Holde the, Perfè, faid the Doglas, Wher thowe shalte have a yerls wagis 35 That was, Fyghte ye, my myrry men, whyllys ye may, For my lyff days ben gan. The .33. helde. MS. V. 36. Scottish. MS. V. 49. throroue. MS. The Perfè leanyde on his brande, And fawe the Duglas de; He tooke the dede man be the hande, And fayd, Wo ys me for the! 55 To have favyde thy lyffe I wolde have pertyd with My landes for years thre, For a better man of hart, ǹare of hande Was not in all the north countrè. Off all that fe a Skottishe knyght, Was callyd Sir Hewe the Mongon-byrry, He fawe the Duglas to the deth was dyght; He rod uppon a corfiare Throughe a hondrith archery, бо 65 He never ftyntyde, nar never blane 79 He fet uppone the lorde Perfè A dynte, that was full foare; With a fuar fpear of a myghtè tre Clean thorow the body he the Perfè bore, Athe tothar fyde, that a man myght fe, 75 A large cloth yard and mare : Towe bettar captayns wear nat in Crifliantè, An 7. 74. ber. MS. V. 78. ther. MS. An archar off Northomberlonde Say flean was the lord Perfè, He bar a bende-bow in his hande, An arow, that a cloth yarde was lang, 80 A dynt, that was both fad and foar, 85 He fat on Sir Hewe the Mongon-byrry. The dynt yt was both fad and foar,' That he of Mongon-byrry fete ; With his hart blood the wear wete. 90 4 Ther was never a freake wone foot wolde fle, Heawyng on yche othar, whyll the myght dre, With many a bal-ful brande. This battell begane in Chyviat And when even-fong bell was rang The tooke on' on ethar hand Be the lyght off the mone; V. 80. Say, i. e. Save. MS. V. 84. haylde. MS, far. MS. 95 100 Many V. 87. Many hade no ftrenght for to ftande, In Chyviat the hillys abone. Of fifteen hondrith archars of Ynglonde Went away but fifti and thre; Of twenty hondrith fpear-men of Skotlonde, 105 But even five and fifti: But all wear flayne Cheviat within: The hade no ftrengthe to ftand on he: It was the mor pittè. Thear was flayne withe the lord Perfe Sir John of Agerstone, Sir Rogar the hinde Hartly, Sir Wyllyam the bolde Hearone. Sir Jorg the worthè Lovele A knyght of great renowen, Sir Raff the ryche Rugbè With dyntes wear beaten dowene. For Wetharryngton my harte was wo, That ever he flayne fhulde be; For when both his leggis wear hewyne in to, He knyled and fought on hys kne. hy. MS. V. 115. V. 122. Yet he .. So on the morrowe the mayde them byears Off byrch, and hafell so gray'; Many wedous with wepyng tears, Cam to fach ther makys a-way. Tivydale may carpe off care, Northombarlond may mayk grat mone, For towe fuch captayns, as flayne wear thear, Word ys commen to Edden-burrowe To Jamy the Skottishe kyng, 135 140 That dougheti Duglas, lyff-tenant of the Merches, He lay flean Chyviot with-in. His handdes dyd he weal and wryng, Such V. 132. gay. MS. V. 136. mon. MS. V, 138. non. MS. |