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The Brus Book X Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

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Preparations for battle against John of Lorn	A
Quhen Thomas Randell on this wis	B
Wes takyn as Ik her devys	B
And send to dwell in gud keping	C
For spek that he spak to the king	C
The gud king that thocht on the scaith	D
The dispyt and felny bath	D
That Jhone off Lorne had till him doyn	A
His ost assemblyt he then sone	A
And towart Lorn he tuk the way	E
With his men intill gud aray	F
Bot Jhone off Lorn off his cummyng	C
Lang or he come had wittering	C
And men on ilk sid gadryt he	G
I trow twa thousand thai mycht be	G
And send thaim for to stop the way	E
Quhar the gud king behovyt away	E
And that wes in an evill plas	B
That sa strayt and sa narow was	B
That twasum samyn mycht nocht rid	H
In sum place off the hillis sid	H
The nethyr halff was peralous	B
For schor crag hey and hydwous	B
Raucht to the se doun fra the pas	B
On athyr halff the montane was	B
Sua combrous hey and stay	E
That it was hard to pas that way	E
I trow nocht that in all Bretane	A
Ane heyar hill may fundyn be	G
Thar Jhone off Lorne gert his menye	I
Enbuschyt be abovyn the way	E
For giff the king held thar away	E
He thocht he suld sone vencussyt be	G
And himselff held him apon the se	B
Weill ner the pais with his galayis	B
Bot the king that in all assayis	B
Wes fundyn wys and avis	B
Persavyt rycht weill thar sutelte	E
And that he neid that gait suld ga	C
His men departyt he in twa	E
And till the gud lord off Douglas	B
Quham in herbryd all worschip was	B
He taucht the archerys everilkane	A
And this gud lord with him has tane	A
Schyr Alysander Fraser the wycht	E
And Wylyam Wysman a gud knycht	E
And with thaim syne Schyr Androw Gray	E
Thir with thar mengne held thar way	E
And clamb the hill deliverly	J
And or thai off the tother party	E
Persavyt thaim thai had ilkane	A
The hycht abovyne thar fayis tane	A
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The battle beneath Ben Cruachan	A
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The king and his men held thar way	E
And quhen intill the pas war thai	D
Entryt the folk of Lorne in hy	D
Apon the king raysyt the cry	D
And schot and tumblit on him stanys	B
Rycht gret and hevy for the nanys	B
Bot thai scaith nocht gretly the king	C
For he had thar in his leding	C
Men that lycht and deliver war	F
And lycht armouris had on thaim thar	F
Sua that thai stoutly clamb the hill	J
And lettyt thar fayis to fulfill	J
The maist part of thar felny	A
And als apon the tother party	E
Come James of Douglas and his rout	E
And schot apon thaim with a schout	E
And woundyt thaim with arowis fast	E
And with thar swerdis at the last	E
Thai ruschyt amang thaim hardely	J
For thai of Lorn full manlely	J
Gret and apert defens gan ma	C
Bot quhen thai saw that thai war sua	B
Assaylit apon twa partys	B
And saw weill that thar ennemys	B
Had all the fayrer off the fycht	E
In full gret hy thai tuk the flycht	E
And thai a felloun chas gan ma	C
And slew all that thai mycht ourta	E
And thai that mycht eschap but delay	J
Rycht till ane water held thar way	J
That ran doun be the hillis syd	E
It was sa styth and depe and wid	E
That men in na place mycht it pas	B
Bot at ane btyg that beneuth thaim was	B
To that brig held thai straucht the way	J
And to brek it fast gan assay	B
Bot thai that chassyt quhen thai thaim saw	B
Mak arest but dred or aw	B
Thai ruschyt apon thaim hardely	J
And discumfyt thaim uterly	J
And held the brig haile quhill the king	C
With all the folk off his leding	C
Passyt the brig all at thar ese	B
To Jhone off Lorne it suld displese	B
I trow quhen he his men mycht se	B
Oute off his schippis fra the se	B
Be slayne and chassyt in the hill	J
That he mycht set na help thartill	J
For it angrys als gretumly	J
To gud hartis that ar worthi	D
To se thar fayis fulfill thhar will	J
As to thaim selff to thoke the ill	J
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The taking of Dunstaffnage and the surrender of Alexander of Argyll	J
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At sic myscheiff war thai of Lorn	A
For fele the lyvys thar has lorne	A
And other sum war fled thar way	J
The king in hy gert sese the pray	J
Off all the land quhar men mycht se	B
Sa gret habundance come of fe	J
That it war wonder to behauld	E
The king that stout wes stark and bauld	E
Till Dunstaffynch rycht sturdely	J
A sege set and besily	J
Assaylit the castell it to get	E
And in schort tym he has thaim set	E
In swilk thrang that tharin war than	A
That magre tharis he it wan	A
And ane gud wardane tharin set	E
And betaucht hym bath men and met	E
Sua that he lang tyme thar mycht be	B
Magre thaim all off that countre	J
Schyr Alerandir off Arghile that saw	B
The king dystroy up clene and law	B
His land send treyteris to the king	C
And cum his man but mar duelling	C
And he resavit him till his pes	B
Bot Jhone off Lorne his sone yeit wes	B
Rebell as he wes wont to be	B
And fled with schippis on the se	B
Bot thai that left apon the land	E
War to the king all obeysand	E
And he thar hostage all has tane	A
And towart Perth agayne is gane	A
To play him thar into the playne	A
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The plan to take the peel of Linlithgow	C
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Yeit Lothyane was him agayne	A
And at Lythkow wes than a pele	J
Mekill and stark and stuffyt wele	J
With Inglismen and wes reset	E
To thaim that with armuris or met	E
Fra Edynburgh wald to Strevelyn ga	C
And fra Strevelyng agane alsua	B
And till the countre did gret ill	J
Now may ye her giff that ye will	J
Entrmellys and juperdyis	B
That men assayit mony wys	B
Castellis and peyllis for to ta	C
And this Lithquhow wes ane off tha	D
And I sall tell You how it wes tane	A
In the contre thar wonnyt ane	A
That husband wes and with his fe	J
Oftsys hay to the peile led he	B
Wilyame Bunnok to name he hicht	C
That stalwart man wes into ficht	C
He saw sa hard the contre staid	C
That he gret noy and pite had	C
Throw the gret force that it was then	A
Governyt and led with Inglismen	A
That travalyt men out our mesure	J
He wes a stout carle and a sture	J
And off himselff dour and hardy	C
And had freyndis wonnand him by	D
And schawyt ti sum his prevete	C
And apon his convyne gat he	C
Men that mycht ane enbuschement ma	C
Quhill that he with his wayne suld ga	C
To lede thaim hay into the pele	J
Bot his wayne suld be stuffyt wele	J
For aucht men in the body	C
Off his wayn suld sit prevely	J
And with hay helyt be about	C
And himselff that wes dour and stout	C
Suld be the wayne gang ydilly	J
And ane yuman wycht and hardy	C
Befor suld dryve the wayne and ber	J
Ane hachat that war scharp to scher	J
Under his belt and quhen the yat	C
War apynnyt and thai war tharat	C
And he hard him cry sturdely	J
'Call all call all ' than hastyly	J
He suld stryk with the ax in twa	J
the soyme and than in hy suld tha	D
That war within the wayne cum out	C
And mak debate quhill that thar rout	C
That suld nerby enbushyt be	C
Cum for to manteyme the melle	J
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The taking of the peel of Linlithgow	C
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This wes intill the hervyst tyd	C
Quhen feldis that ar fayr and wid	C
Chargyt with corne all fully war	J
For syndry cornys that thai bar	J
Wox ryp to wyn to mannys fud	C
And the treys all chargyt stud	C
With ser frutis on syndry wys	B
In this swete tyme that I devys	B
Thai off the pele had wonnyn hay	J
And with this Bunnok spokyn had thai	D
To lede thar hay for he wes ner	J
And he assentyt but daunger	J
And said that he in the mornyng	C
Weile sone a fothyr he suld bring	C
Fayrer and gretar and weile mor	J
Than he brocht ony that yer befor	J
And held thaim cunnand sekyrly	J
For that nycht warnyt he prevely	J
Thaim that in the wayne suld ga	C
And that in the buschement suld be alsua	B
And thai sa graithly sped thaim thar	J
That or day thai enbuschyt war	J
Weile ner the pele quhar thai mycht her	J
The cry als sone as ony wer	J
And held thaim sua still but stering	C
That nane off thaim had persaving	C
And this Bunnok fast gan him payne	A
To dres his menye in his wayne	A
And all a quhile befor the day	J
He had thaim helyt weile with ha	C
And maid him to yok his fe	J
Till men the son schynand mycht se	B
And sum that war within the pele	J
War ischyt on thar awne unsele	J
To wyn thar hervyst ner tharby	C
Than Bunnok with the cumpany	A
That in his wayne closyt he had	C
Went on his way but mar abaid	C
And callit his wayne towart the pele	J
And the portar that saw him wele	J
Cum ner the yet it opnyt sone	A
And then Bunnok foroutyn hone	A
Gert	C