On the south part sa aufully thai set, In contrar thaim the frayt folk mycht nocht stand; At anys thar fled off Sotheroun fyve thousand.
A Scottis fyschar, quhilk thai had tayn beforn, Contrar his will gert him be to thaim suorn.
Sewart merweillyt, that contrar thaim mycht stand, That euyr so few mycht byd in battaill place, Agaynys thaim, metyng face for face.
Suffyr we mon, supposs it lik ws ill; ‘Bot trastis weyll, it iscontrar our will.
Ws worthis now sum wayis for thaim to se, “Contrar thair mycht a gud defens to mak.
On thair enemyss gret martirdome thai maik, Thar hardy chiftane so weill couth wndyrtak, Quhat Inglissman, that baid in till his gait, Contrar Scotland maid neuir mar debait.
Sa I war fre off it that I said ayr, “I wald forswer Scotland for euirmair; “Contrar the Bruce I suld reskew thaim now, 215 Fol.
In contrar Scottis with thaim he neuir raid; 775 Fer bettir cher Wallace tharfor him maid.
Quha wald rebell, and gang contrar the rycht, He punyst sar, war he squier or knycht.
His fadyr was in contrar off my crown; “Tharfor as now he bidis in our presoun.
And so to prosecute and carry on the ends of the same, and to evidence our firm adherance to it, with the outmost of our endeavours, in opposition to every thing contradictory or contrar unto or exclusive of these our sacred vows.
Their not protesting formally, faithfully and explicitly against the magistrate adjourning and dissolving of Assemblies, and recording the same, contrar to the practise of this Church in our reforming times.
Their not renewing the Covenant buried for upwards of fifty years by the greatest part of the land, contrar to the former practise of this Church, especially after some grosser steps of defection.
He is thy fa and aduersar principall, 25 Of promyssioun wald the expell the land, For he the sammyn lost, and caucht a fall; Enfors the strangly contrar hym to stand.
The fatis war contrar thar desyre netheles, 30 And hys benyng eris the goddis dyttit, That of thar askyng thar was nocht admittit.
Than athir gan contrar othir styth stand, 5 With fyngeris fast faikand thar mace in hand, Syne heich abufe thar hedis in the ayr Onabasytly rasyt thar armys squair, And from the straik thar nek drew far abak.
Fy on dissait and fals dissymulans, 25 Contrar to kynd with fenȝeit cheir smylyng, Vndyr the cloik of luffis obseruans, The venom of the serpent reddy to styng!
And command eik with gret fors and mastry 15 The burgh of Cartage down thryng Italy; Fra thyne sal na thing resist nor gaynstand Contrar citeis of Tyre or Affrik land.
My will was not at the Italianys In batale suld concur contrar Troianys.
I saw Pape Julius manfullye Passe to the feild tryumphantlye With ane rycht aufull ordinance Contrar Lowis, the kyng of France.
To resyste subtell Sensualytie Strongly, thay bene enarmit, feit and handis, Be Abstynence, and keipith Povertie, Contrar Ryches and all hir fals servandis.
For quhethir sa men inclynit be Till vertu or to mavite, He may richt weill refrenyhe his will, Outhir throu nurtour or throu skill, 732 And to the contrar turne him all.
Thair schippes that war on the se Had the wynd contrar till thame ay, 265 Swa that apon no maner thai Had power till the Fyrth till bring Thair vittale, till releiff the King.
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