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A40839	The famous and renowned history of the memorable, but unhappy hunting on Chevy-Chase, by the river Tweed in Scotland together with the great and mortal battles fought there, between the Lord Piercy, Earl of Northumberland, and his fifteen hundred English archers, and Earl Dowglas, with twenty hundred Scottish spears,in which both, with most of their men, were slain.		1690 (1690)	Wing F359A; ESTC R222646	11,615	24

cold Lips a hundred times and bathed the pale Face in Tears with such piteous Cries and Groans as would have pierc'd any Heart to have heard But the Extremity of Sorrow being over the dead Bodies were removed and decently buryed according to their Degree the whole Kingdom of Scotland Mourning for the loss of Earl Dowglas and so many valiant Men with him on so trivial a Quarrel the King affirming that he had not such another brave Man in his Kingdom This sad News coming to King Henry's Court he was sorry for it declaring the Earl Piercy to be a very brave Man yet doubted not but he had within his Realm five hundred as brave and valiant Men as he yet sent for his Body and caused it honourably to be interred amongst his Ancestors vowing however to revenge his Death on the Scottish Nation and so concluding his Wars with France he entered the Country with a great Army wasting it with Fire and Sword which War continued for many Years till the Queen of Scots dying the King of Scots marryed King Henry's Daughter which put an end to it during his Reign An Vnhappy but Memorable SONG of the hunting on Chevy-Chase between Earl Piercy of England and Earl Dowglas of Scotland To the Tune of Flying Fame c. GOd prosper long our noble King our lives and safties all A woful hunting once there did in Chevy-Chase befal To drive the Dear with hound and horn Earl Piercy took his way The Child may rue that was unborn the hunting of that Day The stout Earl of Northumberland a Vow to God did make His pleasure in the Scottish Woods three Summer's Days to take The chiefest Harts in Chevy-Chase to kill nad bear away The tydings to Earl Dowglas came in Scotland where he lay Who sent Earl Piercy present word he would prevent his Sport The English Earl not fearing this did to the Woods resort With fifteen hundred Bowmen bold all chosen Men of might Who knew full well in time of need to aim their Shafts aright The galnant Grey hounds swiftly ran to chase the Fallow deer On Monday they began to hunt when Day-light did appear And long before high Noon they had a hundred fat Bucks slain Then having din'd the Drivers went to rouze them up again The Bow-men muster'd on the Hills well able to endure Their Backsides all with special Care that Day were guarded sure The hounds ran swiftly thro' the Woods the nimble Deer to take And with their Cries the Hills and Dales an Eccho shrill did make Lord Piercy to the Quarry went to view the tender Deer Quoth he Earl Dowglas promised this Day to meet me here If that I thought he would not come no longer would I stay With that a brave young Gentleman thus to the Earl did say Lo yonder doth Earl Dowglas come his Men in Armour bright Full twenty hundred Scottish Spears all marching in our sight All Men of pleasant Tividale fast by the River Tweed Then cease your Sport Earl Piercy said and take your Bows with speed And now with me my Country Men your Courage forth advance For never was there Champion yet in Scotland or in France That ever did on Horse-back come but since my hap it were I durst encounter Man for Man with him to break a Spear Earl Douglas on a Milk-white Steed most like a Baron bold Rode foremost of the Company whose Armour shone like Gold Shew me he said whose Men you be that hunt so boldly here That without my Consent do chase and kill my Fallow-deer The Man that first did answer make was noble Piercy he Who said We list not to declare nor shew whose Men we be Yet we will spend our dearest Blood thy chiefest Harts to slay Then Dowglas swore a solemn Oath and thus in Rage did say E're thus I will Out-braved be one of us two shall dye I know thee well and Earl thou art Lord Piercy so am I. But trust me Piercy pity it were and great Offence to kill And of these our harmless Men. for they have done no Ill. Let thee and I the Battel try and sot our Men aside Acurst be he Lord Piercy said by whom this is deny'd Then stept a gallant ' Squire forth Witherington was his Name Who said I would not have it told to Henry our King for shame That e're my Captain fought on Foot and I stood looking on You be two Earls said Whitherington and I a ' Squire alone I 'll do the best that do I may while I have Power to stand While I have Power to wield my Sword I 'll fight with Heart and Hand Our English Archers bent their Bows their Hearts were good and true At the first flight of Arrows sent full threescore Scots they flew To drive the Deer with Hound and Horn Earl Dowglas had the bent A Captain moved with mickle Pride the Spears to shivers sent They clos'd full fast on every side no slackness there was found And many a gallant Gentleman lay gasping on the Ground O Christ It was great Grief to see and likewise for to hear The Cries of Men lying in their Gore and scattered here and there At last these two stout Earls did meet like Captains of great might Like Lyons mov'd they laid on load and made a cruel Fight They fought until they both did sweat with Swords of tempered Steel Until the Blood like drops of Rain they trickling down did feel Yield thee Lord Piercy Dowglas said in Faith I will thee bring Where thou shalt high advanced be by James our Scottish King Thy Ransom I will freely give and thus Report of thee Thou art the most Couragious Knight that ever I did see To Dowglas quoth Earl Piercy then Thy Proffer I do scorn I will not yield to any Scot that ever yet was born With that there came an Arrow keen out of an English Bow Which struck Earl Dowglas to the Heart a deep and deadly blow Who never spoke more Words than these Fight on my merry Men all For why my Life is at an end Lord Piercy sees my fall Then leaving Life Earl Piercy took the dead Man by the hand And said Earl Dowglas for thy Life would I had lost my Land O Christ my very Heart doth bleed with Sorrow for thy sake But sure a more renowned Knight mischance did ever take A Knight amongst the Scots there was which saw Earl Dowglas dye Who straight in Wrath did vow Revenge upon the Earl Piercy Sir Hugh Montgomery was he call'd who with a spear most bright Well mounted on a gallant steed ran fiercely through the Fight And pass'd the English Archers all without all dread or fear And through Earl Piercy'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 a large Cloath-yard and more So thus did both these Nobles dye whose courage none could stain An English Archer then

and of the same Opinion crying out They would not hazard their noble Earl in single Combate but fight with him and for him to the last Drop of their blood found him self constrained to yield to their Importunities and so both sides immediately were ordered to make ready for the Battle Chap. V. How the mortal Battle began by the English Archers who slew sixty Scots at the first Flight of Arrows and continued with such Fury that all the place was paved with dead and dying Men how the two Earls after a cruel Fight were slain with the manner of it c. THe English Archers on the left Division immediately sent a Flight of fatal Arrows which laid threescore of the Scots dead on the place and the right Division letting fly on the Flank of their Battalion gauled them most miserably Earl Dowglas seeing his Men discouraged to be killed so at distance and that another Vollue might put them into Disorder commanded them speedily to advance and come to a close Fight by which means he thought to tender the English Bows which was their chiefest Weapons useless but in this he was deceived for they kept such excellent Order that whenever the Front opened the Archers behind feather'd the Scots with Showers of deadly Arrows whilst the others kept them in play with their Swords however both being furious they fought desperately insomuch that the Ground was cover'd with dead and dying Men Arrows shivers of Spears broken Swords and streams of Blood nothing was heard but confus'd Noises Groans and Cries And now Earl Piercy being backed by divers Knights and Esquires Men at Arms c. out of the Tops of the Enemy's Spears pointed against him and like a Tempest broke in amongst them with such Fury and Slaughter that he laid heaps of dead on either hand and before him so that his way was in a manner stoped with the Carcasses of the Slain which raised a great Cry about him insomuch that Earl Dowglas who was fighting on the other side and had signaliz'd his Valour very much was forced to give over and come to the succour of his broken Forces where these two Earls met like two enraged Lyons no Armour was Proof against their Well-temper'd Swords so that by the mighty stroaks they gave each other it fell Piece-meal to the Ground the Place they fought on was sprinkled with noble Blood and Earl Dowglas hereupon beginning to faint yet ashamed to yield thus bespake Earl Piercy Noble Lord You see your Blood flows fast and Death you cannot ' scape if you contend with me much longer I therefore in pity to your Life would have you yield yourself my Prisoner you shall be nobly used and I 'll prefer you with James our King by making him sensible of your Worth and Courage To this Earl Piercy replyed with a sorrowful smile As for my Life take you no care but surely guard your own my Honour I prefer before all things on Earth and it never shall be said that Piercy yielded to a Scot. Whilst they paus'd a little on these Words and were again renewing the Fight and Arrow coming from among the Ranks of the Archers ended that Combat by piercing Earl Dowglas to the Heart who thereupon falling to the Ground his last Words with a faint and dying Voice were Fight on my merry Men revenge my Death for I am slain and Piercy lives to see me fall The noble Earl Piercy on the fall of brave Dowglas by such an unwished or unexpected way was much troubled for his Death and to be deprived of the Honour of the Conquest he expected laboured to raise him from the Ground that he might send him out of the Battle to have his Wounds dressed if peradventure his Life might be in him but finding him dead he much bemoaned him commending like a generous Enemy his Valour and wishing he had or could have done any thing to save him But whilst he was lamenting his Death his own was near at hand for the noise being carried through the Battle that Earl Dowglas was slain Sir Hugh Montgomery who was Dowglas's chief Favourite putting his Spears in his Wrest and vowing Revenge broke through the Rank and whilst the noble Piercy's Thoughts were imploy'd on the dead Earl he came behind him at Unawares and run him quite through the Body so that he fell on Earl Dowglas and only having time to encourage his Men gave up the Ghost But was not long unreveng'd for an English Archer perceiving what had happened drew an Arrow up to the head which proved a sure Messenger of Death for it passed quite through Montgomery's Body so that the Feathers of the Arrow were wet in his Heart's Blood Chap. VI. How the Battle after the Death of the noble Chiefs continued till but fifty five of the Scots and fifty three of the English were left alive it holding a whole Summer's Day of the Lamentation the Widows made over their dead Husbands and the Revenge for the Earl's death c. THough the Chiefs were slain the Fight continued with great Fury being spurred on with Courage and Desire of Revenge either side scorning to yield though the Sun declined and Night was hasting on a pace it having held almost a whole Summer's Day till in the end those few that were left alive were so wounded and wearied that they were constrained to part by Consent Eighteen hundred forty three of the Scots being killed so that of the two Thoufand there remained but fifty five and of the English but fifty three so fatal and desperate were these two small Armies contending for the Honour of cither Nation more than for any thing else Witherington especially in this Action behaved himself as he had promised for a Scot coming behind him with a mighty broad Sword and cutting his Legs off he raised himself on his bleeding Stumps with his Hands and pierced his Enemy who had so wounded him to the Heart and so continued fighting till through loss of Blood he fainted and dyed Besides these of Note dyed in this Battle Sir John Ogerton Sir Robert Sir John and Sir James Ratcliff three valiant Brothers and of a noble Family also Sir George and Sir James Tyrell Father and Son and Sir Ralph Raby all gallant English Men. And of the Scots of Note besides Sir Hugh Montgomery Sir Charles Currel Sir Charles Murrel and his Sister's Son also Sir David Lamb a Man Valiant and of great Council much beloved by the whole Nation but nothing in this mortal Battle could rescue him from Death there fell likewise the Lord Markwell Lord of a Clan in the High-lands of that Name Nor was this Few'd scarce ended when the Bell rung to Evening-song the woful News of this bloody Day being known to the Widows of these Persons that were slain they came running with doleful Cries torn Hair and Garments each searching among the Dead for her Husband's Corps and no sooner finding it but falling on it kissed the