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How the King passed to the Sea, and how the Earl of Lennox was chased.

1306 The Knights at the Oars

Eftir the mete sone rais the King,

Quhen he had levyt hys speryng;

And buskyt him, with his mengyhe,

And went in hy towart the se; 570

Quhar Schir Nele Cambell thaim mete,

Bath with schippis, and with meyte;

Saylys, ayris, and othir thing,

That wes spedfull to thar passyng.

Then schippyt thai, for-owtyn mar; 575

Sum went till ster, and sum till ar,

And rowyt be the ile of But.

Men mycht se mony frely fute

About the costis thar lukand,

As thai on ayris rais rowand: 580

And nevys that stalwart war and squar,

That wont to spayn gret speris war,

Swa spaynyt aris, that men mycht se

Full oft the hyde leve on the tre.

For all war doand, knycht and knave; 585

Wes nane that evir disport mycht have

Fra steryng, and fra rowyng,

To furthyr thaim off thar fleting.