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Edward Bruce marches toward Dundalk he debates whether to fight	A
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Bot he that rest anoyit ay	B
And wald in travaill be alway	C
A day forouth thar aryving	D
That war send till him fra the king	D
He tuk his way southwart to far	E
Magre thaim all that with him war	F
For he had nocht than in that land	G
Of all men I trow twa thousand	H
Outane the kingis off Irchery	F
That in gret routis raid him by	I
Towart Dundalk he tuk the way	C
And quhen Richard of Clar hard say	C
That he come with sa few menye	J
All that he mycht assemblit he	K
Off all Irland off armyt men	L
Sua that he had thar with him then	L
Off trappyt hors twenty thousand	H
But thai that war on fute gangand	H
And held furth northward on his way	C
And quhen Schyr Edward has hard say	C
That cummyn ner till him wes he	K
He send discouriouris him to se	M
The Soullis and the Stewart war thai	I
And Schyr Philip the Mowbray	C
And quhen thai sene had thar cummyng	D
Thai went agayne to tell tithing	D
And said weill thai war mony men	L
In hy Schyr Edward answerd then	L
And said that he suld fecht that day	C
Thoucht tribill and quatribill war thai	I
Schyr Jhone Stewart said 'Sekyrly	N
I reid nocht ye fecht on sic hy	I
Men sayis my brother is cummand	C
With fyften thousand men ner hand	C
And war thai knyt with you ye mycht	C
The traistlyer abid to fycht '	I
Schyr Edward lukyt all angrely	N
And till the Soullis said in hy	I
'Quhat sayis thou ' 'Schyr ' he said 'Perfay	O
As my falow has said I say '	I
And than to Schyr Philip said he	K
'Schyr ' said he 'sa our Lord me se	M
Me think na foly for to bid	C
Your men that spedis thaim to rid	C
For we ar few our fayis ar fele	N
God may rycht weill our werdis dele	N
Bot it war wondre that our mycht	C
Suld our cum sa fele in fycht '	I
Than with gret ire 'Allace ' said he	K
I wend never till her that of the	P
Now help quha will for sekyrly	N
This day but mar baid fecht will I	I
Sall na man say quhill I may drey	C
That strenth of men sall ger me fley	N
God scheld that ony suld us blam	Q
Gif we defend our noble nam '	I
'Now be it swagat than ' quod thai	I
'We sall tak that God will purvai '	I
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The Irish kings promise to remain and watch the fight	C
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And quhen the kingis of Irchery	C
Herd say and wyst sekyrly	N
That thar king with sa quhone wald fycht	C
Agane folk of sa mekill mycht	C
Thai come till him in full gret hy	-
And consaillyt him full tenderly	N
For till abid his men and thai	-
Suld hald thar fayis all that day	C
Doand and on the morn alsua	M
With thar ronnyngis that thai suld ma	Q
Bot thar mycht na consail availe	N
He wald algat hav bataile	N
And quhen thai saw he wes sa thra	C
To fycht thai said 'Ye ma well ga	Q
To fycht with yone gret cumpany	L
Bot we acquyt us uterly	N
That nane of us will stand to fycht	C
Assuris nocht tharfor in our mycht	C
For our maner is of this land	C
To folow and fecht fleand	C
And nocht to stand in plane melle	N
Quhill the ta part discomfyt be '	-
He said 'Sen that your custum is	M
Ik ask at you no mar bot this	M
That is that ye and your menye	J
Wald all togidder arayit be	N
And stand on fer but departing	D
And se our fycht and the ending '	-
Thai said weill that thai suld do sua	M
And syne towart thar men gan thai ga	Q
That war weill twenty thousand ner	C
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The defeat and death of Edward Bruce Philip Mowbray's fate	C
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Edward with thaim that with him wer	C
That war nocht fully twa thousand	C
Arayit thaim stalwartly to stand	C
Agayne fourty thousand and ma	Q
Schyr Edward that day wald nocht ta	Q
His cot armour bot Gib Harper	C
That men held as withoutyn per	C
Off his estate had on that day	C
All hale Schyr Edwardis aray	C
The fycht abad thai on this wis	M
And in gret hy thar ennymys	M
Come till assemble all redy	C
And thai met thaim hardely	N
Bot thai sa few war south to say	M
That ruschyt with thar fayis war thai	-
And thai that pressyt mast to stand	C
War slane doun and the remanand	C
Fled till the Irche to succour	C
Schyr Edward that had sic valour	C
Wes dede and Jhone Stewart alsua	M
And Jhone the Soullis als with tha	-
And other als off thar cumpany	L
Thai war vancussyt sa suddanly	N
That few intill the place war slane	L
For the lave has thar wayis tane	L
Till the Irsche kingis that war thar	C
And in hale bataill howand wer	C
Jhone Thomas sone that wes leder	C
Off thaim of Carrik that thar wer	C
Quhen he saw the discumfiting	Q
Withdrew him till ane Irsch king	Q
That off his aquentance had he	N
And he resavit him in leawte	C
And quhen Jhone cummyn wes to that king	Q
He saw be led fra the fechting	Q
Schyr Philyp the Mowbray the wicht	C
That had bene dosnyt into the fycht	C
And with armys led wes he	N
With twa men apon a caus	M
That wes betwix thaim and the toun	L
And strekyt lang in a randown	L
Towart the toun thai held thar way	M
And quhen in myd cause war thai	-
Schyr Philip of his desynes	M
Ourcome and persavit he wes	M
Tane and led suagat with twa	M
The tane he swappyt sone him fra	C
And syne the tother in gret hy	-
And drew the swerd deliverly	N
And till the fycht his wayis tays	M
Endlang the cause that than was	M
Fillyt intill gret foysoun	L
Off men that than went till the toun	L
And he that met thaim agayn gan ma	Q
Sic payment quhar he gan ga	Q
That weile a hundre men gert he	N
Leve maugre tharis the cause	M
As Jhone Thomas sone said suthly	N
That saw his deid all halily	N
Towart the bataill evyn he yeid	C
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The body of Edward Bruce	M
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Jhone Thomas sone that tuk gud heid	C
That thai war vencussyt all planly	N
Cryit on him in full gret hy	-
And said 'Cum her for thar is nane	L
On lyve for thai ar dede ilkane '	-
Than stud he still a quhill and saw	M
That thai war all doune of daw	M
Syne went towart him saraly	N
This Jhone wrocht syne sa wittely	N
That all that thidder fled than wer	C
Thocht that thai lossyt of thar ger	C
Come till Cragfergus hale and fer	C
And thai that at the fechting wer	C
Socht Schyr Edward to get his heid	C
Amang the folk that thar wes dede	C
And fand Gib Harper in his ger	C
And for sa gud hys armys wer	C
Thai strak hys hed of and syn it	C
Thai have gert salt intill a kyt	C
And send it intill Ingland	C
Till the King Edward in presand	C
Thai wend Schyr Edwardis it had bene	L
Bot for the armyng that wes schene	L
Thai of the heid dissavyt wer	C
All thocht Schyr Edward deyt ther	C
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A verdict on Edward Bruce the belated reinforcements	M
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On this wis war thai noble men	L
For wilfulnes all lesyt then	L
And that wes syne and gret pite	C
For had thar outrageous bounte	C
Bene led with wyt and with mesur	C
Bot gif the mar mysaventur	C
Be fallyn thaim it suld rycht hard thing	Q
Be to lede thaim till outraying	Q
Bot gret outrageous surquedry	C
Gert thaim all deir thar worschip by	-
And thai that fled fra the melle	N
Sped thaim in hy towart the se	M
And to Cragfergus cummyn ar thai	-
And thai that war into the way	M
To Schyr Edward send fra the king	Q
Quhen thai hard the discumfiting	Q
To Cragfergus thai went agayne	L
And that wes nocht foroutyn payn	L
For thai war mony tyme that day	M
Assailyeit with Irschery bot thai	-
Ay held togidder sarraly	N
And defendyt sa wittely	N
That thai eschapyt oft throu mycht	M
And mony tyme alsua throu slycht	M
For oft of tharis to thaim gaff thai	-
To lat thaim scaithles pas thar way	M
And till Cragfergus come thai sua	M
That batis and schyppis gan thai ta	M
And saylyt till Scotland in hy	-
And thar aryvyt all saufly	N
Quhen thai of Scotland had wittering	Q
Off Schyr Edwardis vencussing	Q
Thai menyt him full tenderly	N
Our all the land commounaly	N
And thai that with him slayn war thar	C
Full tenderly als menyt war	C
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Edward Bruce's head Edward II plans to invade Scotland	M
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Edward the Bruys as I said her	C
Wes discumfyt on this maner	C
And quhen the feld wes clengit clene	L
Sua that na resistens wes sene	L
The warda	M