaissit was to bid; Fra fude scantyt na plesance was that tid. 980 Sum bald ryd haym, sum bald ryd forthermar: Wallace callit Jop, and said till him rycht thar; “Thow knawis the land, quhar most aboundance is, “Be thow our gyd, and than we sall nocht myss “Wictaill to fynd, that wait I wondir weill: 985 “Thow has, I traist, off Ingland mekill feill. “The kyng and his to stark strenthis ar gayn; “Bot jeperté, now perell haiff we nayn.” Than Jop said; ‘[Schir,] be ye gydyt be me, ‘The bowndandest part off Ingland ye sall se. 990 ‘Off wyn and quheyt thar is in Rychmwnt schyr, ‘And othir stuff off fud that ye desyr; ‘Quharoff I trow yhe sall be weyll content.’ Fol. 68 a The ost was glaid and thiddyrwart thai went. Mony trew Scot was semblyt in that land, 995 To Wallace com weill ma than nyne thowsand; Off presone part, sum had in lawbour wrocht, Fra athir part hill fast till him thai socht. Wallace was blyth off our awn natiff kyn, That come till him off baill that thai war in: 1000 And all the ost off comforde was the blythar, Fra thair awn folk was multipliand the mar.