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64 VI. HENRY THE MINSTREL.; ;;:;How Wallace past to the water of Irvine to take Fish.So on a tym he desyrit to play,In Aperill the thre and twenty day,Till erewyn wattir, fysche to tak, he wentSic fantasye fell in [to] his entent. 370To leide his net, a child furth with him ^eidBut he, or nowne, was in a felloune dreid.His suerd he left, so did he neuir agayne ;It dide him gud, supposs he sufferyt payne.Off that labour as than he was nocht sle :375Happy he was, tuk fysche haboundanle.Or of the day ten houris our couth pass,Ridand thar come, ner by quhar Wallace wass,The lorde persye, was captane than off ayrFra-thine he turnde and couth to glaskow fair. 380Part of the court had Wallace labour se}'ne.Till him raid fyve, cled in-to ganand greyne,Ane said, sone; ' scot, martyns fysche we wald hawe."Wallace meklye agayne ansuer him gawe'It war resone, me think, 5he suld haif partWaith suld be delt, in all place, ^\^th fre hart.'He bade his child, * gyff thaim of our waithyng/The sothroun said ;'as now of thi delyngWe will nocht tak, thow wald giff ws our-small/He lychtyt doun, and fra tjie child tuk all. 390Wallas said than ;'gentill men gif 56 be,Leiff ws sum part, we pray for cheryte.Ane agyt knycht serwis our lady to-dayGud frend, leiff part and tak nocht all away.'385'Thowsail haiff leiff to fysche, and tak the ma ; 395All this forsuth sail in our fiyttyng ga.We serff a lord ; thir fysche sail till him gang.'