Be that it drewe to the oware off none
A hondrith fat hartes ded ther lay.

The blewe a mort uppone the bent,

The femblyd on fydis fhear;
To the quyrry then the Perse went
To fe the bryttlynge off the deare.

He fayd, It was the Duglas promys

This day to met me hear;

But I wyfte he wold faylle verament :

A gret oth the Perfè swear.

At the laste a squyar of Northombelonde

Lokyde at his hand full ny,

He was war ath the doughetie Doglas comynge;
With him a myghtè meany,

Both with spear, byll,' and brande:

Yt was a myghti fight to fe.

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35

40

Hardyar men both off hart nar hande

45

Wear not in Cristiantè.

The wear twenty hondrith fpear-men good
Withouten any fayle;

The wear borne a-long be the watter a Twyde,

Yth bowndes of Tividale.

V. 31. blwe a mot. MS.

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Leave

V. 42. myghtte. MS. paffim.

V. 43. brylly. MS, V. 48. withowte... feale. MS.

Leave off the brytlyng of the dear, he sayde,
And to your bowys tayk good heed;

For never fithe ye wear on your mothars borne
Had ye never so mickle need.

The dougheti Dogglas on a stede

He rode his men beforne;

His armor glytteryde as dyd a glede;

A bolder barne was never born.

Tell me what' men ye ar, he fays,
Or whos men that ye be :

Who gave youe leave to hunte in this

Chyviat chays in the spyt of me?

The first mane that ever him an anfwear mayd,
Yt was the good lord Perfè:

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60

We wyll not tell the what' men we ar, he fays, 65.

Nor whos men that we be;

But we wyll hount hear in this chays

In the spyte of thyne, and of the.

The fattifte hartes in all Chyviat

We have kyld, and caft to carry them a-way. 70
Be my troth, fayd the doughtè Dogglas agayn,
Ther-for the ton of us fhall de this day.

V. 52. boys lock ye tayk. MS. V. 54. ned. MS. V. 56. att his. MS. V. 59. whos. MS.

1. 64. whoys. M).

V. 71.

agay. MS,

Then fayd the doughtè Doglas

Unto the lord Perfè:

To kyll all thes giltles men,
A-las! it wear great pittè.

But, Perfè, thowe art a lord of lande,
I am a yerle callyd within my contre ;
Let all our men uppone a parti stande;

And do the battell off the and of me.

Nowe Criftes cors on his crowne, fayd the lord Perfè, Who-foever ther-to fays nay.

Be my troth, doughtè Doglas, he fays,

Thow fhalt never fe that day.

It shall never be told in Sothe-Ynglonde, he fays,

To kyng Herry the fourth for fham.

I wat youe byn great lordes twa,

I am a poor fquyar of lande;

V. 81. fayd the the. MS. V. 88. on. i. e. one. twaw. MS.

I wyll

V. 93

I wyll never fe my captayne fyght on a fylde,
And ftande my-selffe, and looke on,

But whyll I may my weppone welde

I wyll not fayl' both harte and hande.

That day, that day, that dredfull day:

The first FIT here I fynde.

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And you wyll here any mor athe hontyng athe Chyviat
Yet ys ther mor behynd.

THE SECOND PART.

HE Yngglishe men hade ther bowys yebent,
Ther hartes were good yenoughe;

The first of arros that the fhote off,

Seven skore fpear-men the floughe.

Yet bydys the yerle Doglas uppon the bent,

A captayne good yenoughe,

And that was sene verament,

For he wrought hom both woo and wouche.

The Dogglas pertyd his oft in thre,

Lyk a cheffe cheften off pryde,

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10

With

P. 106. youe... hountyng. MS. V. 3. first, i. e. flight. V. 5. byddys. MS.

With fuar speares off myghttè tre
The cum in on every syde.

Thrughe our Yngglyfhe archery

Gave many a wounde full wyde ;

Many a doughete the garde to dy,

Which ganyde them no pryde.

The Ynglyfhe men let thear bowys be,
And pulde owt brandes that wer bright,
It was a hevy fyght to fe

Bryght fwordes on bafnites lyght.

Thorowe ryche male, and myne-ye-ple

Many fterne the stroke downe ftreght.
Many a freyke, that was full fre,
Ther undar foot dyd lyght.

At laft the Duglas and the Perfè met,

Lyk to captayns of myght and mayne ;

The swapte togethar tyll the both swat

With fwordes, that wear of fyn myllàn.

Thes worthè freckys for to fyght

Ther-to the wear full fayne,

Tyll the bloode owte off thear basnetes fprente,

As ever dyd heal or rayne.

Holde

V. 17. boys. MS.

MS. V. 22. done. MS.
V. 32. ran. Ms.

. 18. briggt. MS. V. 21. throrowe.

V. 26. to, i, e. tavo. Ibid. and of. MS,