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The lord of the Bruce to Glaskow raid, 175

And send about him, quhill he haid

Off his freyndis a gret menyhe.

And syne to Scone in hy raid he,

And wes maid king but langir let,

And in the kingis stole wes set; 180

As in that tyme wes the maner.

Bot off thar nobleis gret affer,

Thar service, na thar realte,

Yhe sall her na thing now for me;

Owtane that he off the barnage 185

That thiddir come, tok homage;

And syne went our all the land,

Frendis and frendschip purchesand,

To maynteym that he had begunnyn.

He wyst, or all the land war wonnyn, 190

He suld fynd full hard barganyng

With him that wes off Ingland King:

For thar wes nane off lyff sa fell,

Sa pautener, na sa cruell.

And quhen to King Edward wes tauld, 195

How at the Bruys, that wes sa bauld,

Had brocht the Cumyn till ending,

And how he syne had maid him king,

Owt off his wyt he went weill ner;

And callit till him Schir Amer 200

The Vallang, that wes wys and wycht,

And off his hand a worthy knycht,

And bad him men off armys ta,

And in all hy till Scotland ga,[†] And byrn, and slay, and rais dragoun: 205 And hycht all Fyfe in warysoun Till him, that mycht othir ta or sla Robert the Bruce, that wes his fa. Schir Aymer did as he him bad, Gret chevalry with him he had; 210 With him wes Philip the Mowbray, And Ingram the Umfravill perfay, That wes bath wys and averty, And full of gret chevalry; And off Scotland the maist party 215 Thai had in-till thar company.