The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-03-25


:. Thy ransom viii freely give, !.
And thus report Of iilee;
Thou arsthe most courageous knight w
That ever did see.r ~ r
!" No. Douglass, guolh earl Percy then.
s.1'hy profIer ] DO scorn; r.: +
l viii not yield TO any Scot
. That ever yet was born !"
With that there came an arrow keen q.
e Out Of an English bow, p. q
Which struck earl douglas 10 The heart,
A deep and deadly blow: 4
Who never spoke more words than these
flight On. my merry men all;
For whyi my life Is al an end: 49,. 81.
lord Percy sees my fall" +, -
Then leaving lie, earl Percy took
/ The dead man by the hand: - = =
And said, {" Earl Douglas. for Thy life,
Would | have lost my land!
40 Christ! my very hear. doth bleed
With sorrow for Thy sake; #
For sure more renowned knight = .
Mischance did never take" -.
A knight amongst The Scots there was.
Which saw earl Douglas die,
Who straight in wrath did vow revenge
Upon she earl Percy.
Sir Hugh Montgomery he was call'd;
Who with spear most bright
Well mounted on a gallant sieed," r J.
Ran fiercely through the fight:
| And pass'd the English archers all.
| Without all dread or fear; --,
And through earl Percy's body then
He thrust his hateful spear.
With such a vehement force and might
| He, did his body gore.
The spear went through the other side
( Alarge cloth-yard, and more.
| So thus did both these mobiles die,
Whose cnnra0a none nonld stain.
An English archer then perceived,
The noble earl was slain;
lie had bow bent in his hand,
Made Of a trusty trees
An arrow Of clo,h.yard long
UP to the head drew he;
Against Sir Hugh Montgomery
So right the shaft he set,
The gray-goose wing that was thereon
In his heart-blood was wet.
This fight did las, from break of day
Till setting Of the sun;
For when they rung the evening bell
The battle scarce was done.
With the earl Percy there was ,lain
Sir John of Ogerton,
Sir Robert Ratcliif, and Sir John,
Sir James that bold baron;
And with Sir George, and good Sir James
Both knights OF good account,
Good Sit Ralph Raby there was slain.
Whose prowess did surmount.
For Witherington needs mus. | wall,
As one in doleful dumps;
For, when his legs were smilten of,
lie fought upon his s.umps.
And with earl Douglas there was slain
Sir Hugh Montgomery;
Sir Charles Currel, that from the field
One foot would never fly;
Sir Charles Murrel Of Ratclifr too,
His sisters son was he:
Sir David Lamb, so well esteem'd,
Yet saved could not be.
And the lord Maxwell, in likewise.
- Did with earl Douglas die:
Of twenty hundred Scottish spears,
Scarce fifty five did fly.
or fifteen hundred Englishmen,
Went home but fifty three;
The rest were slain in Chevy Chase,
Under the gum-wood tree.
Next day did many widows come,
Their husbands to bewail;
They wash'd their wounds in brinish tears,
But alt would not prevail.
Their bodies. bathed in purple blood
They bore with them away;
They kiss'd them dead a thousand times,
When they were clad in clay.
This news was brought 10 Edinburgh,
Where Sco,land's king did reign,
That brave earl Douglas suddenly
Was with an arrow slain.
. O heavy news!" king James did say;
Scotland can witness be,
| have not any captain more
Of such account as he."
Like ,idings to King Henry eame
Within as short space,
That Percy of Northumberland
Was slain in Chevy Chase.
|. Now God be with him" said our King,
"Si,h twill no better be;
| trust l have within my realm
Five hundred good as he.
" Yet shall not Scot nor Scotland say.
But ] will vengeance take;