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1307 Bruce takes to the Water

The Kyng toward the wod is gane,

Wery, for-swat, and will of wayn.

In-till the wod soyn enterit he,

And held doun toward a vale 4

Quhar throu the wod a wattir ran.

Thiddir in gret hy went he than,

And begouth to rest hym thair,

And said he mycht no forthirmar. 8

His man said; “Schir, that may nocht be:

“Abyde yhe heir, yhe sal soyn se

“Five hundreth yharnand yhou to sla,

“And thai ar fele aganis twa; 12

“And, sen we may nocht deill wyth mycht,

“Help us all that we may wyth slycht.”

The King said; ‘Sen that thou will swa,

‘Ga furth, and I sall with the ga. 16

‘Bot I haf herd oftsis say,

‘That quha endlang a wattir ay

‘Wald wayd a bow-draucht, he suld ger

‘Bath the sleuthhund and the ledar, 20

‘Tyne the sleuth men gert him ta,

‘Pruf we gif it will now do swa.

‘For war yhon devillis hund a-way,

‘I roucht nocht of the layff, perfay.’ 24