Ah Jhesu whan thou will, how rightwis is thy mede: That of the wrong has gilt, the endyng may he drede. William Waleis is nomen,[69] that maister was of theves. Tiding to the kyng is comen, that robberie mischeves.[70] Sir Jon of Menetest sewed William so nehi,[71] He took him whan he wend lest,[72] on nyght his lemman by. That was thought treson of Jak Short his man, He was the encheson,[73] that Sir Jon so him nam.[74] Jak’s brother had he slayn, the Waleis that is said, The more Jak was fayn to do William that braid.[75] Selcouthly[76] he endis, the man that is fals, If he trest on his frends, they begile him als. Begiled is William, taken is, and bondon. To Inglond with him thei came, and led him to London. The first dome he fanged,[77] for treson was he drawen. For robberie was he hanged, and for he had men slawen, And for he had brent abbeis, and men of religion, Eft[78] from the galweis quick[79] thei let him doun, And bouweld him all hote,[80] and brent them in the fire. His hede than of smote, swilk[81] was William’s hire; And for he had mayntend the werre at his myght, On lordship lended thore[82] he had no right, And stroied thore he knew, in fele stede sers.[83] His body thei hewed on four quarters, To hang in four tounes, to mene[84] of his maners, In stede of Gonfaynounes[85] and of his baners. At London is his heved, his quarters ere leved,[86] in Scotland spred, To wirschip ther isles,[87] and lere of his wiles, how well that he sped. It is not to drede, traytour sall spede,[88] als he is worthi, His lif sall he tyne, and die thorgh pyne, withouten merci. Thus may men here, a lad for to lere, to biggen in pays.[89] It fallis in his eye, that hewes over high, with the Walays. _Langtoft’s Chronicle of Edw. I._ “The day after his arrival at London, he was brought on horseback to Westminster, the mayor, sheriffs, and aldermen, and many others, both on foot and horseback, accompanying him; and in the greate hall at Westminster, he being placed upon the south bench, crowned with laurel, for that he had said in times past, that he ought to bear a crowne in that Hall (as it was commonly reported), and being appeached for a traytor by Sir Peter Mallorie, the king’s justice, hee answered, that he never was traytor to the king of England, but for other things whereof he was accused, he confessed them, and was after headed and quartered.”[90]