Erll Patrik twrnd, thocht he was neir sa bauld, Agayne to Beik, quhen chapyt was Wallace, Curssand fortoun off his myschansit cace.
XII ‘Aft have I ridden thro’ Stirling town, In the wind but and the rain; But I neirrade thro’ Stirling town Neir to return again.
Nane were sa bauld, Whyle Johnie lived on the Border syde, Nane of them durst cum neir his hauld.
Now hurchonis, with hairis, Aye passis in pairis; Quhilk duly declaris The nicht is neir gone.
Syne groomis that gay is On blonkis that brayis With swordis assayis:-- The nicht is neir gone.
The freikis on feildis That wight wapins weildis With shyning bright shieldis At Titan in trone; Stiff speiris in reistis Ouer corseris crestis Are broke on their breistis: The nicht is neir gone.
The turtle that true is, With notes that renewis, Her pairty pursuis: The nicht is neir gone.
The stoned steed stampis Through courage, and crampis, Syne on the land lampis: The nicht is neir gone.
The thissel-cock cryis On lovers wha lyis: Now skaillis the skyis; The nicht is neir gone.
Aft have I ridden thro' Stirling town, 45 In the wind bot and the rain; Bot I neir rade thro' Stirling town Neir to return again.
Aft I have ridden thro' Stirling town, In the wind bot and the weit; Bot I neir rade thro' Stirling town Wi' fetters at my feet.
O I did get the rose-water Whair ye wull neir get nane, For I did get that very rose-water Into my mither's wame.
Gif ye wull nevir wed a wife, A wife wull neir wed yee;" Sae he is hame to tell his mither, And knelt upon his knee.
Sae fast as ye can dree; For he that is hindmost of the thrang Sall neirget guid o' me!
This Elfinland wud will neir haif end; (Hunt quha listis, daylicht for mee.
Tham luiks to freits, my master dear, Then freits will follow thame: Let it neir be said brave Edom o' Gordon Was daunted by a dame!
Its surely to my bow'r-womàn; It neir could be to me.
Since nothing bot Gill Morice head Thy jelous rage could quell, Let that saim hand now tak hir life, That neir to thee did ill.
Put on, put on, my wighty men, Sa fast as ze can drie; For he that is hindmost of the thrang Sall neirget guid o' me.
The baron he is a man of might, He neir could bide to taunt, As ze will see before its nicht, How sma' ze hae to vaunt.
Dry up zour tears, my winsome dame, Ze neir can heal the wound; Ze see his head upon the speir, His heart's blude on the ground.
Thame, luiks to freits, my master deir, Then freits wil follow thame: Let neir be said brave Edom o' Gordon Was daunted by a dame.
I'll ay lament for Gill Morice, As gin he were mine ain; I'll neir forget the dreiry day On which the zouth was slain.
He gaderit folk about hym then, Quhill he wes neir ten thousand men, 360 And wode-axis gert with hym tak; For he thoucht he his men wald mak Till hew doune Jedward forest cleyne, That na tre suld tharin be seyne.
Thame that thai gat to dede all yhude, Swa that than thar weill neir wes ded Als feill as in the battell-sted.
And quhen he saw nane wald cum out, He turnyt agane with all his rout, And till the host is went in hy, 495 That than tane had thair herbery In-till the abbay of Biland And Riveus that wes by neir hand.
And thai him tald all halely; And syne emang thame prevaly 304 Thai ordanit, that he still suld be In hyddillis, and in prevate, Till Palme Sonday that wes neir hand, The thrid day eftir followand.
God biddis us help him in gret hy, "Sen that we ar so neir him by.
The Erlis men neir cumande war, 136 Trumpand and makand mekill fair, And maid knychtis quhen thai war neir.
Of all Irland assemblit he Bath burges and chevalry And hobilleris and yhumanry; 80 Quhill he had neir fourty thousand.
Bot quhatkyn payn at evir thai had, Richt to the wall thai com but baid, That had weill neir tuelf fut on hicht.
Of that feir castell he got a sight; The like he neir saw wi' his e'e!
Nane were sae bauld, Whyle Johnie lived on the border syde, Nane of them durst cum neir his hauld.
Be war in tyme, approchis neir the end, And in your mynd ane mirrour mak of me.
Than to thair cry nobill Troilus tuik heid; 495 Having pity, neir by the place can pas Quhair Cresseid sat, nat witting quhat sho was.
All welth in eird away as wind it weiris; Be war thairfoir; approchis neir the hour; Fortoun is fikkil, quhen sho beginnis and steiris.
The campe abounding in all necessarie provisioun, ordour was taikin for confirmatioun of the Seige;[149] and sa the trynches war drawin als neir the toun, as thay gudlie mycht.
Quhairof the Inglismen begynning to weary, determinit to gyve the brusche and assault; as that thay did upoun the sevint day of Maij, beginning befoir the day-licht, and contineuing till it was neir sevin houris.
And he, that has persauit weill That the dede wes neir hym till, Bot gif he mycht fulfill thar will, Thoucht that he all his mycht vald do: Bendit in gret hy than wes scho, 80 And till the sow wes soyn evin set.
Apon sic maner can thai ficht Quhill it wesneir noyne of the day.
Nou hurchonis[1492] with hairis Ay passis in pairis; Quhilk deuly declairis The night is neir gone.
Be that the sone was settand schaftis, And neir done wes the day.
The turtill that treu is With nots that reneuis Hir pairtie[1490] perseuis; The night is neir gone.
The King of France his greit armie Lay neir hand by in Picardie, Quhair aither uther did assaill.
I was neir slane; Ouer all the land I culd fynd no releif.
Aft have I ridden thro' Stirling town 45 In the wind both and the rain; Bot I neir rade thro' Stirling town Neir to return again.
Aft I have ridden thro' Stirling town In the wind both and the weit; Bot I neir rade thro' Stirling town Wi fetters at my feet.
The Engliss army tackis the mydd parte of Fawsyd hill,[525] having thare ordinance planted befoir thame, and having thare schippes and two galayis brought as neir the land as watter wald serve.
The small schippis called pinaces, and light horsmen approched als neir as thei could.
Thare fell a schour of rane, that continewed neir ane hour, the lyek wharof had seldom bein sein: It was so vehement, that no man myeht abyd without a house: The cannounes war left allone.
Gif ye wull nevir wed a wife, A wife wull neir wed yee:" 10 Sae he is hame to tell his mither, And knelt upon his knee.
It's surely to my bow'r-woman; It neir could be to me.
Since nothing bot Gill Morice' head Thy jelous rage could quell, Let that saim hand now tak hir life That neirto thee did ill.
O I did get the rose-water Whair ye wullneir get nane, For I did get that very rose-water 95 Into my mithers wame.
Eftyr the first pawse, and that cowrs neir gane, And voduris and fat trunschuris away tane, The goblettis gret with myghty wynys in hy 5 Thai fill, and coverit set in by and by.
Bot I purpos adione to the onon A huge pepill, and landis mony one, Ostis of fertill realmys neirfast by.
On cace, thar stude a litil mote neir by, Quhar hepthorn buskis on the top grew hie, 30 And evin saplynnys of myrthus, the tre funerale.
Bot Opis tho, the nymphe, that weill neir by Be thrynfald Dyane send was to espy, Sat a lang space apon ane hillys hight, And onabasyt dyd behald the fyght.
Dry up your tears, my winsome dame, Ye neir can heal the wound; Ye see his head upon the speir, His heart's blude on the ground.
Its surely to my bow'r-woman; It neir could be to me.
The baron he is a man of might, He neir could bide to taunt, As ye will see before its nicht, 45 How sma' ye hae to vaunt.
O I did get the rose-water, Whair ye wull neir get nane, For I did get that very rose-water 95 Into my mithers wame.
I'll ay lament for Gill Morice, 205 As gin he were mine ain; I'll neir forget the dreiry day On which the youth was slain.
Aft have I ridden thro’ Stirling town, In the wind bot and the rain; Bot I neir rade thro’ Stirling town Neir to return again.
O I did get the rose-water Whair ye wull neir get nane, For I did get that very rose-water Into my mither’s wame.
Gif ye wull nevir wed a wife, A wife wull neir wed yee’: Sae he is hame to tell his mither, And knelt upon his knee.
Aft have I ridden thro’ Stirling town, In the wind bot and the weit; Bot I neirrade thro’ Stirling town Wi’ fetters at my feet.
Of that feir castell he got a sight; 65 The like he neir saw wi' his ee!
Scho suld haif found me meil and malt, And beif and mutton in all plentie; But neir a Scots wyfe could haif said, That eir I skaithd her a pure flie.
Because they savd their country deir Frae Englishmen: nane were sae bauld, 130 Whyle Johnie livd on the Border syde, Nane of them durst cum neirhis hald.
Had not their laws been made sae strick, I neir had lost my joy, Wi' sorrow neir had wat my cheek For my dear Gilderoy.
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