Earl patrick then to Berwick can perfue.
Received he was. and trufted very true:
The king followed with his men of renown,
After midnight at reft was all the town.
Corfpatrick rofe, the keys well he knew,
Let bridges down, and portculzies they drew;
Edward entered, and caus'd flay haftily,
Of men and women, eight thoufand and fifty;
And children too, by this falfe adventure.
Of true Scots efcaped no creature
A captain there this falfe king hath made,
Toward Dunbar without refting the rade.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
18th Centuary Version of Wallace Chapter 1 first book
Our Anteceffors of whom we fhould oft read:
And hold in mind their fame and worthy deed
We let over-flide through very flothfulnefs.
And caft us ever to other bulinefs.
On vain gaming is fet our whole intent.
Which hath been feen into thefe times by want:
Our next neighbour that came of Brutus blood.
They often-times to Scots wifh'd little good:
Though now of late God turn'd their mind and will,
That great kindnefs they have fhown us until.
The hearts of people, the Lord hath in his hand.
HE may them rule and guide at his command:
And though all leids would have this land in thrall,
Upon his power, God can againft them all,
As we have feen in our forbearers before;
But of thefe parables as now i fpeak no more.
We read of one right famous in renown,
Of worthy blood, that reigned in his region:
And henceforth now. I will my purpofe hold,
Of William Wallace as ye have heard told
His fore-fathers who like to underftand,
Of old linage,and true blood of Scotland:
Sir Ranald Crawfurd right Sheriff of Aire,
So in his time, he had a daughter fair,
To young Sir Ranald, fheriff of that town,
Was fifter fair, of good fame and Renown
Malcom Wallace got her in marriage,
That Ellerflie then had in heritage.
Auchinbothie and many other place,
The fecond uye he was to good Wallace:
The which Wallace full hardily had wrought,
When Walter, heir of Wallace to him fought.
Who likes to hear more knowledge in that part,
Go and read the line of the firft Stewart.
Now Malcom Wallace got with his lady bright,
Malcom Wallace, a good and gentle kinght,
And William too, as chronicles bear on hand,
Who after was refcuer of Scotland.
When it was loft with treafon and falfenefs:
Over -fet with foes, it fred through Gods grace.
Alexander our worthy king forlorn,
By aventure his life loft at Kinghorn.
Three years ftill the realm ftood defolate.
Where though there rofe a full griveous debate:
Our prince David earl of Huntingtown,
Three daughters had of great fame and renown,
of the which three came Bruce, Baliol and Haifting:
Two of the three defired to be king:
The Baliol claimed of the firit gree liineally:
And Bruce the firit male of the gree by gree.
To Edward foon into England they fend,
Of this great ftrife they thought he thould make end,
Folly it was (indeed it happend fo)
Succour to feek of their mortal fo.
Edward long-fhanks had now begun his war
Upon Gafroiga ,into an awful Fear:
The Land which he claimed fstood in fuch cafe,
He Thought full foon, to make a full conquefs.
To Northam kirk he came withoutten mair,
The council then of Scotland met him there:
Full fubtilly he charged them in bandown,
As their over-lord, hold of him the crown.
Bifhop Robert in this time right worthy,
Of Glasgow lord, faid that we do do deny,
Any over-lord, but the great God above.
The king was wroth, and home he did remove.
Yet John Baliol followed on him fo faft,
To hold of him he granted at the laft:
Asd contrarie right a king he made him there,
Where through Scotland repented it full fair.
To the Baliol our lords would not confent,
Edward forthwith fet down a parliament:
He called Baliol to anfwer for Scotland:
The wife lords foon caufed him break that band.
An abbot, and gave over his alledgance.
King Edward then took it in great grivance:
His hoaft he rais'd , and came to wark on Tweed;
But for to fight, as then he had great dread;
To Corfpatrick of Dunbar foon he fend,
His counfel askt, for the countrey kend;
Where he was brought in prefence of the king,
By fubtile band they pocked up this thing.
And hold in mind their fame and worthy deed
We let over-flide through very flothfulnefs.
And caft us ever to other bulinefs.
On vain gaming is fet our whole intent.
Which hath been feen into thefe times by want:
Our next neighbour that came of Brutus blood.
They often-times to Scots wifh'd little good:
Though now of late God turn'd their mind and will,
That great kindnefs they have fhown us until.
The hearts of people, the Lord hath in his hand.
HE may them rule and guide at his command:
And though all leids would have this land in thrall,
Upon his power, God can againft them all,
As we have feen in our forbearers before;
But of thefe parables as now i fpeak no more.
We read of one right famous in renown,
Of worthy blood, that reigned in his region:
And henceforth now. I will my purpofe hold,
Of William Wallace as ye have heard told
His fore-fathers who like to underftand,
Of old linage,and true blood of Scotland:
Sir Ranald Crawfurd right Sheriff of Aire,
So in his time, he had a daughter fair,
To young Sir Ranald, fheriff of that town,
Was fifter fair, of good fame and Renown
Malcom Wallace got her in marriage,
That Ellerflie then had in heritage.
Auchinbothie and many other place,
The fecond uye he was to good Wallace:
The which Wallace full hardily had wrought,
When Walter, heir of Wallace to him fought.
Who likes to hear more knowledge in that part,
Go and read the line of the firft Stewart.
Now Malcom Wallace got with his lady bright,
Malcom Wallace, a good and gentle kinght,
And William too, as chronicles bear on hand,
Who after was refcuer of Scotland.
When it was loft with treafon and falfenefs:
Over -fet with foes, it fred through Gods grace.
Alexander our worthy king forlorn,
By aventure his life loft at Kinghorn.
Three years ftill the realm ftood defolate.
Where though there rofe a full griveous debate:
Our prince David earl of Huntingtown,
Three daughters had of great fame and renown,
of the which three came Bruce, Baliol and Haifting:
Two of the three defired to be king:
The Baliol claimed of the firit gree liineally:
And Bruce the firit male of the gree by gree.
To Edward foon into England they fend,
Of this great ftrife they thought he thould make end,
Folly it was (indeed it happend fo)
Succour to feek of their mortal fo.
Edward long-fhanks had now begun his war
Upon Gafroiga ,into an awful Fear:
The Land which he claimed fstood in fuch cafe,
He Thought full foon, to make a full conquefs.
To Northam kirk he came withoutten mair,
The council then of Scotland met him there:
Full fubtilly he charged them in bandown,
As their over-lord, hold of him the crown.
Bifhop Robert in this time right worthy,
Of Glasgow lord, faid that we do do deny,
Any over-lord, but the great God above.
The king was wroth, and home he did remove.
Yet John Baliol followed on him fo faft,
To hold of him he granted at the laft:
Asd contrarie right a king he made him there,
Where through Scotland repented it full fair.
To the Baliol our lords would not confent,
Edward forthwith fet down a parliament:
He called Baliol to anfwer for Scotland:
The wife lords foon caufed him break that band.
An abbot, and gave over his alledgance.
King Edward then took it in great grivance:
His hoaft he rais'd , and came to wark on Tweed;
But for to fight, as then he had great dread;
To Corfpatrick of Dunbar foon he fend,
His counfel askt, for the countrey kend;
Where he was brought in prefence of the king,
By fubtile band they pocked up this thing.
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