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 a sudden death him overtake,

for he began the plea.

He came full far to seek a plea,

he met with one that day:

his men were kill’d in open field,

himself wan ill away

He ran a long way on his scot,

his horse did him forlorn

dismounted was his trumpeter

that blew the brazen horn.

And when they fled to Glasgow town

with many wounds and pricks

they made a trench about the cross

with many boards and slicks

When we had gath’red our prisoners

was left in Evendail,

then we pursu’d to Glasgow town

the morn yea without fail.

We entred into Glasgow town

at all the entries four

the timber trenches were so high

that we could not win o’re

But then we put them in a fear

and then return’d again,

unto the Chiming streams of Clyde

and camped on the plain.

Upon the blooming braes of Clyde

we laid our ligour down,

our friends reported unto us

from city and from town.

For to defend in our God’s name

the Gospel in our land,

that which we solemnly had sworn

yea with uplifted hands,

We were engag’d in covenant,

Christ and his cause to win,

and for to bring the banish'd home

and drag the prelates down,