Then after great Argylles hoste Some horssmen tuik the chess, Quha turned their backes for all thair bost, 275 Contrair the fooles say[s]. They cried "oh," with manie "alace," Bot neuir for mercie sought; Thairfoir the Gordones gaue no grace, Becaus they craved it nought. 280 Then some guidman perseiued sharpe,[L281] With Erroll and Huntlie, And thai with [a] capitane did carpe, Quhais name was Ogilvie. He sayis, "Gentillmen, lat see 285 Who maniest slaine slaydis;[L286] Save non this day ze may gar die, For pleadis, nor ransome paynes."[L288] Lyk hartes, up howes and hillis thei ranne, Quhair horsmen might not winn: 290 "Reteir againe," quoth Huntlie then, "Quhair we did first begin. Heir lyes manie carved skinnes, With manie ane bloodie beard, For anie helpe, with litell dinne, 295 Sall rotte aboue the eard." When they cam to the hill againe, The sett doune one thair knees, Syne thanked God that they had slaine Soe manie enimies. 300 They ros befor Argylles eyis, Maid Capitane Ker ane knight; Syne bed among the dead bodies, Whill they war out of sight. [L305-12] [L313-20] This deid so doughtilie was done, As I hard trewe men tell, Upone ane Thursday afternoone, St. Franecis ewill befell.[L324] Guid Auchindoune was slaine himself, 325 With uther seven in battéll; So was the Laird of Lochinzell, Grate pitie was to tell. 13-24. Saying, "The ministers, I fear, A bloody browst have brown, For yesterday, withouthen mair, 15 On the hill at Stradown, I saw three lords in battle fight Right furiously awhile, Huntlie and Errol, as they hight, Were both against Argyle. 20 Turn back with me and ride a mile, And I shall make it kend, How they began, the form and stile, And of the battles end." JAMIESON. 36. landis. 88. beed. 91. fraine. 89-96. This stanza is unintelligible in Dalzell. It stands thus in Laing's copy. When they unto Strathboggy came, To council soon they geed, For to see how things might frame, For they had meikle need. They voted then to do a deed As kirkmen do devise, And pray'd that they might find good speed In that great interprise. 149. This line seems to be corrupted. 161. Some words are lost. Thus with their noble cavalry They marched to the field. LAING. 165. speares and scheildis. 167. weild thair wapones weill.