Wythin shorte tyme to noo maner shade ¶ Where thorough the game islykly to fade.
Wherffor iff ye knowe any lykly men, and ffayr condycioned, and good archers, sende them to me, thowe it be iiij.
For I my herte have set in suche a place Wher I am never lykly for to spede; So fer I am hindred from her grace 80 That, save daunger, I have non other mede.
Now certes, frend, I drede of thyn unhappe, Lest for thy gilt the wreche of Love procede 30 On alle hem that ben hore and rounde of shape, That ben so lykly folk in love to spede.
A hardy man, that is lykly with all, Gret fawour will off fortoun till him fall, 1140 Anent wemen is seyne in mony place.
Sexty he had off lykly men at wage; Throuch the Lennox he led thaim with curage.
Thus marwalusly gud Wallas tuk on hand; Lykly he was, rycht fair and weill farrand, Mandly and stout, and tharto rycht liberall, 785 Plesand and wiss in all gud gouernall.
His brothyr saw the spret lykly to pass; 1245 A band off him rycht ernystly he coud ass, To cum agayn, and schaw him oft the meid, At he suld haiff at God for his gud deid.
Nyne sonnys scho had, waslykly men and wicht; Ane ayth till him scho gart thaim swer full rycht.
Lykly he was, manlik off contenance, 295 Lik to the Scottis be mekill gouernance, Saiff off his tong, for Ingliss had he nane; In Latyn weill he mycht suffice for ane.
Off lykly men, that born was in Ingland, Be suerd and fyr, that nycht deit fyve thousand.
Lykly it is, be the brychtnes scho brocht, “Modyr off him that all this warld has wrocht.
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