The Original Chronicle of Andrew of Wyntoun printed on parallel pages from the Cottonian and Wemyss mss., with the variants of the other texts: Edited with introduction, notes, and glossary by F. J. Amours |
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 | CHAPTER CLXIV. The Original Chronicle of Andrew of Wyntoun |  |
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CHAPTER CLXIV.
How Robert Stewart, at syne wes king,Faucht and first maid releving.
Off misfortonis now haif I tald;
Now were gud to tell, quha sa wald,
Quham throu raiss first recouering
Off comfort and of solasing.
Now were gud to tell, quha sa wald,
Quham throu raiss first recouering
Off comfort and of solasing.
The Stewart wes in Dunbertane,
That hevely in hert has tane
That of Athale þe Erll Davy
Sa occupiit his senȝeory.
Than in Ergile wes a baroune,
That had rycht gret affectioune
To þis ilk Stewart ȝoung Robert;
And als his will wes till aduert
Till þe Scottismenis party,
And wonnyt at Lochschaw nereby.
The Stewart send for him, and he
Come till him sone, and his menȝe.
Sa spak þai, þat he tuke on hand
To help him for to wyn his land,
And to mak it þe Stewartis fre.
Dougall Campbell to name hecht he.
That hevely in hert has tane
That of Athale þe Erll Davy
Sa occupiit his senȝeory.
Than in Ergile wes a baroune,
That had rycht gret affectioune
To þis ilk Stewart ȝoung Robert;
And als his will wes till aduert
Till þe Scottismenis party,
And wonnyt at Lochschaw nereby.
The Stewart send for him, and he
Come till him sone, and his menȝe.
Sa spak þai, þat he tuke on hand
To help him for to wyn his land,
And to mak it þe Stewartis fre.
Dougall Campbell to name hecht he.
Thai gaderit men till at þai ware
Foure hundreth, as men said, or mare,
And in to galays by þe se
To Dunnoyne went all þat menȝe,
And with gud trete wan it sone,
And has gud keparis in it done.
Foure hundreth, as men said, or mare,
And in to galays by þe se
To Dunnoyne went all þat menȝe,
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And has gud keparis in it done.
And quhen þe Brandanis of Bute herd say
At þare lord in to sic array
Had won Dunone in Kowall,
In hy with him þai raiss alhaill;
And he þaim thankit of þare rysing,
And hecht to mak þaim rewarding.
Than þai assemblit þat ilk day
Neire by, quhare þe schiref lay.
Thare at þe schiref had dispite,
And bad his men ga arme þaim tyte,
And ischit and can on þaim ga
Quhare þai were standand in a bra;
Thare plente wes of stanis round.
Thare met þai in a litill stound;
With stanis þare þai maid sic pay,
For of þaim þare enew had þai,
That þe schiref þare wes slane.
Iohne Gibsone in handis wes tane,
That hecht to gif vp þe castell,
And þarof held he cunnand weill;
And, for þai þare wiþ stanis faucht,
And wan þar fais with gret macht,
Ȝit amang þe Brandalis all
The Batall Dormanght þai it call.
At þare lord in to sic array
Had won Dunone in Kowall,
In hy with him þai raiss alhaill;
And he þaim thankit of þare rysing,
And hecht to mak þaim rewarding.
Than þai assemblit þat ilk day
Neire by, quhare þe schiref lay.
Thare at þe schiref had dispite,
And bad his men ga arme þaim tyte,
And ischit and can on þaim ga
Quhare þai were standand in a bra;
Thare plente wes of stanis round.
Thare met þai in a litill stound;
With stanis þare þai maid sic pay,
For of þaim þare enew had þai,
That þe schiref þare wes slane.
Iohne Gibsone in handis wes tane,
That hecht to gif vp þe castell,
And þarof held he cunnand weill;
And, for þai þare wiþ stanis faucht,
And wan þar fais with gret macht,
Ȝit amang þe Brandalis all
The Batall Dormanght þai it call.
And quhen þe Stewart herd þis deid,
To þaim in hy he can him speid,
And tuke þe castell, and þarin maid
Keparis, þat it in ȝemsall had;
And bad þe Brandanis ask þar meid,
That þai wald haif for þar gud deid.
Thai askit to be multir fre;
And þat with gud will grantit he.
Than had he wonnyng till his hand
Nyne hundreth merkis worþ of land.
In þe samyn tyme at þis wes,
To þaim in hy he can him speid,
And tuke þe castell, and þarin maid
Keparis, þat it in ȝemsall had;
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That þai wald haif for þar gud deid.
Thai askit to be multir fre;
And þat with gud will grantit he.
Than had he wonnyng till his hand
Nyne hundreth merkis worþ of land.
William of Carroiss raiss
With his breþer, þat were manly
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Lines 4362–4431 are taken from the Cottonian ms. Lines 4156–4225 of the Wemyss ms. are missing from the source document.
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And gat til hym a companny,
Þat as schawadouris war walkande
In til þe wail of Anande.
And richt in to þe samyn qwhille
Thomlyne þe Bruys rasse in to Kylle.
Þir folk had litil companeis,
Þe qwheþir þai rasse in seyr parteys.
And son eftyr þe Erl Iohun
Off Murrawe in a coge allon̄
Come out of Frawnsse til Dumbertane.
And þar þai haf to consail tane
Þat þai walde stoutly tak on hande
Til ourryde playnly al þe lande.
Þat as schawadouris war walkande
In til þe wail of Anande.
And richt in to þe samyn qwhille
Thomlyne þe Bruys rasse in to Kylle.
Þir folk had litil companeis,
Þe qwheþir þai rasse in seyr parteys.
And son eftyr þe Erl Iohun
Off Murrawe in a coge allon̄
Come out of Frawnsse til Dumbertane.
And þar þai haf to consail tane
Þat þai walde stoutly tak on hande
Til ourryde playnly al þe lande.
Þe ȝonge Stewart of Scotlande þen
In gret hy gadryt his men̄;
And þaim þat laye in Dunberton̄
Al hallely wiþe þaim haf þai tan;
[Þai] war þe floure of þar menȝhe.
Þan in schort tyme men mycht se
Þaim passe, and seisse in to þar hande
Þe landis þai befor þaim fande.
Þe neþir ende of Cliddisdaile
Is cummyn to þe pesse al haile;
Off Ranfrew al þe baronny
Coyme to þar pesse ful wilfully.
In gret hy gadryt his men̄;
And þaim þat laye in Dunberton̄
Al hallely wiþe þaim haf þai tan;
[Þai] war þe floure of þar menȝhe.
Þan in schort tyme men mycht se
Þaim passe, and seisse in to þar hande
Þe landis þai befor þaim fande.
Þe neþir ende of Cliddisdaile
Is cummyn to þe pesse al haile;
Off Ranfrew al þe baronny
Coyme to þar pesse ful wilfully.
Schir Gotheray þe Rose was þan
In Cwnyngame, and Inglis man̄
Was, and schirrawe of Ayr alssua.
On hym richt smertly can þai ga,
And qwhat for luf, and qwhat for aw,
To Scottis pesse þai can hym draw;
Swa þat in til a lit qwhille
Carrik, Cwnyngame and Kylle
Wiþe gret payne [þai haue] wonnynge þen,
And worthit al gud Scottis men.
In Cwnyngame, and Inglis man̄
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On hym richt smertly can þai ga,
And qwhat for luf, and qwhat for aw,
To Scottis pesse þai can hym draw;
Swa þat in til a lit qwhille
Carrik, Cwnyngame and Kylle
Wiþe gret payne [þai haue] wonnynge þen,
And worthit al gud Scottis men.
Þai made þaim þan wardanys twa:
Robert Stewart was ane of þa,
Þe Erl of Murrawe þe toþir was.
Þan Scottis men fra ilka plasse,
Þat herde þai war gadryt, in hy
Þai ekyt to þar companny.
Robert Stewart was ane of þa,
Þe Erl of Murrawe þe toþir was.
Þan Scottis men fra ilka plasse,
Þat herde þai war gadryt, in hy
Þai ekyt to þar companny.
Þe Erl of Murrawe þan herde say
How þe northe cuntre ay
Þe Erl Dawy was sterande,
And occupyide al þe lande.
He gadryt hym a companny,
And þiddyr helde his waye in hy.
His men in hi sa til hym rasse,
Þat þe Erl of Athol was
Off na powar withe hym to feycht;
Þarfor he eschewit his mycht,
And wiþe drew hym al til warande,
And he in al tyme was folowande.
Til Louchqwhabyr he helde [his] way,
And þe toþir hym folowyt ay,
And led hym til swylk distres,
Þat at sa gret myscheyf he was,
Þat his knychtis weryt rewelynys
Off hidis, of hertys hemmynys,
And hym behuffit cum Scottis man;
A gret athe þar to swoyr he þan.
Aqwhil þan helde þai companny;
Þar left he syne þe Erl Dawy
For to maynteyn weil þat cuntre,
And qwhil he Scottis was sa did he;
And he his waye in Lowthean
Wiþe his menȝhe his gate has tane.
How þe northe cuntre ay
Þe Erl Dawy was sterande,
And occupyide al þe lande.
He gadryt hym a companny,
And þiddyr helde his waye in hy.
His men in hi sa til hym rasse,
Þat þe Erl of Athol was
Off na powar withe hym to feycht;
Þarfor he eschewit his mycht,
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And he in al tyme was folowande.
Til Louchqwhabyr he helde [his] way,
And þe toþir hym folowyt ay,
And led hym til swylk distres,
Þat at sa gret myscheyf he was,
Þat his knychtis weryt rewelynys
Off hidis, of hertys hemmynys,
And hym behuffit cum Scottis man;
A gret athe þar to swoyr he þan.
Aqwhil þan helde þai companny;
Þar left he syne þe Erl Dawy
For to maynteyn weil þat cuntre,
And qwhil he Scottis was sa did he;
And he his waye in Lowthean
Wiþe his menȝhe his gate has tane.
Gud Wilȝame þat tyme of Dowglasse
Cummyne hayme of Inglande was,
And gaderit hym a companny.
He provit mony gud iuperdy
Cummyne hayme of Inglande was,
And gaderit hym a companny.
Baith est and west, and north and south,
That gud to tell were, quha sa couth.
Sa did gud Alexander Ramsay,
That euer wes wicht in hard assay,
And Lowrens alsua of Prestoun,
That prisit wes of hie renovne;
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And vthire worthy wichtmen ma,
Held þaim euer to Scottis fay.
Mony gud iuperdy did þai.
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