On Gargownno was byggyt a small peill, That warnyst was with men and wittaill weill, Within a dyk, bathe closs, chawmer, and hall; 215 Capteyne tharoff to nayme he hecht Thrilwall. Thai led Wallace quhar that this byggynge wass; He thocht to assaill it, ferby or he wald pass. Twa spyiss he send to wesy all that land: Rycht laith he was the thing to tak on hand, 220 The quhilk, beforce, that suld gang hym agayne; Leuir had he throw awentur be slayne. Thir men went furth as it was large mydnycht; About that houss thai spyit all at rycht. The wachman was hewy fallen on sleipe; 225 The bryg was doun at that entré suld keipe; The lauboreris latt rakleslye went in. Thir men retornede, with outyn noyess or dyn, To thair maistir; told him as thai had seyne. Than grathit sone thir men of armyss keyne; 230 Sadlye on fute on to the houss thai socht, And entryt in, for lattyn fand thai nocht. Wicht men assayede, with all thair besy cur, A loklate bar, was drawyn ourthourth the dur; Bot thai mycht nocht it brek out of the waw. 235 Wallace was grewyt quhen he sic tary saw. Sumpart amowet, wraithly till it he went; Be forss off handis it raist out of the stent; Thre yerde off breide alss off the wall puld out. Than merweld all his men that war about, 240 How he dide mair than twenty off thaim mycht. Syne with his fute the yett he straik wp rycht, Quhill braiss and band to byrst all at anyss. Ferdely thai raiss, that war in to thai wanyss. The wachman had a felloune staff of steill, 245 At Wallace strake, bot he kepyt hym weill. Rudely fra him he reft it in that thrang, Dang out his harnyss, syne in the dik him flang. The remaynand be that was on thair feit; Thus Wallace sone can with the capteyn meite. 250 That staff he had, hewy and forgyt new, With it Wallace wpon the hede him threw, Quhill bayn and brayn all in to sondyr yeid. His men entryt, that worthy war in deid, In handis hynt, and stekit of the layff. 255 Wallace commaundede thai suld na wermen saiff. Twenty and twa thai stekit in that steid. Wemen and barnyss, quhen that the men war deide, He gert be tayn, in closs houss kepyt weill, So thai wytht out thar off mycht haiff no feill. 260 The dede bodyes thai put sone out of sycht; Fol. 16 b Tuk wp the bryg or that the day was lycht. In that place baid four dayis or he wald pass; Wist nane with out how at this mater wass: Spoilyeide that steid, and tuk thaim ganand ger; 265 Jowellis and gold away with thaim thai ber. Quhen him thocht tyme, thai ischede on the nycht; To the next woode thai went with all thair mycht. The captenys wiff, wemen, and childer thre, Pass quhar thai wald, for Wallas leit thaim be. 270 In that forest he likit nocht to bide: Thai bownyt thaim atour Forth for to ride. The moss was strang, to ryde it was no but: Wallas was wicht and lychtyt on his fute. Few horss thai had, litill thar off thai roucht: 275 To sawe thar lywes feill strenthis oft thai socht. Stewyn of Irland he was thair gyd that nycht Towart Kyncardyn, syne restit thar at rycht In a forest, that was bathe lang and wide, Rycht fra the moss grew to the wattir syde. 280 Eftre the sone Wallas walkit about Vpon Tetht side, quhar he saw mony rout Off wyld bestis wauerand in wode and playne. Sone at a schot a gret hart hass he slayne; Slew fyr on flynt, and graithit thaim at rycht; 285 Sodeynly thar fresche venesoun thai dycht. Wictaill thai had, bathe breid, and wyne so cler, With othir stuff yneuch at thair dyner. His staff of steill he gaiff Kerly to kepe; Syn passit [thai] our Tetht wattir so depe. 290 In to Straithern thai entrit sodeynly; In couert past, or Sothren suld thaim spy. Quhen at thai fand of Scotlandis aduersouris, With out respyt cummyn was thair fatell houris. Quham euir thai mett, was at the Ingliss fay, 295 Thai sparyt nane that was off Ingliss blude; To dede he yeid thocht he war neuir so gude. Thai sawyt nothir knycht, squier, nor knaiff; This was the grace that Wallace to thaim gaiff; 300 Bot wastyt all be worthynes off wer, Off that party that mycht weild bow or sper. Sumpart be slycht, sum throw force thai slew; Bot Wallace thocht thai stroyit nocht half enew. Siluer thai tuk, and als gold at thai fand, 305 Othir gud ger full lychtly yeid be hand; Cuttyt throttis, and in to cuwyss thaim kest, Put out of sycht, for that him thocht was best. At the Blakfurd, as at thai suld pass our, A squier come, and with him bernyss four, 310 Fol. 17 a Till Doun suld ryde; and wend at thai had beyne All Inglissmen, at he befor had seyne. Tithingis to sper he howid thaim amang. Wallace thar with swyth out a [gude] suerd swang; Vpon the hede he straik with so gret ire, 315 Throu bayne and brayn in sondyr schar the swyr. The tothir four in handis sone war hynt, Derfly to dede stekit or thai wald stynt.