Tales of the Olden Time Against Sir Hugh Montgomery So right the shaft he set, This fight did last from break of day For when they rung the evening-bell, With stout Earl Percy there was slain Sir Robert Ratcliff, and Sir John, Sir James, that bold baròn. And with Sir George and stout Sir James, For Witherington needs must I wail And with Earl Douglas there was slain. Sir Hugh Montgomery, Sir Charles Murray, that from the field, Sir Charles Murray of Ratcliff, too— His sister's son was he; Sir David Lamb, so well esteemed, But saved he could not be. And the Lord Maxwell in like case Of fifteen hundred Englishmen, The rest on Chevy-Chace were slain, Next day did many widows come, They washed their wounds in brinish tears, Their bodies, bathed in purple blood, They bore with them away; They kissed them dead a thousand times, The news was brought to Edinburgh, Tales of the Olden Time ? Tales of the Olden "Oh heavy news," King James did say: "Scotland can witness be I have not any captain more Of such account as he." Like tidings to King Henry came That Percy of Northumberland "Now God be with him," said our king, I trust I have within my realm "Yet shall not Scots or Scotland say But I will vengeance take: I'll be revenged on them all, For brave Earl Percy's sake." This vow full well the king performed In one day fifty knights were slain, And of the rest, of small account, Did many hundreds die: Thus endeth the hunting of Chevy-Chace, Made by the Earl Percy. God save the king, and bless this land, With plenty, joy and peace; And grant, henceforth, that foul debate Taies of the Olden Time "Twixt noblemen may cease! OLD BALLAD. Hynde Horn "Oh, it's Hynde Horn fair, and it's Hynde Horn free; Oh, where were you born, and in what countrie? ” "In a far distant countrie I was born; But of home and friends I am quite forlorn." Oh, it's seven long years he served the king, Oh, he gave to his love a silver wand, And his love gave to him a gay gold ring, of the Tales Saying "While the diamonds do keep their hue, Olden Time Then the sails were spread, and away sail'd he; And when he had been seven years to sea, But when Hynde Horn look'd the diamonds upon, Oh, the sails were spread, and away sail'd he 66 'What news, thou auld beggar man?" said he; "For full seven years I've been over the sca." Then the auld man said-" The strangest of all Is the curious wedding in our king's hall. "For there's a king's daughter, came frae the Has been married to him these nine days past; |