[Sir Ingram Umfraville praises the king; the men of Galloway pursue him with a tracker dog] The king is went till his logyng And off this deid sone come tithing Till Schyr Ingrame the Umfravill That thocht his sutelte and gyle 5 Haid al failyeit in that place. Tharfor anoyit sua he was That he agayne to Lothyane Till Schyr Amer his gate has tane And till him tauld all hale the cas, 10 That tharoff all forwonderyt was How ony man sa sodanly Mycht do so gret chevalry As did the king that him allane Vengeance off thre traytouris has tane, 15 And said, 'Certis, I may weill se That it is all certante That ure helpys hardy men As be this deid we may ken. War he nocht outrageous hardy 20 He had nocht unabasytly Sa smertly sene his avantage. I drede that his gret vassalag And his travaill may bring till end That at men quhile full litill wend.' 25 Sik speking maid he off the king That ay foroutyn sojournyng Travaillit in Carrik her and thar. His men fra him sa scalit war To purches thar necessite 30 And als the countre for to se That thai left nocht with him sexty. And quhen the Gallowais wyst suthli That he wes with sa few mengye Thai maid a preve assemble 35 Off wele twa hunder men and ma, And slewth-hundis with thaim gan ta, For thai thocht him for to suppris And giff he fled on ony wys To folow him with the hundis sua 40 That he suld nocht eschaip thaim fra. Thai schup thaim in ane evynnyng To suppris sodanly the king And tillhim held thai straucht thar way, Bot he, that had his wachis ay 45 On ilk sid, off thar cummyng Lang or thai come had wyttering And how fele that thai mycht be, Tharfor he thocht with his menye To withdraw him out off the place, 50 For the nycht weill fallyn was And for the nycht he thocht that thai Suld nocht haiff sycht to hald the way That he war passyt with his menye. And as he thocht rycht sua did he 55 And went him down till a morras Our awatter that rynnand was, And in the bog he fand a place Weill strait that weill twa bow-draucht was Fra the watter thai passit haid. 60 He said, 'Her may ye mak abaid And rest you all a quhile and ly, I will ga wach all prevely. Giff Ik her oucht off thar cummyng And giff I may her onything 65 Isall ger warn you sa that we Sall ay at our avantage be.' [The king alone defends the ford] The king now takys his gate to ga And with him tuk he sergandis twa And Schyr Gilbert de le Hay left he 70 Thar for to rest with his menye. To the watter he come in hy And lysnyt full ententily Giff he herd oucht off thar cummyng Bot yeit then mocht he her na thing. 75 Endlang the watter then yeid he On ather syd a gret quantite And saw the brayis hey standand, The watter holl throu slik rynnand And fand na furd that men mycht pas 80 Bot quhar himselvyn passit was, And sua strait wes the up-cumming That twa men mycht nocht samyn thring Na on na maner pres thaim sua That thai togidder mycht land ta. 85 His twa men bad he than in hy 85 Ga to thair feris to rest and ly 86 For he wald wach thar com to se. 87 'Schyr,'said thai, 'Quha sall with you be?'88 'God,'he said, 'forouten ma 89 90 Pas on, for I will it be sua.'90 Thai did as he thame biddin had 91 And he thar all allane abaid, 92 And quhen he a lang quhile had bene thar 85 He herknyt and herd as it war 95 A hundis questyng on fer 87 That ay come till him ner and ner. He stud still for till herkyn mar And ay the langer he wes thar He herd it ner and ner cummand, 100 Bot he thocht he thar still wald stand 92 Tyll that he herd mar takynnyng. Than for ane hundis questyng He wald nocht wakyn his menye, Tharfor he wald abid and se 105 Quhat folk thai war and quhethir thai 97 Held towart him the rycht way Or passyt ane other way fer by. The moyne wes schynand clerly, 100 [no no.] [Sa lang he stude that he mycht her 101 [no no.] The noyis off thaim that cummand wer 102 [no no.] Than his twa men in hy send he 103 [no no.] To warn and wakyn and walkyn his menye 104 [no no.] And thai ar furth thar wayis gane 105 [no no.] And he left thar all hym allane] 106 109 And sua stude he herknand 107 110 Till that he saw cum at his hand 108 The hale rout intill full gret hy. Then he umbethocht him hastily Giff he held towart his menye That or he mycht reparyt be 115 Thai suld be passit the furd ilkan, 113 And then behuffyt him ches ane Off thir twa, other to fley or dey. Bot his hart that wes stout and hey Consaillyt hym allane to bid 120 And kepe thaim at the furd syde 118 And defend weill the upcummyng Sen he wes warnyst of armyng That thar arowys thurth nocht dreid, And gyff he war off gret manheid 125 He mycht stunay thaim everil