Three times the herault he waved his hand, And three times spake on hye: Giff any good knight will fende this dame, Come forth, or shee must dye.
He sent his man unto her then, To the town where shee was dwellin; You must come to my master deare, Giff your name be Barbara Alien.
Why, Giff says he won't get off for a fortnight," Lois said, with sudden surprise.
Three times the herault he waved his hand, And three times spake on hye; "Giff any good knight will fende this dame, 155 Come forth, or shee must dye.
You see der old man dells me off I vind you und der money vot you stole vrom him, he vould giff me five t'ousand dollars.
I dinks Gregg und Greyville vas one und der same parties," he muttered, "und shall not giff up dot opinion until I can haff furder proof von vay or der odder.
Ve will giff him der duyfel von off dese days--or, at least, I vil, for smuggling.
Giff I haif bene giltie in this, I haif oft offendit sen I come [last] in Scotland: for what convocatioun of the brethering hes ever bene to this day into quhilk my pen servit not?
Giff utheris," said one, "will follow my counsell, the gaird and the Papistis sall complene als lang as our Mynisteris haif done.
It takes two to make a friendship, and by the proverb it is 'giff gaff,' not giff and no gaff, that creates the connection.
Tell me, man,' Buchanan answered, 'giff I have tauld the treuthe?
I haiff bein ready to giff my lyff whar it was nocht halff sa weill wared, at the pleasour of my God.
The fagalds bryning in a ball, With thair cran thoucht till awaill; And giff the sow come to the wall, To lat it brynand on her fall; And with stark chenyeis hald it thar, Quhill all war brynt up that thar war.
Giff he wald otherwiese do, we wold nott beleve him, nor yitt ane angell of heavin.
Giff hir accusatioun against my Lord Duikis Grace, and that we refusit conference, be trewlie and sempillie spokin, we will nott refuise the jugement of thay verray men, quham sche allegeis to be of sa honest a reputatioun.
In this meintyme, the Lordis directit thair letteris to diverse pairtis of the cuntrey, makand mentioun quhat dangear did hing ower all men, giff the Frensche sould be sufferit to plant in this cuntrey at thair plesoure.
Giff religioun be nott perswaidit unto yow, yit cast ye not away the cair ye aucht to have ower your commun-welth, quhilk ye see manifestlie and violentlie rewyneit befoir your eyis.
Than turnyt thai thame with mekill mayn, And stude reddy to giff battale, Giff thair fayis wald thame assale.
And quhen the lordis of Ingland Herd at this day wes set planly, Thai jugit it to gret foly, And thoucht till haff all thair liking, Giff men abaid thame in fechting.
For-thi suld nane haiff disparing 295 For till eschev a full gret thing: For giff it fall he thar off failyhe, The fawt may be in his trawailyhe.
Schyr, giff that it be yhour liking, "He clemys the lordschip off Douglas; "For lord tharoff hys fadir was.
Tharfor I wald fayne set my will, Giff my wyt mycht suffice thartill, To put in wryt a suthfast story, That it lest ay furth in memory, Swa that na tyme of lenth it let, 15 Na ger it haly be forget.
The layff, that levit war without, 460 War tane or slane, forouten dout, Bot giff that ony lap the wall.
Bot, be Saint Bryde, it beis nocht swa, 300 'Giff my consaill may trowit be.
I sall na wys pas fer yhow fra, 'Till God giff grace we be of mycht 'Agayne our fayis to hald our stycht.
He is in perell bot giff he be 635 "Soyne helpit, for his fayis ar ma "Than he, and horssit weill alsua.
And giff I evir his baneir "May see displayit apon wer, 420 "I sall assembill on hym but dout, "All thouch yhe hald him nevir sa stout.
Schir Ingerame till hym maid ansuar And said, "He delt sa curtasly "With me, that on na wis suld I "Giff consell till his merring.
He bad thaim se giff that place stud in stait: 340 Tharoff to her he had full gret desyr, Be causs he thocht that it was all in fyr.
Thus Eduuard left his pepill in to baill, Contrar Wallace he wald nocht giff battaill; Nor byd in feild for nocht that thai mycht say; Gayff our the causs, to London past his way.
His fostyr modyr, lowed him our the laiff, 270 Did mylk to warme, his liff giff scho mycht saiff; And with a spoyn gret kyndnes to him kyth.
On athir side full fast on him thai dange; Gret perell was giff thai had lestyt lang.
I lik bettir to se the Sothren de, ‘Than gold or land that thai can giff to me.
He wyst nocht weill giff it wes Goddis will, Rycht or wrang his fortoun to fullfill: Hade he plesd God, he trowit it mycht nocht be He suld him thoill in sic perplexité.
Giff thou will help to bryng yon rebell doune, “We sall the mak a lady off renoun.
The Sothroun said; ‘As now of thi delyng ‘We will nocht tak, thow wald giff ws our small.
Sotheroun marueld giff it suld be Wallace, With out souerance come to persew that place.
Than Wallace said; ‘Giff thai all droukyn be, ‘I call it best with fyr sor thaim to se.
Syn tuk the gold, and Eduuardis seill so braid, And gaiff thaim his, quhen he his tym mycht se To tak Wallace our Sulway, giff him fre Till Inglissmen; be this tresonabill concord Schyr Jhon suld be off all the Lennox lord.
Than scho him tuk, and speryt giff he thocht lang; Scho askit him that nycht with hir to bid.
To this proffyr gaynstandand giffhe be, “Her I awow he sall be hyngyt hye.
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