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 CXCII. The Original Chronicle of Andrew of Wyntoun |  |
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CHAPTER CXCII.
Quhen King Richart þe Abbay
Off Melross brynt, and oþeris perfay.
Off Melross brynt, and oþeris perfay.
The King Richart of Ingland
Wes be his liegis borne on hand
How all þe folkis of Tewydaill
Wes passit fra his pess alhaill,
And how his castellis takin were,
And all his marchis maid all baire,
And of þe Franche menis aryving.
He maid a stalwart gadering;
His eme come wiþ him als, þe duke.
With all þar folkis þe way þai tuke
To Scotland, and at Melross lay;
Syne, quhen þai went, [brynt] þat abbay.
Dryburght and Newbotill, þai twa,
In þare way þai brynt alsua.
Off Edinburght þe kirk brynt þai,
And wald haif brint vp þe abbay,
Bot þe duke for his curtasy,
For he had forouth þare his herbery
Quhen he wes out of his cuntre,
Gert it at þat tyme savit be.
Thai lay a quhile in Louthiane;
Till Ingland syne þe way has tane,
Birnand þe cuntre in þare way,
Bot as of slauchtir na scaith did þai.
Thai forrayit nocht fer in þe land,
For þai were convoyit neire at hand.
Thai tynt men in sindry place,
Sa þat weill neire done þaim was
Als gret scaith as þai did, outtane
The birnyng of þe abbais allane.
Wes be his liegis borne on hand
How all þe folkis of Tewydaill
Wes passit fra his pess alhaill,
And how his castellis takin were,
And all his marchis maid all baire,
And of þe Franche menis aryving.
He maid a stalwart gadering;
His eme come wiþ him als, þe duke.
With all þar folkis þe way þai tuke
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Syne, quhen þai went, [brynt] þat abbay.
Dryburght and Newbotill, þai twa,
In þare way þai brynt alsua.
Off Edinburght þe kirk brynt þai,
And wald haif brint vp þe abbay,
Bot þe duke for his curtasy,
For he had forouth þare his herbery
Quhen he wes out of his cuntre,
Gert it at þat tyme savit be.
Thai lay a quhile in Louthiane;
Till Ingland syne þe way has tane,
Birnand þe cuntre in þare way,
Bot as of slauchtir na scaith did þai.
Thai forrayit nocht fer in þe land,
For þai were convoyit neire at hand.
Thai tynt men in sindry place,
Sa þat weill neire done þaim was
Als gret scaith as þai did, outtane
The birnyng of þe abbais allane.
Robert Erll of Fife þat tyde
Assemblit men on ilka syde
In Ingland for to mak a raid.
In cumpany he with him had
The Erll Iames of Dowglas,
And alsua Schir Archibald þar was;
Sua þat þai all assemblit þen
With xxx. thousand fechtand men.
Than passit þai attour Sulway,
And held to Kokyrmouth þar way.
Betuix þe fellis and þe se
Thai fand ane haill plenyst cuntre,
And of all gudis haboundand,
For wes na were in to þat land
Sen þe gud King Robertis day.
All þat land þai can impray,
And baid thre dais in þat land,
Till þai had fillit full þar hand,
And syne tuke þai hame þar wayis
With mony presoneris and prayis,
And but tinsall passit Sulway,
And rycht wysly gydit were þai.
Assemblit men on ilka syde
In Ingland for to mak a raid.
In cumpany he with him had
The Erll Iames of Dowglas,
And alsua Schir Archibald þar was;
Sua þat þai all assemblit þen
With xxx. thousand fechtand men.
Than passit þai attour Sulway,
And held to Kokyrmouth þar way.
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Thai fand ane haill plenyst cuntre,
And of all gudis haboundand,
For wes na were in to þat land
Sen þe gud King Robertis day.
All þat land þai can impray,
And baid thre dais in þat land,
Till þai had fillit full þar hand,
And syne tuke þai hame þar wayis
With mony presoneris and prayis,
And but tinsall passit Sulway,
And rycht wysly gydit were þai.
The Erll of Fif weill prisit wes
Off gouernyng and besynes,
And alsua of gud cumpany,
Sua þat þe ȝoung chevalry
Off þat Robert mare wilfull ware
To ryde wiþ him þan þai were aire.
Off gouernyng and besynes,
And alsua of gud cumpany,
Sua þat þe ȝoung chevalry
Off þat Robert mare wilfull ware
To ryde wiþ him þan þai were aire.
| CHAPTER CXCII. The Original Chronicle of Andrew of Wyntoun | |