John Barbour

Aberdeenshire or Galloway, Scotland
John Barbour
Aberdeenshire or Galloway, Scotland

Poems

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1.
Freedom
A! Fredome is a noble thing!
Fredome mays man to haiff liking;
Fredome all solace to man giffis,
He levys at ese that frely levys!
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2.
The Brus Book X
[Preparations for battle against John of Lorn]
Quhen Thomas Randell on this wis
Wes takyn as Ik her devys
And send to dwell in gud keping
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3.
The Brus Book Ix
[The king goes to Inverurie and falls ill]

Now leve we intill the Forest
Douglas that sall bot litill rest
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4.
The Brus Book Xiv
[Edward Bruce goes to Ireland]

The erle off Carrik Schyr Edward,
That stoutar wes than a libard
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5.
The Brus Book I
This book the true story of King Robert and Sir James Douglas


Storys to rede ar delatibill
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6.
The Brus Book Vi
[Sir Ingram Umfraville praises the king;
the men of Galloway pursue him with a tracker dog]

The king is went till his logyng
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7.
The Brus Book Vii
[The king escapes from the hound]


The king towart the wod is gane
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8.
The Brus Book Xii
[The king prepares his division]

Now Douglas furth his wayis tais,
And in that selff tyme fell throw cais
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9.
The Brus Book Xv
The Scots win a great battle at Connor]

Quhen thai within has sene sua slayn
Thar men and chassyt hame agayn
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10.
The Brus Book Iv
[English harshness to prisoners]

In Rawchryne leve we now the king
In rest foroutyn barganyng,
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