(王去Inverurie病倒了)现在列弗e we intill the Forest Douglas that sall bot litill rest Till the countre deliveryt be Off Inglis folk and thar powste, 5 And turne we till the noble king That with the folk off his leding Towart the Month has tane his wai Rycht stoutly and intill gud array, Quhar Alysander Frayser him met 10 And als his broder Symonet With all the folk thai with thaim had. The king gud contenance thaim made That wes rycht blyth off thar cummyne. Thai tauld the king off the convyne 15 Off Jhone Cumyn erle of Bouchane That till help him had with him tane Schyr Jhon Mowbray and other ma, Schyr David off Brechyn alsua, With all the folk off thar leding, 20 'And yarnys mar na ony thing Vengeance off you, schyr king, to tak For Schyr Jhone the Cumyn his sak That quhylum in Drumfres wes slayn.' The king said, 'Sa our Lord me sayn, 25 Ik had gret caus him for to sla, And sen that thai on hand will ta Becaus off him to werray me I sall thole a quhile and se On quhat wys that thai pruve thar mycht, 30 And giff it fall that thai will fycht Giff thai assaile we sall defend, Syne fall eftre quhat God will send.' Eftre this spek the king in hy Held straucht his way till Enrowry, 35 And thar him tuk sik a seknes That put him to full hard distress. He forbar bath drynk and mete, His men na medicyne couth get That ever mycht to the king availe, 40 His force gan him halyly faile That he mycht nother rid na ga. Then wyt ye that his men war wa, For nane wes in that cumpany That wald haiff bene halff sa sary 45 For till haiff sene his broder ded Lyand befor him in that steid As thai war for his seknes, For all thar confort in him wes. Bot gud Schyr Edward the worthy 50 His broder that wes sa hardy And wys and wycht set mekill payn To comfort thaim with all his mayn, And quhen the lordis that thar war Saw that the ill ay mar and mar 55 Travaillyt the king, thaim thocht in hy It war nocht spedfull thar to ly, For thar all playne wes the countre And thai war bot a few menye To ly but strenth into the playne. 60 Forthi till that thar capitane War coveryt off his mekill ill Thai thocht to wend sum strenthis till. [A reflection on leadership; the king goes to Slioch] For folk foroutyn capitane Bot thai the better be apayn 65 Sall nocht be all sa gud in deid As thai a lord had thaim to leid That dar put him in aventur But abaysing to tak the ure That God will send, for quhen that he 70 Off sic will is and sic bounte That he dar put him till assay His folk sall tak ensample ay Off his gud deid and his bounte, And ane off thaim sall be worth thre 75 Off thaim that wikkyt chifftane hais, His wrechytnes sa in thaim gais That thai thar manlynes sall tyn throu wrechitnes of his convyn. For quhen the lord that thaim suld leid 80 May do nocht bot as he that war ded Or fra his folk haldis his way Fleand, trow ye nocht than that thai Sall vencusyt in thar hartis be. Yis sall thai, as I trow per de, 85 Bot giff thar hartis be sa hey That thai na will for thar worschip flei, And thaocht sum be of sic bounte Quhen thai the lord and his menye Seys fley, yeit sall thai fley apayn 90 For all men fleis the deid rycht fayne. Se quhat he dois that sua foully Fleys thus for his cowardy, Bath him and his vencusys he And gerris his fayis aboune be. 95 Bot he that throu his gret noblay Till perallis him abandounys ay To recomfort his menye Gerris thame be off sa gret bounte That mony tyme unlikly thing 100 Tha bring rycht weill to gud ending. Sa did this king that Ik off reid, And for his utrageous manheid Confortyt his on sic maner That nane had radnes quhar he wer. 105 Thai wald nocht fecht till that he wes 105 Liand intill his seknes, 105 Tharfor in litter thai him lay And till the Slevauch hald thar way And thocht thar in that strenth to ly 110 Till passyt war his malady. 109 [The skirmishing at Slioch] Bot fra the erle of Buchane Wyst that thai war thidder gane And wyst that sa sek wes the king That men doutyt off his covering, 115 He sent eftre his men in hy 114 And assemblyt a gret cumpany, For all his awine men war thar And all his frendis with him war, That wes Schir Jhonne the Mowbray 120 And his brodyr as Ik hard say 119 And Schyr David off Brechynge With fele folk in thar ledyng. And quhen thai all assemblit war In hy thai tuk thar way to far 125 To the Slevauch with all thar men` 124 For till assaile the king that then Wes liand intill his seknes. This wes eftyr the Martymes Quhen snaw had helyt all the land. 130 To the Slevauch thai come ner-hand 129 Arayit on thar best maner And thane the kingi