Bettir late thrive then never thrive: had us still for your Bischop, and we shall provid better for the next tyme.
Sche understanding the fervencie of the people, began to craft with him, solisting him to stay the multitude, and the preachearis also, with promeise that sche wald tak some bettir ordour.
But yf he had maid ane unlefull aith, contrair Goddis command, it war bettir to violate it then to observe it.
Cayaphas could not geve ane bettir counsall to his companizeons; but yitt God disapointed boith thame and him, as after we shall hear.
And tharefoir we wold counsall yow and thame, to provide bettir defenses then fyre and sweard; for it may be that ellis ye wilbe disapointed: men now have other eyes then thei had than.
Quha bettir may Sibilla callit be Than may the gloryus moder and madyn fre, Quhilk of hir natur consavit Criste, and buyr All hail the mysteris of the Trinite, 15 And maist excellent wark had vnder cure.
And O, wald God, at rather sa suld be That I dissavyt war bot with fals dreid, And at thou list, as thou has mycht in deid, 20 Thy fatale promys and thy statutis strange In bettir purpos to translait and change!
Bettir it war unto you plainelie to renunce Christ Jesus, then thus to expone his blessed Evangell to mockage.
In contrar Scottis with thaim he neuir raid; 775 Fer bettir cher Wallace tharfor him maid.
A bettir purpos sone he can to tak; And als he rewyt him, for his lyff was ill.
King Eduuardis self could nocht get bettir wyn Than thai had thar, warnage and wenysoune Off bestiall in to full gret fusioun.
I trow in warld was nocht a bettir knycht, ‘Than was the gud Graym off trewth and hardement.
Bettir him thocht in Scotland for to be, And awntur tak othir to leiff or de.
And quhen I saw it mycht no bettir be, ‘Bot leyff the land that me behuffyt o neid, ‘Apon a day to Burdeous I yeid.
Sum demys it to ill, and othyr sum to gud; And I say her, into thir termyss rude, Bettir it was he did, as thinkis me.
The shafft to schonkit off the fruschand tre; Dewoydyde sone, sen na bettir mycht be.
Throw Goddis grace we sall bettir eschew; “The strenth is stark, als we haiff men inew.
Als I will cess and put it nocht in rym: 185 Bettir tharis quha rycht can luk in tym.
Wallange was wyss, full sone couth wndrestand, Be lyklynes Wallace suld wyn the land; 1010 And bettir him war in to the rycht to bid, Than be in wer apon the Sotheroun sid.
God helpis his man; for thou sall go with me, “Quhill bettir cum; will God full sone may be!
Rycht suth it is, stude I in blis off luffe, 640 ‘Quhar dedis war I suld the bettir pruff.
Bettir him thocht in perell for to be 55 Wpon the land, than willfully to se His men to droun, quhar reskew mycht be nayne.
Schir Ranald knew weill a mar quiet sted, Quhar Wilyham mycht he bettir fra thair fede, With his wncle Wallas of Ricardtoun, Schir Richard hecht, that gud knycht off renoun.
Over God's forbode," quoth the Outlaw then, "I hope your grace will bettir be!
There is noo herdyer, ner bettir knyght, but often tyme he doth not use the most sure order, which he hath nowe payed derely for.
The King, and all that with him war, Raid furthwarde in-to bettir aray, And neir to-giddir than ere did thai.
And he oft ryot to the land, And maid all his that evir he fand; And syne he drew him to the hicht, To stynt bettir his fayis mycht.
With that thai presit hym so fast, 160 That, had he nocht the bettir beyn, He had beyn ded forouten weyn.
Then to the King soyn anseurd he, And saide, 'Yhe chasty me, bot yhe 'Aw bettir chastyit for till be.
Englisshe men done, by whome also we lyve and be susteyned, and youre werre the bettir born out and mainteyned, why shulde it here after be suffred that suche tormentrie and cruelte shulde be shewed unto theym?
Ye have assayed the werld resonabilly, ye shall knowe your self the bettir heraftir.
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