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In this maner rebutyt was

The Bruys, that mekill murnyn mais

For his men that war slayne and tane. 470

And he wes als sa will off wane,

That he trowit in nane sekyrly,

Owtane thaim off his cumpany;

That war sa few that thai mycht be

Five hunder ner off all mengyhe. 475

His brodir alwayis wes him by,

Schyr Edward, that wes sa hardy;

And with him wes a bauld baroun,

Schyr Wilyham the Boroundoun;

The Erle off Athole als wes thar. 480

Bot ay syn thai discomfyt war,

The Erle off the Levenax wes away,

And wes put to full hard assay

Or he met with the King agayn:

Bot always, as a man off mayn, 485

He mayntemyt him full manlyly.

The King had in his cumpany

James alsua of Dowglas,

That wycht, wys, and averty was.

Schyr Gilbert de le Hay alsua, 490

Schir Nele Cambell, and othir ma,

That I thar namys can nocht say,

As utelauys went mony day;

Dreand in the Month thar pyne;

Eyte flesch, and drank watir syne. 495

He durst nocht to the planys ga,

For all the commownys went him fra;

That for thar liffis war full fayn

To pas to the Inglis pes agayn.

Sa fayris it ay commounly; 500

In commownys may nane affy,

Bot he that may thar warand be.

Sa fur thai then with him; for he

Thaim fra thar fais mycht nocht warand:

Thai turnyt to the tothir hand. 505

Bot threldome, that men gert thaim fele,

Gert thaim ay yharne that he fur wele.