Thai <that> at the sege lay, Or it wes passit the fift day, Had maid thame syndry apparale To gang eftsonis till assale. Of gret gestis ane sow thai maid 5 That stalward heling owth it had, With armyt men enew tharin, And instrumentis als for to myne. Syndry scaffatis thai maid vithall That war weill hyar than the wall, 10 And ordanit als that by the se The toune suld weill assalȝeit be. And thai vithin that saw thame swa So gret apparale schap till ma, Throu Cra_bb_is consale, that ves sle, 15 Ane cren thai haf gert dres vp hye, Rynand on quhelis, that thai mycht bring It quhar neid war of mast helping. And pik and ter als haf thai tane, And lynt <and> hardis, with brynstane, 20 And dry treis that weill wald byrne, And mellit syne athir othir in; And gret flaggatis tharof thai maid, Gyrdit with irnebandis braid; Of thai flaggatis mycht mesurit be 25 Till a gret twnnys quantité. Thai flaggatis, byrnand in a baill, With thair cren thoucht thai till availl, And, gif the sow come to the wall, Till lat thame byrnand on hir fall, 30 And with ane stark cheyne hald thame thar Quhill all war brint <vp> that ves thar. Engynys alsua for till cast Thai ordanit and maid redy fast, And set ilk man syne till his ward; 35 And Schir Valter, the gude Steward, With armyt men suld ryde about, And se quhar at thar var mast dout, And succur thar with his menȝhe. And quhen thai into sic degré 40 Had maid thame for thair assaling, On the Rude-evyn in the dawing, The Inglis host blew till assale. Than mycht men with ser apparale Se that gret host cum sturdely. 45 The toune enveremyt thai in hy, And assalit with sa gud will,— For all thair mycht thai set thartill,— That thai thame pressit fast of the toune. Bot thai that can thame abandoune 50 Till ded, or than till woundis sare, So weill has thame defendit thare That ledderis to the ground thai slang, And vith stanys so fast thai dang Thair fais, that feill thai left lyand, 55 Sum ded, sum hurt, and sum swavnand. Bot thai that held on fut in hy Drew thame avay deliuerly, And skunnyrrit tharfor na kyn thing, Bot went stoutly till assalyng; 60 And thai abovin defendit ay, And set thame till so harde assay, _Quhill_ that feill of thame voundit war, _And_ thai so gret defens maid thar, That thai styntit thair fais mycht. 65 Apon sic maner can thai ficht Quhill it wes neir noyne of the day.