Scottish Text Society Volume 57 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ...Till Ingland with all his men3e. And be Ballioll wib him had he, 6311. W. seg r. Tyl asseige be towne, and wyne. Laing, 651S Pan be fewe bat was bar in, Pat saw baim bathe be lande and se Wmbeset wibe bat men3he, And wust bat bai mycht noucht it halde, Pai tretit fyrst, and syne it 3aulde, And helde bar way in bar cuntre. Syne wibe his ryal power he Til Edynburgh tuk on be way, And bar a litil tyme he lay, 6510 Abidand his schippis with his wittail. Bot a storme swa gert thame skayle That thai war drywyn all away. Qwhare thai arrywyd I kan nocht say. And qwhen the kyng saw that wyttaylle In bat cuntre can hym fail, Til Roxburghe in hi past he. r. 192 . And bar, befor al his mehe, Pe Ballyol gaf hym al be richt Pat he had, or 3hit haf mycht, 6520 In til be kynrik of Scotlande, And prayid him fast to tak on hande To wenge hym of be Scottis men, Pat he callde iwil and wickyt ben. Pe kynge ressawit bat gift bat day, And alssa fast helde on be way Til Inglande wibe his gret men3he. Pe Ballyol withe hym had he, That all his tyme in Ingland lay, And saw neuer Scotland fra bat day. 6340 THE Lord Dowglas, fra he wes went, That set allway his entent For till anoy be Inglismen, A trayne richt slely maid he en Till a stout knycht Schir Thomas Gray, That in till Norhame Castell lay, And of bat castell wes capitane. Sa slely has he maid J?at trayne That he ischit out sturdely, And had in till his cumpany 6350 Foure score or ma of armyt men, For outin other archearis J?en. With all J?at rout he held his way Neire by quhare in a buschement lay The Lord Dowglass wib his men3e. The Erll Patrik wib him had he, And Schir Ewyn, we spak of aire. And quhen ar fais neire J?aim ware, Thai brak J?ar buschement sodanely, And schot apon baim hardely. 6360 And quhen Jns..