Chevy-Chace, the Celebrated Old Poem on the Memorable Hunting of the Earls of Douglas and Piercy ....
Publisher: Printed by Robert Foulis, according to all the Scottish editions
Published: 1747
Place of publication: Glasgow
Language: eng
Number of pages: 18
Subjects: Douglas, James, -- Earl of Douglas, -- ca 1358-1388.; Percy, Henry, -- Sir, -- 1364-1403.
Other titles: Memorable Hunting of the Earls Douglas and Piercy.; The Hunting of Chevy-Chace.
Notes: Erratum note at end of text.

'The English ballad of 'Chevy Chase' and the Scottish of the 'Battle of Otterburn' have made the fame of the second Earl of Douglas second only to that of the comrade of Bruce, and the battle in which he fell is celebrated by Froissart as the best foughtand most chivalrous engagement of the many he narrates. The Scottish poem is more in accord with history as handed down by the best authorities: for the English makes Percy the original assailant, in fulfilment of a vow, supposes both Percy and Douglas tohave fallen, and represents the kings in whose reign the battle was fought as Henry VI and James I, instead of Richard II and Robert II. But the English version from Sydney's praise in his 'Defence of Poetry, and Addison's critique in the 'Spectator', Nos 70 and 74, has gained a unique place as the representative of the ballads of the border, among the sources of English poetry' [DNB]

ESTC1896C2 [under  Chevy Chace. The Ballad of Chevy Chase].