A new edition of the life and heroick actions of the renoun'd Sir William Wallace General and Governour of Scotland. Wherein the Old obsolete Words are rendered more Intelligible; and adapted to the understanding of such who have not leisure to study the Meaning, and Import of such Phrases without the help of a Glossary |
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A new edition of the life and heroick actions of the renoun'd Sir William Wallace |  |
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CHAP. III. How Edward King of England came into Scotland, and made whole Conquest thereof.
Vallange the Knight, to Scotland did repair,The false Montieth Sir John did meet him there.
Sir John the Lennox greatly did desire,
To whom Sir Aymer promis'd it in Hire.
To hold in Fee, and other Lands moe,
Of Edward; if to London he would go.
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Which pleas'd King Edward to his Hearts content.
Montieth on sight was bound to that fierce King,
In Scotland to assist him, in each Thing.
Then both return'd no longer there did wait,
Pox on their nasty Snouts for Villains great.
For the Montieth told Edward every Thing,
And that the Scots designed Bruce for King.
Within the Space I think of Forty Days,
King Edward did a swinging Army raise.
To Scotland march'd and no Resistance fand,
VVere none that Time that could his Force withstand.
All the Scots Forts, and Castles, in a Word,
He got without a single Stroke of Sword.
So Fierce, so Cruel, was this King and bold,
The noble Lords that would not of him hold,
To English Prisons he did quickly send,
Where good Sir William Douglas made his End.
The Earl Thomas Lord of Murray then,
And the Lord Frazer Two brave Noblemen:
With Hugh the Hay and many Nobles moe,
With Villain Vallange did for England go.
Seaton, and Lauder, in the Bass did dwell,
And Lundie, that could act his Part full well.
The Earl Malcolm, and the Campbel brave,
Bute as their Place of Refuge taken have.
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Unto their Cousin the Lord of Fillorth.
He past with them thro' Murray Land outright,
And there they found a Gen'rous worthy Knight
Clement to Name, who ever still had been.
Against the Suthron, valiant, stout and keen.
He led those Lords to Ross with greatest care,
And at Stockfoord a Strength he builded there.
Good Adam Wallace Craigy, Boyd, those Three,
Fled all to Arran, one Night by the Sea.
Into Dunbar, Corspatrick dwelt at will,
But pay'd his Fewty to King Edward still.
Lord Abernethy, Soulis and Cummine als,
And John of Lorn, that long Time had been false.
The Lord of Brechin, many other moe,
To Edward's Peace, for Gifts did frankly go.
Then do the Lords and others send Express,
From Bute to Wallace with a long Address.
“Our Hope our Health, our Governour most great,
“Our Chiftain true, and Help in every Strait.
“Our Lord and Love, thy Absence does us grieve,
“For God's Sake come, and once more us relieve,
“And take the Crown, for we protest and swear,
We'll not consent that Edward shall it wear.
This Writ he got, which vex'd him in his Mind,
Tho' then an Answer he did not incline.
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From Tay to Dee had lodg'd the sole Command.
For's Father's sake and good Sire's, this was giv'n,
Who both were kill'd; by Wallace, at Kincleven
Lord Bewmont, to command the North was sent.
And then from Perth Edward to Stirling went
The Lord of Clifford who had Douglasdale,
Was Rider made of the South Marches hail.
All Galloway the Cummine got in Hand,
For such a Rogue too good and large a Land.
The Bishop of St. Andrews, Lambertoun,
At this Time kept the Douglas of Renown.
To whom the Bishop great Affection bore,
But durst not show't when Suthron were before.
Yet made he Douglas on a Day to go,
With him to Stirling 'cause he lov'd him so.
Where from King Edward (tho' it prov'd in vain,)
He begg'd the Douglas Land to hin again.
Who when he knew him Douglass Son to be,
Swore by St. George, no Land he's get from me.
His Father fought against my Crown alway
For which he in my Prison lies this Day.
No other Answer there the Bishop got,
Because the Douglas was so true a Scot.
He gave the Merse to Soullis that Limmer Lown.
And made him Captain too of Berwick Town,
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He thought, that Writ would surely Edward bind:
But O! such horrid Treatment and absurd
He violate his Faith, and broke his Word:
Sent him to England, to a Prison strong,
In Misery where he continu'd long.
When Edward had divided Scotland broad
Away in Triumph the Usurper rode.
VVith him was Cummine, that sweet dainty Dear,
VVho whisper'd softly in the Bruce's Ear:
If you'll keep Counsel, I'll unto you show,
What you before perhaps did never know.
Say on said Bruce, what you reveal to me,
I promise for my Part, conceal'd shall be,
Then said Lord Cummine, Sir this is the Thing,
O'er this Realm you should be righteous King.
It's true said Bruce, but tho' I Righteous be,
This is not now a proper Time for me.
At present I'm in Edward's Hands, and loath,
To break with him, and violate my Oath.
Yet tho' he promis'd back this Land to me,
Pray do not you and all the Nation see,
How he divides and deals my Heritage,
To Suthron some, and some for Traytors Wage.
My Lordships Cummine said, I'll lay you down,
If you'll resign your Title to the Crown.
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But Bruce reply'd, I will not sell my Right.
Yet tell me what's the Lordship thou doest crave
Which for thy Help, I promise thou shall have.
Pray leave yon King said Cummine craftily,
For Edward hath all Galloway given to me.
And Soullis my Nephew, Berwick does Command,
VVe both shall follow you with Heart and Hand.
My other Nephew a great Man of Might,
The Lord of Lorn will help you to your Right.
My Nephew Third, Barron of Brichen bold,
Shall rise with us, thus I my Tale have told.
Then said the Bruce it were a lucky Chance,
Could we get Wallace back again from France.
This Kingdom he redeem might yet once more,
VVe're too long Strangers, which I rue full sore.
This with the Cummine did not well go down.
For he himself an Eye had to the Crown.
Yet that same Night they did compleat the Band,
And seal'd the same most fairly with their Hand.
This Paper Bruce left with the Cummine there,
Then with King Edward did to England fare.
And did remain untill it was made known,
Three Years and more before he claim'd his own.
Some thinks that Cummine did disclose the Thing
Because his VVife was Cousin to the King.
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By whole Assent he had receiv'd the Crown:
And then he might have execute the Law
'Gainst Cummine, and keep'd all such Rogues in Aw.
| CHAP. III. How Edward King of England
came into Scotland, and made whole Conquest thereof.
A new edition of the life and heroick actions of the renoun'd Sir William Wallace | |