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 ( 42 ) the north ſide of the Forth. This river hores noffible ford at this place, and the only paflige war by a woodan bridge in the victy f Stirling. The Engliſh army were encamped on the buth of the river, in the vie of the Sco's; and thens generas, deftous io preverse Thedeng fblood fentiw Dominican Briars to Wallace.vih svertures of accommods- tian. Their terins were, however degrad- ing ard iniu ting in the lalt degree. born to the honour ajd ind-pendence of the Scottish nation; the fore', rej cd with bee ming di disini To thefe hu), arrobafadors, the Save Walace repied. Gordil your fieers that no Sc is came nor to this piace true for eace; that they were ready to fight; and hen attacked, they would evince with their ſwords that their country was inde- pendent and free. Let them but advance, and to their faces we'll tell then io much. his anfer greatly irritacd the Ei gliſi generals and deſpiting fuch an hanaful of men, they esclaimed They are all our on, et u in antly charge them." Lundy, a Soni'man' who had left the army of Wallace sa con quence of the dilagree- mene aming the Scots commanders at Irvine, convine.d. ha Walace was too prudent to hazard a battle with teh fuperior force, whout having previouſly cuncested mea- Fures