The life of Sir William Wallace, the governor general of Scotland, and hero of the Scottish chiefs. By Peter Donaldson.

SIR WILLIAM WALLACE. l13
WALLACE MEETS THE PARLIAMENT,
And resigns his commission and returns to France,
conquered John Lynn at sea and the country oJ
Guienne.
On account of some jealousies Wallace resigned
the command of the Army, and the office of Governor
General of Scotland, and retired to France, where he
received great honours and praise. He embarked
with eighteen of his brave followers at Dundee, and
as they steered along the English coast about the
Humber, they saw a sail bearing down upon them.
They soon discovered with fear that it was John
Lynn, the cruel and bloody pirate of the seas. Wallace sent all the trembling cowards below, and steered
the ship himself. John of Lynn with seven score of
rogues came along side, galled the Scots with guns
before they clasped, but when they clasped the Scottish spears made dreadful havoc among them for nearly an hour; the merchants too in their woollen harness, behaved themselves like gallant men in that fight,
killed or drowned all the seven hundred men and took
their gold &c. The King knighted Wallace as soon
as he arrived in France, and gave him gold to support the war in Guienne against the English, where
he marched with 10,000 men, and laid waste all Gui.
enne, conquered it in five pitched battles, and wag
made Lord of that land.
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