THE SCOTIAD - damowords

Wallace Meets the QueenThe Queen dropp’d softly to her knees"I wish good speech with Wallace please?"Her lovely voice set him at ease,& so he stepp’d out from the trees"Madame," he said, "Welcome ye beHow pleased am I oor host ye see!""Good knight, war not right good think me,Peace is best & might purchased be,Pray grant ye peace, truce with us take,Thro both our nations prayer make,‛"Your words are good," he kissed her hand,"For peace & love we Scotis stand!"So Wallace gather’d in his band& march’d them home thro Cumberland.Wallace Goes to FranceWallace grown to the height of fame,A Scotis king in all but name,Envoys bring sprigs of chivalryBefitting proper royalty,‚The King of France begs the honourTo hail thee as a conqueror!"So filling ship & sailing seaWith three score men in company,They ride the breeze & surf the tide,Til Gallic Coast pass’d on one side,& landed there on friendly strand& took fair steeds to cross the land& sic their happy circumstanceThat they were welcome all through France.