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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
