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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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