6. "Now we have haryed all Bamborowe schyre, 7. Upon the morowe, when it was day, The standerds schone fulle bryght; 8. Syr Henry Perssy laye at the New Castell, 9. To the Newe Castell when they cam, 10. "For we have brente Northom berlonde, Thy erytage good and ryght, 30 11. Syr Harry Perssy cam to the walles, The Skottyssch oste for to se, And sayd, "And thow hast brente Northomberlond, Full sore it rewyth me. 12. "Yf thou hast haryed all Bamborowe schyre, Thow hast done me grete envye; 1 For the trespasse thow hast me done, 13. "Where schall I byde the ?" sayd the Dowglas, Ther mast thow well logeed be. 14. "The roo full rekeles ther sche rinnes, The fawken and the fesaunt both, 15. "Ther mast thow have thy welth at wyll, Yt schall not be long or I com the tyll," 50 60 20. A Skottysshe knyght hoved upon the bent,' A wache I dare well saye; So was he ware on the noble Perssy 21. He prycked to hys pavyleon dore, 80 9 arousing lodging • burned 2 the one 1 hostility • tarried 7 field 33. Every man sawe that he dyd soo, 34. Thus Syr Hary Perssye toke the fylde, Dyd helpe hym well that daye. 35. But nyne thowzand, ther was no moo, 36. But when the batell byganne to joyne, 37. "My lorde your father he gretes yow well, Wyth many a noble knyght; He desyres yow to byde That he may see thys fyght. 130 140 39. "For Jhesus love," sayd Syr Harye Perssy, "That dyed for yow and me, Wende to my lorde my father agayne, And saye thow sawe me not with yee.* 40. "My trowth ys plyght to yonne Skottysh knyght, It nedes me not to layne, That I schulde byde hym upon thys bent, 41. "And if that I weynde of thys growende, He wolde me call but a kowarde knyght 160 42. "Yet had I lever to be rynde and rente, 43. "Wherefore schote, archars, for my sake, did 170 company powerful maid 7 reward 44. "Every man thynke on hys trewe-love, 45. The blodye harte in the Dowglas armes, Hys standerde stood on hye, That every man myght full well knowe; 46. The whyte lyon on the Ynglyssh perte,' For soth as I yow sayne, The lucettes and the cressawntes both; 47. Upon Sent Androwe lowde can they crye, And thrysse they schowte on hyght,3 180 And syne merked them one owr Ynglysshe 7 60. The yerlle of Mentaye he was slayne, 61. Syr Charllës Morrey in that place, 62. Ther was slayne upon the Skottës syde, Of fowre and forty thowsande Scottes 63. Ther was slayne upon the Ynglysshe syde, For soth and sertenlye, A gentell knyght, Syr Jhon Fechewe, 64. Syr James Hardbotell ther was slayne, For hym ther hartes were sore; The gentyll Lovell ther was slayne, 65. Ther was slayne upon the Ynglyssh perte, For soth as I yow saye, Of nyne thowsand Ynglyssh men 240 250 260 4 smote 8 discerned 6 till |