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VI. WALLACE. BOOK I.59A sone he had, ner twenty ^er <strong>of</strong> ageIn<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>to</strong>un he vsyt euerilk day ;Thre men or four thar went with him <strong>to</strong> play 210A hely schrew, wan<strong>to</strong>n in his entent.Wallace he saw, and <strong>to</strong>wart him he wentLikle he was, richt byge, and weyle beseyneIn-till a gyde <strong>of</strong> gudly ganand greyne.He callyt on hym, and said; thou ' scot, abyde; 215Quha dewill <strong>the</strong> grathis in so gay a gyde ?Ane ersche mantill it war thi kynd <strong>to</strong> werA scottis <strong>the</strong>wtill wndyr thi belt <strong>to</strong> berRouch rewlyngis apon thi harlot fete.Gyff me thi knyff; quhat dois thi ger so mete?' 220Till him he 5eid, his knyff <strong>to</strong> tak him fra.Fast by <strong>the</strong> collar Wallace couth him taWndyr his hand <strong>the</strong> knyff he bradit owt,For all his men that semblyt him about : .Bot help him-selflf, he wyst <strong>of</strong> no remede; 225With-out reskew he stekyt him <strong>to</strong> dede.The squier fell : <strong>of</strong> him thar was na mar.His men folowid on Wallace wondyr sarThe press was thik, and cummerit thaim full fast.Wallace was spedy, and gretlye als agast 230The bludy knyff bar drawin in his hand,He sparyt nane that he befor him fand.He knew <strong>the</strong> hous his eyme had lugit in ;Thedir he fled,for owt he mycht nocht wyn.The gude wyff than within <strong>the</strong> closs saw he 235And, ' help,' he cryit, ' for him that deit on treThe 5ong captane has fallyn with me at stryff.'In at <strong>the</strong> dur he went with this gud wiff.A roussat goun <strong>of</strong> hir awn scho him gaifApon his weyd, at coueryt all <strong>the</strong> layff 240

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