And as for my playn dysposyssyon towards the Undyrshrewe, I wyll hym no bodyli hurt, nor shal not be hurt by me nor by noo man that I may rewle.
And for my playn acquitayll, yf he or any substancyall gentylman wyll say it, and avow it, I say to it contrari, and by lisens of the Kyng to make it good as a gentylman.
And in this my playn exskeus, I pray yow to opyn it unto the Lords, that the seyd Stapylton, &c.
In þe palays pryncipale vpon þe playn wowe In the palace principal upon the plain wall, In contrary of þe candelstik þat clerest hit schyned Opposite to the candlestick that clearest there shone.
A playnstanding cupp of silver gilt, weing with the cover, the knopp and the devise xxx.
A playn standing cupp of silver gilt weying with cover and the knoppe and the devyse xxvij.
These wordes ar so playnthat they neede not to be expownded: In which / this conuersacion of which we now do entreate / is most simplye / and playnly forbidden.
I am the waye (saithe he) the truthe and the lyfe: Yet he not being content wyth this so playn a doctryne doth adde agayne the exclusyue and saithe / No mã commith to the father but by me.
And zee schulle undirstonde, that before the Chirche of the Sepulcre, is the cytee more feble than in ony othere partie, for the grete playn that is betwene the chirche and the cytee.
O Turnus, hed and causar verraly Of thir myschevis gret in Italy, Quharto sa feill sys in playn perrellis now 5 Thir sylly wrachit citeȝanys warpis thou?
Than was the playn ourset, quha com behynd, With dusty stew of puldyr maid folk blynd, And, for stampyng and fell dynnyng of feyt, The erd movit and trymlyt euery streyt.
Schir Amery the King has seyn, With his men that war cant and keyn, 280 Cum to the playn doune fra the hill, As him thoucht in-to full gud will For to defend or till assaill, Gif ony wald hym byde battale.
Tharfor he hastit hym so fast That cummyn in schort tyme wes he 550 To the playn feld with his menyhe.
Schir Ameryis rout he saw, That held the playn ay and the law, And in haill battale alwayis raid.
The archbischop of York thai maid Thair capitane; and to consale Has tane, that thai in playn battale Wald assale the Scottis men, That fer fewar than thai war then.
And thai that eschapit unslayne Ar till thar gret host went agane, And tald thame quhat kyn welcummyng Dowglas thaim maid at thair metyng, 330 Convoyand thame agane roydly, And warnyt thame the playn herbery.
The English try an Ambush] The Inglis men thame umbethoucht, 405 Apon quhat maner that they moucht Ger Scottis leve thair avantage; For thame thoucht foly and outrage To gang up to thame till assale Thame at thar strynthis in playn battale.
Now may I playn to Venus all above, That rewthles ye me +give these woundes wyde!
But, for bicause ye have a greet longing In your desyr, this proces for to here, I shal you tel the playn of this matere.
Owt off this pees, in playn I mak thaim knawin, “Thaim for to wyn, sen that thai ar our awin; Fol.
Awfull Eduuard durst nocht Wallace abid In playn battaill, for all Ingland so wid.
The flearis left bathe wode and watterys haill; To tak the playn thai thocht it most awaill.
Justene off pees for twenty dayis set he Off Inglissmen in Lorn, at men mycht be Playn to declayr; bot, for this causs, I wyss, 1045 That all Scotland be conquess than was his.
The knycht Sewart has weill thair cummyng seyn; A fayr playn feild he chesyt thaim betweyn.
With fyfté men with Wallace furth he socht; To Peblis past, bot no Sotheroun thar baid, 1715 Thar at the croice a playn crya thai maid.
Had thai Wallace, off no thing ellis thai roucht; Bot Inglissmen betuix thaim was so strang, That thai in playn mycht nocht weyll to him gang.
Fra tyme that he had semblit his barnage, And herd tell weyle Scotland stude in sic cace, He thocht till hym to mak it playn conquace.
Than Wallace said; “Had we yon gallandis doun, “On the playn ground, thai wald mor sobyr be.
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