That he put till sic threllage{21},
That thai, that ware off hey parage{22},
Suld ryn on fwte, as rybalddale{23},
Quhen ony folk he wald assale.
Durst nane of Walis in batale ryd,
Na yhit, fra evyn fell{24}, abyde
Castell or wallyd towne within,
Than{25} he suld lyff and lymmys tyne{26}.
Into swylk thryllage{27} thame held he
That he owre-come with his powsté{28}.

{Footnotes:
14: _bethought_
15: _especially_
16: _taken heed_
17: _without delay_
18: _laboured_
19: _sovereignty_
20: _bordering_
21: _such subjection_
22: _high rank_
23: _rabble_
24: _after evening fell_
25: _but_
26: _lose_
27: _thraldom_
28: _power_ }

In this extract, as in that from the _Metrical Psalter_ above, there
is a striking preponderance of monosyllables, and, as in that case