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King Robert goes to Ireland	A
	-
Quhen Schyr Edward as Ik said ar	B
Had discomfyt Richard of Clar	B
And of Irland all the barnage	C
Thris throu his worthi vasselag	D
And syne with all his men of mayn	E
Till Cragfergus wes cummyn agayn	E
The gud erle of Murreff Thomas	F
Tuk leyff in Scotland for to pas	G
And he him levyt with a gruching	D
And syne him chargyt to the king	D
To pray him specialli that he	H
Cum intill Irland him to se	I
For war thai bath into that land	J
Thai suld fynd nane suld thaim withstand	J
The erle furth thane his way has tane	E
And till his schipping is he gayn	E
And sayllyt weill out our the se	I
Intill Scotland sone aryvit he	H
Syne till the king he went in hy	-
And he resavyt him glaidsumly	K
And speryt of his brodyr fayr	B
And of journayis that thai had thar	B
And he him tauld all but lesing	D
Quhen the king left had the spering	D
His charge to the gud king tauld he	H
And he said he wald blythly se	I
Hys brother and se the affer	B
Off that cuntre and off thar wer	B
A gret mengye then gaderyt he	H
And twa lordys of gret bounte	J
The tane the Stewart Walter was	G
The tother James of Douglas	F
Wardanys in his absence maid he	H
For to maynteyme wele the countre	B
Syne to the se he tuk the way	L
And at Lochriane in Galloway	L
He schippyt with all his menye	M
To Cragfergus sone cummyn is he	H
Schyr Edward of his come wes blyth	N
And went doun to mete him swyth	N
And welcummyt him with glaidsome cher	B
Sa did he all that with him wer	B
And specially the erle Thomas	F
Off Murreff that his nevo was	G
Syne till the castell went thai yar	B
And maid thaim mekill fest and far	B
Thai sojournyt that dayis thre	B
And that in myrth and jolyte	J
	-
The Scots march south and an ambush is prepared for them	O
	-
King Robert apon this kyn wis	P
Intill Irland aryvit is	Q
And quhen in Cragfergus had he	H
With his men sojournyt dayis thre	B
Thai tuk to consaill that thai wald	J
With thar folk thar wayis hald	J
Throu all Irland fra end till other	B
Schyr Edward than the kingis brother	B
Befor in the avaward raid	J
The king himselff the rerward maid	J
That had intill his cumpany	E
The erle Thomas that wes worthi	N
Thar wayis southwart haff thai tane	E
And sone ar passyt Inderwillane	E
This wes in the moneth of May	L
Quhen byrdis syngis in ilk spray	L
Melland thar notis with seymly soune	E
For softnes of the swet sesoun	E
And levys off the branchys spredis	Q
And blomys brycht besid tham bredis	Q
And feldis ar strowyt with flouris	Q
Well saverand of ser colouris	Q
And all thing worthis blyth and gay	L
Quhen that this gud king tuk his way	L
To rid southwart as I said ar	B
The wardane than Richard of Clar	B
Wyst the king wes aryvyt sua	Q
And wyst that he schup him to ta	J
His way towart the south contre	B
And of all Irland assemblit he	H
Bath burges and chevalry	B
And hobilleris and yhumanry	B
Quhill he had ner fourty thousand	J
Bot he wald nocht yet tak on hand	J
With all his fayis in feld to fycht	J
Bot he umbethocht him of ane slycht	J
That he with all his gret menye	M
Wald in a wod enbuschit be	H
All prively besid the way	L
Quhar that thar fayis suld away	L
And lat the avaward pas fer by	-
And syne assembill hardely	K
On the rerward with all thar men	E
Thai did as thai divisyt then	E
In ane wod thai enbuschit wer	B
The Scottis ost raid by thaim ner	B
Bot thai na schawing of thaim maid	J
	-
The ambush of King Robert's men the folly of Colin Campbell	K
	-
Schyr Edward weill fer forouth rad	J
With thaim that war of his menye	M
To the rerward na tent tuk he	H
And Schyr Richard of Clar in hy	-
Quhen Schyr Edward wes passyt by	-
Send lycht yomen that weill couth schout	J
To bykkyr the rerward apon fute	J
Then twa of thaim that send furth war	B
At the wod sid thaim bykkerit thar	B
And schot amang the Scottismen	E
The king that had thar with him then	E
Weill fyve thousand wicht and worthi	N
Saw thai twa sa abandounly	K
Schut amang thaim and cum sa ner	B
He wist rycht weill withoutyn wer	B
That thai rycht ner suppowall had	J
Tharfor a bidding has he mad	J
That na man sall be sa hardy	J
To prik at thaim bot sarraly	K
Rid redy ay into bataill	K
To defend gif men wald assail	K
'For we sall sone Ik undreta '	-
He said 'haf for to do with ma '	-
Bot Schyr Colyne Cambell that ner	B
Was by quhar thai twa yhumen wer	B
Schoutand amang thaim hardily	K
Prykyt on thaim in full gret hy	-
And sone the tane has our tane	E
And with the sper him sone has slane	E
The tother turnyt and schot agayne	E
And at the schot his hors has slane	E
With that the king come hastily	K
And intill his malancoly	K
With a trounsoun intill hys new	E
To Schyr Colyne sic dusche he geve	R
That he dynnyt on his arsoun	E
Than bad he smertly tit him doun	E
Bot other lordis that war him by	-
Ameyssyt the king into party	K
And he said 'Breking of bidding	D
Mycht caus all our discumfiting	D
Weyne ye yone ribaldis durst assaill	K
Us sa ner intill our bataill	K
Bot giff thai had suppowaill ner	B
I wate rycht weill withoutyn wer	B
That we sall haf to do in hy	-
Tharfor luk ilk man be redy '	-
With that weill neir thretty or ma	J
Off bowmen come and bykyrit sua	Q
That thai hurt off the kingis men	E
The king has gert his archeris then	E
Schoute for to put thai men agayn	E
With that thai entryt in a playn	E
And saw arayit agayn thaim stand	J
In four bataillis fourty thousand	J
The king said 'Now lordingis lat se	Q
Quha worthy in this fycht sall be	K
On thaim foroutyn mar abaid '	-
	-
The fight and victory of King Robert	J
	-
Sa stoutly than on thaim thai raid	J
And assemblyt sa hardely	K
That off thar fayis a gret party	K
War laid at erd at thar meting	D
Thar wes off speris sic bristing	D
As ather apon other raid	J
That it a wele gret frusch has maid	J
Hors come thar fruschand heid for heid	J
Sua that fele on the ground felle deid	J
Mony a wycht and worthi man	E
As ather apon other ran	E
War duschyt dede doun to the ground	J
The red blud out off mony a wound	J
Ruschyt in sa gret foysoun than	E
That off the blud the stremys ran	E
And thai that wraith war and angry	K
Dang on other sa hardily	K
With wapnys that war brycht and bar	B
That mony a gud man deyit thar	B
For thai that hardy war and wycht	J
And frontlynys with thar fayis gan fycht	J
Pressyt thaim formast for to be	K
Thar mycht men cruell bargane se	Q
And hard bataill Ik tak on hand	J
In all the wer off Irland	J
Sa hard a fechting wes nocht sene	E
The quhether of gret victours nynteyne	E
Schyr Edward has withoutyn wer	B
And into les than in thre yer	B
And in syndry bataillis of tha	N
Vencussyt thretty thousand and ma	J
With trappyt hors rycht to the fete	J
Bot in all tymys he wes yete	J
Ay ane for fyve quhen lest wes he	K
Bot the king into this melle	K
Had alwayis aucht of his fa men	E
For ane bot he sua bar him then	E
That his gud deid and his bounte	J
Confortyt sua all his menye	M
That the mast coward hardy wes	Q
For quhar he saw the thikkest pres	Q
Sa hardely on thaim he raid	J
That thar about him roume he maid	J
And Erle Thomas the worthi	N
Wes in all tyme ner him by	-
And faucht as he war in a rage	C
Sua that for thar gret vasselage	C
Thar men sic gret hardyment gan tak	D
That thai na perell wald forsak	D
Bot thaim abandound sa stoutly	K
And dang apon thaim sa hardely	K
That all thar fayis affrayit war	B
And thai that saw weill be thar far	B
That thai eschewyt sumdele the fycht	J
Than dang thai on with all thar mycht	J
And pressit thame dyngand so fast	J
That thai the bak gaf at the last	J
And thai that saw thaim tak the flicht	J
Pressit thame than with all thare mycht	J
And in thar fleyng fele gan sla	K
The kingis men has chassyt sua	Q
That thai war scalyt everilkane	E
Rychard off Clar the way has tane	E
To Devillyne into full gret hy	-
With other lordys that fled him by	-
And warnysyt bath castellis and townys	Q
That war in thar possessiounys	Q
Thai war sa felly fleyit thar	B
That I trow Schyr Richard off Clar	B
Sall haiff na will to faynd his mycht	J
In bataill na in fors to fycht	J
Quhill King Robert and	J