Wallace or, the Life and Acts of Sir William Wallace, of Ellerslie by Henry the Minstrel

Author:Henry the Minstrel [Minstrel, Henry the]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

The rede blasonys thai had born in to wer; 265

The toun was sone in till a sudane fer.

The Rede Reiffar thai saw was at thair hand,

The quhilk throu strenth mycht nayn agayne him stand.

Sum schippis fled, and sum the land has tayn,

Clariownys blew, and trumpattis mony ane. 270

Quhen Wallace saw the pepill was on ster,

He gaiff commaund na schip suld ner apper;

Bot his awin barge in to the hawyn gart draw.

The folk was fayn quhen thai that senye saw;

Rycht weyll thai knew in gold the rede lioun, 275

Leit wp the port, rasauit him in the toun,

And sufferyt thaim, for all that he had brocht.

The rede nawyn in to the hawyn thai socht;

On land thai went, quhar thai likit to pass.

Rycht few thar wyst quhat Scottisman Wallace was; 280

Bot weyll thai thocht he was a gudly man,

And honouryt him in all the craft thai can.

Bot four dayis still Wallace ramaynyt thar;

Thir men he callyt, quhen he was boun to fair.

He thaim commaundyt apon that cost to bid, 285

Quhill he thaim fred for chans at mycht betid.

“Ber yow ewyn; quhat gud that euir yhe spend,

“Leiff on your awin; quhill tithandis I yow send.

“Ger sell thir schippis, and mak yow men off pes;

“It war gud tym off wykkitness to cess. 290

“Your captane sall pass to the king with me,

“Throu help off God I sall his warrand be.”

He gert graith him in soit with his awin men;

Was no man thar that mycht weill Thomas ken.

Lykly he was, manlik off contenance, 295

Lik to the Scottis be mekill gouernance,

Saiff off his tong, for Ingliss had he nane;

In Latyn weill he mycht suffice for ane.

Thus past his court in all the haste thai may.

To Paris toun thai went apon a day. 300

Tythingis was brocht off Wallace to the king;

So gret desyr he had off na kyn thing,

As in that tym quhill he had seyn Wallace.

To meyt him selff he waytit apon cace

In a gardyng, quhar he gart thaim be brocht. 305

Till his presence with manly feyr thai socht,

Twa and fyfty at anys kneland doun,

And salust him, as ryoll off most renoun,

With rewllyt spech in so gudly awyss,

All France couth nocht [mair] nurtour tham dewyss. 310

The queyn had leiff, and com in hyr effer;

For mekill scho herd off Wallace deid in wer.

Quhat nedis mor off curtassy to tell?

Thai kepyt weill that to the Scottis befell.

Off kingis fer I dar mak no rahers; 315

My febill mynd, my trublyt spreit rewers.

Off rich seruice quhat nedis wordis mor?

Mycht non be found bot it was present thor.

Sone eftir meit the king to parlour went,

With gudly lordis; thar Wallace was present. 320

Than commound thai off mony syndry thing;

To spek with him gret desyr had the king.

At hym he speryt off wer the gouernance.

He ansuerd him, with manly contenance,

Till euery poynt, als fer as he had feill, 325

In Latyn tong rycht naturaly and weill.

The king consauit, sone throu his hie knawlage,

Quhat wermen oysyt be reyff in thar passage.

In till his mynd the Rede Reiffar than was;

Merwell he had how he leit Wallace pass. 330

Till

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