2 But bousteous noise so brimly blow and fast. None came again; but bousteously gan blow: Syn forth he went where that he heard the horn. Right well he trow'd that was no sprite of man; Up through the hall thus wight Wallace gan glide, Huge, boisterous? It seems to come from the Goth. busa, "cum impetu ferri." Ihre Gloss. In a row, altogether. The edit. 1685 has, in row. 4 Believed. 6 Threw suddenly. • Bold. 5 i. e. the enemy. 7 Seized. To a close stair-the boardis raiff1 in twinn: Again he blent what 'perance he saw there; 4 How they were tynt through his feyle 5 fantaisie. Trusts right well all this was sooth indeed; By such mischief giff his men might be lost, [Book V. ver. 175, &c.] The following incident is of a less terrific nature. Split, were riven. • Looked. In the edit. 1685, it is blenked. 3 Upon the house, and all the rest on fire. Edit. 1685. 4 Lost. • Probably the same as fey, (Rudd. Gloss.) fatal. Wallace had a mistress at Perth, whom he visited in the disguise of a priest; but he was accidentally discovered, and his mistress seized, and prevailed on by threats and promises to betray her gallant admirer. When every preparation has been made to surprise him— he enter'd in the town Witting no thing of all this false treasoun, But hastily he graithed him to gang. Then she him took, and speir'd if he thought lang?3 She asked him that night with her to bide, Soon he said, "Nay! for chance that may betide! "My men are left all at mis-rule for me; "I may not sleep this night while I them see!" Then weeped she, and said full oft, "Alas! "That I was made! wo worth the cursed cause! "Now have I lost the best man living is ; "O feeble mind, to do so foul amiss! 3 Asked if he thought the time long, i. e. if he was tired. "O waryd wit, wicked, and wariance. "That me has brought into this mischeful chance! "Alas," she said, " in world that I was wrought! "If all his pain on myself might be brought! "I have 'served to be brent in a gleid.”2 When Wallace saw she ner of witt couth weid,3 In his armis he caught her soberly, And said," Dear heart, who has mis-done aught? I?" "Nay, I (quoth she) has falsely wrought this train, "I have you sold! right now ye shall be slain!" She told him [all] her treason till an end As I have said; what needis more legend? At her he speir'd if she forthought it sore: "Wo! yea (she said) and shall do evermore! "My waryed werd in world I mon7 fulfill: "To mend this 'miss I would burn on a hill!" He comfort her, and bade her have no dreid; "I will (he said) have some part of thy weid," Her gown he took on him, and kerchiefs als "Will God, I shall escape this treason false, 1 Cursed. (Werian. Sax.) 2 Deserved to be burnt in a coal fire. 3 She could not imagine any contrivance ? * Of her he asked, &c. : 5 Repented. • Destiny. "I thee forgive!" withouten wordis mair, He kissed her, syne took his leave to fare. I His burly brand that help'd him oft in need, To the south gate the ganest way he drew, [Book IV. ver. 731, &c.] The abruptness of this author's manner has very often a dramatic effect, and gives considerable life and spirit to his narrative, which, on account of his blindness, he was unable to diversify with those 1 Shakspeare uses the word for huge; but it seems to be derived from the Old French word bouira, (bourrer, frapper), a Readiest. to strike. La Combe. 4 Went. 3 Enough. 5 Bold. |