¶ HEIR BEGINNIS THE TAILL OF RAUF COILȜEAR HOW HE HAR|BREIT KING CHARLIS.
I.
In the cheiftyme of Charlis, that chosin chiftane,
Thair fell ane ferlyfull flan within thay fellis wyde,
Quhair Empreouris and Erlis, and vther monyane,
Turnit fra Sanct Thomas befoir the ȝule tyde.
Thay past vnto Paris, thay proudest in pane,
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With mony Prelatis and Princis, that was of mekle pryde;
All thay went with the King to his worthy wane;
Ouir the feildis sa fair thay fure be his syde;
All the worthiest went in the morning,
Baith Dukis, and Duchepeiris,
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Barrounis, and Bacheleiris,
Mony stout man steiris
Of town with the King.
II.
¶ And as that Ryall raid ouir the rude mure,
Him betyde ane tempest that tyme, hard I tell;
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The wind blew out of the Eist stiflie and sture,
The deip durandlie draif in mony deip dell;
Sa feirslie fra the Firmament, sa fellounlie it fure,
Thair micht na folk hald na fute on the heich fell.
In point thay war to parische, thay proudest men and pure,
