%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> A memorable song vpon the vnhappy hunting in Cheuy Chase, beweene the Earle / Pearcy of England, and Earle Dowglas of Scotland. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1630 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 06/01/2008 20279

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1.92-93 S91417 1 Flying Fame Chevy Chase Flying Fame GOd prosper long our Noble King / our lives and safeties all, SIr Hugh Montgomery was he cald, / who with a Speare full bright, Pepys 1.92-93 STC 5129.7 for H. G[osson c. 1630]; Rollins (2) 285 (Dec. 14, 1624, IV, 131); Rollins (2) 1700 (Mch. 1, 1675, ii, 497). Pepys Library The Pepys ballads : facsimile volume Editor W.G. Day D.S. Brewer Cambridge [England] 1987 Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 92 1: 93 A memorable song vpon the vnhappy hunting in Cheuy Chase, beweene the Earle / Pearcy of England, and Earle Dowglas of Scotland. A memorable song upon the unhappy hunting in Chevy Chase, beweene the Earle Pearcy of England, and Earle Dowglas of Scotland. A Memorable Song Upon the Unhappy Hunting in Chevy Chase, Between the Earle Pearcy of England, and Earle Dowglas of Scotland. The second part The second part The Second Part 1/2 sheet folio, originally left part, 265 x 185 1/2 sheet folio, originally right part, 261 x 130 cropped and torn right edge, cropped left edge, creased, damaged surface, holed, uneven inking creased, damaged surface, uneven inking cast fleurons 1630 London Printed for H. G. H. G. [Henry Gosson] Weinstein: STC Weinstein lists I:92-93 under H. G. [Henry Gosson]. STC lists H. G[osson]. BBTI confirms Henry Gosson active ca. 1630, as does Plomer.

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G Od prosper long our Noble King our lives and safeties all, A wofull hunting once there did in Chevy Chase befall To drive the deere with hound & horne, Earle Pearcy tooke his way, The child may rue that is unborne, the hunting of that day: The stout Earle of Northumberland , a vow to God did make, His pleasure in the Scottish woods, three Summers dayes to take; The chiefest Harts in Chevy Chase to kill and beare away, Those tidings to Earle Dowglas came, in Scotland where he lay. Who sent Earle Piercy present word, he would prevent his sport; Tho English Earle not fearing this, did to the woods resort, With fifteene hundred bowmen bold, all chosen men of might, Who knew full weel in time of need, to ayme their shafts aright. The gallant gray-hounds swiftly ran, to chase the Fallow Deere, On munday they began to hunt when daylight did appeare? And long before high noone they had a hundred fat Bucks slaine: Then having dind the Drovers went to rowze the Deere againe. The bowmen mustered on the hils well able to endure, Their backesides all with speciall care, that day were guarded sure: The hounds ran swiftly through the woods the humble Deere to take, That with their cryes the hils & dales an Eccho shrill did make. Lord Piercy to the Quarry went, to view the tender Deere, Quod he, Earle Dowglas promis'd once this day to meete me here: But if I thought he would not come, no longer would I stay With that a brave yong Gentleman thus to the Earle did say. Loe yonder doth Earle Dowglas come, his men in armour bright, Full twenty hundred Scottish speares all marching in our sight: All pleasant men of Tinedale fast by the river Tweed ,
Then cease your sport E. Piercy said, and take your bowes with speed. And now with me my Countrymen, your courage forth advance, For never was there Champion yet in Scotland or in France : That ever did on horsebacke come, but if my hap it were, I durst encounter man for man, with him to breake a Speare, E. Dowglas on his milke white Steed, (most like a Baron bold) Rode formost of his company, whose armour shone like Gold: Show me, said he, whose men yee bee, that hunt so boldly here, That without my consent doe chase and kill my Fallow Deere. The man that first did answere make, was Noble Piercy he, Who said we list not to declare, nor shew whose men we be: Yet will we spend our dearest blood, thy chiefest Harts to slay, Then Dowglas swore a solemne oath, and thus in rage did say. Ere thus I will out-braved be, one of us two shall dye, I know thee well an Earle thou art Lord Piercy so am I: But trust me Piercy pittie it were: and great offence to kill, Any of these our guiltlesse men, for they have done none ill. Let thou and I the battell try, and let our men aside, Accurst be he, Earle Piercy said, by whom it is denide: Then stept a gallant Squier forth, Witherington was his name, Who sayd I would not have it told to Henry our King for shame. That ere my Captaine fought on foot, and I stand looking on, You two be Earles quod, Witherington , and I a squire alone: Ile doe the best that doe I may, while I have power to stand, While I have power to wield my sword Ile fight with heart and hand. Our English archers bent their bowes, their hearts were good and true, At the first flight of arrowes sent,
full fourescore Scots they slew: To drive the Deere with hound & horne Dowglas bade on the bent, A Captaine mov'd with mickle pride, the Speares to shivers went. They cloz'd full fast on every side, no slacknesse there was found, And many a gallant Gentleman lay gasping on the ground: O Christ it was a griefe to see, how each one chose his Speare, And how the blood out of their breast did gush like water cleere. At last these two stout Earles did meet like Captaines of great might, Like Lyons mov'd they laid on load, and made a cruell fight: They fought untill they both did sweat with swords of tempered steele, Untill the blood like drops of raine, they trickling downe d[id] feele. Yeeld thee Lord Piercy Dowglas said, in faith I will thee bring, Where thou shalt high advanced be, with James our Scottish King: Thy ransome I will freely give and this report of thee, Thou art the most couragious Knight that ever I did see. No Dowglas , quoth Earle [Pi ]ercy t[hen] thy proffers I doe scorn I will not yeeld to any Scot that ever yet was borne: With that there came an arrow keene out of an English bow, And stroke Earle Dowglas to the heart a deepe and deadly blow. Who never sayd more words then these fight on my merry men all, For why my life is at an end, Lord Piercy sees my fall, Then leaving life Earle Piercy tooke the dead man by the hand, Who said, Earle Dowglas for thy life would I had lost my Land. O Christ my very heart doth bleed, with sorrow for thy sake: For sure a more redoubted Knight mischance could never take: A Knight among the Scots there was which saw Earle Dowglas dye, Who straight in wrath did vow revenge upon the Earle Piercy .
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S Ir Hugh Montgomery was he cald, who with a Speare full bright, Well mounted on a gallant Steed, ran fiercely through the fight: And past the English Archers all, without all dread or feare, And through Earle Piercies body then he thrust his hatefull Speare. With such a vehement force and might, his body he did gore, The staffe ran through the other side, a large cloth yeard and more: Thus did both these two Nobles dye, whose courage none could staine, An English Archer then perceiv'd the noble Earle was slaine. He had a good bow in his hand, made of a trusty tree, An arrow of a cloth yard long to the hard head haled he: Against Sir Hugh Montgomery , so right his shaft he set, The gray-goose wing that was thereon in his heart blood was wet. This fight did last from breake of day, t[il]l setting of the Sunne, For when they rung the evening Bell, the battel scarce was done: With stout E. Piercy there was slaine, Sir John of Ogerton , Sir R [o ]b [e ]rt Harckliffe and Sir John , Sir James that bold Baron. And with sir George and good sir James both Knights of good account, Good sir Ralph Rebb [y ] there was slaine, whose prowesse did sirmount: For Witherington needs must I waile, as one in wofull dumps. For when his legs were smitten off, he fought still upon stumps. And with E. Dowglas there was slaine, Sir Hugh Montgomery , Sir Charles Morell , that from the field, one foot would never flye: Sir Robert Heuer of Harcliffe too, his sisters sonne was hee, Sir David Lamwell well esteem'd, but sav'd he could not be. And the Lord Markwell in like case, did with E. Dowglas dye, Of twenty hundred Scottish Peeres, scarce fifty five did flye.
Of fifteene hundred English men, went home but fifty three, The rest in Chevy Chase were slaine, under the greene wood tree. Next day did many widdowes come, their husbands to bewayle, They washt their wounds in brinish teares, but all would not prevaile: Their bodies bath'd in purple blood, they bore with them away, They kist them dead a thousand times, ere they were clad in clay. The newes was brought to Edenbrogh where Scotlands King did raigne, That brave Earle Dowglas suddenly was with an arrow slaine: O heavy newes King James did say, Scotland can witnesse bee, I have not any Captaine more, of such account as hee. Like tydings to King Henry came, within as short a space, That Piercy of Northumberland , was slaine in Chevy Chase: Now God be with him said our King, sith twill no better be, I trust I have within my Realms, five hundred as good as hee. Yet shall not Scots nor Scotland say, but I will vengeance take, And be revenged on them all for brave Earle Piercies sake: This vow the King did well performe, after on Humble Downe, In one day fiftie Knights were slaine, with Lords of high renowne. And of the rest of small account, did many hundreds dye, Thus ended the hunting in Chevy Chase made by the Lord Piercy : God save our King and blesse this Land with plenty, joy, and peace And grant henceforth that foule debate, twixt Noblemen may cease.
FINIS. London Printed for H.G.