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 ( 20 ) them. Meanwhile he conveyed, during five rights all the provisions and neccssanes which were found in the castle. to Short-wood Shaws; then abandoning the castle, he committed it to the flames, and repaired to the wood for shelter against future danger. The captain's wife hastened to Perth, and informed her son of the rate of his father, the capture of the castle, and her own misfortunes. The son. Sir John Butler, stung to the hear with grief, and fired with indignation. com- tranded all the men in Perth and the vicinity to arm, and to repair to the wood, so take revenge upon Wallace and his man, "But suka was the fame of Wallace, that though they were a thousand strong, yet many approached the wood with trembling hearts. Arrived at the wood, Sir John Batler are ranged his men in six divisions. With five his encircled the wood to prevent an escape and with two hundreds of his most faithful adherenta he entered the wood 'In search of Wallace, wie had formed a fortress with trees, and such other. materials as the place afforded, where he could issue forth into the plain, or retreat into the wood, as necessity required. Wallace bad. only twenty archers, opposed to severscer? the English archers, supported by threescor's of spearmen. He girded on his buckler, seized his bow, which was so strong and large no man but himself could bend it, and disck ing an arrow slew one of the English are A terrible shower of arrows were disch among