The buik of the croniclis of Scotland; or, A metrical version of the history of Hector Boece Volume 1 - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1858 edition. Excerpt: ...said, "dar skantlie thair be sene." Witht sic curage scho confer thame ilkone; To euerilk captane be him self is gone, Exhortand thame, sen thai war wyss and wycht, In battell baldlie to debait thair rycht, 9s05 And libertie sic as thai had befoir. "Or than," scho said, "for now and euir moir, "With lak to loiss baith land and libertie, "Syne all oure tyme to thame bondis be." Quhen this wes said, wes nother oung nor ald 9s10 Mycht wapoun weild, bot with gude will thai wald Bleid of thair blude, and neuir ane fit to Hie, Than of the Romanis to revengit be. Be this wes said the Romanis come in sicht, With mony berne that wes bayth bald and wicht. 0s15 Auchtie thousand rycht semelie weill besene, Quhilk oft befoir had all in battell bene; Expert thai wer in all prattik of weir, On fit and horss thai war nocht for to leir. Befoir thame all this ilk Swetonius, 9s20 Thair captane than, quhilk wes so curious, To euerie man he said with voce so cleir, Thir same wordis that I sall schaw yow heir. How Suetonius, The Roman Legat, Maid His Oresoun To The Romanis, Exhortand Thame tо Tаk Curage; And So Thai Did. "Dreid nocht," he said, "for all one multitude; "For weill I wait, and ye richt vnderstude, 0s25 "As be my knawledge rycht weill that I ken, "Amang thame all ar ma wemen nor men. "All wicht wemen that waponis dow to weild, "And oung childer nocht yit of perfite eild, "And euerie berne that ma ane burdone bair, 9s30 "Ar in one feild at this tyme les and mair. "£one barbour bodeis, suppois that tha seme bald, "Rycht litill force will mak thame for to fald. "No hart thai haif, as it is rycht weill knawin, "To byde in battell...