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T50433 3 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN Flying Fame Chevy Chase Flying Fame GOD prosper long our noble KING, / Our Lives and Safeties all; Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 3: 436 3: 437 An Unhappy Memorable SONG of the Hunting on / CHEVY CHACE, between the Earl PIERCY of / England and Earl DOUGLAS of Scotland. An Unhappy Memorable SONG of the Hunting on CHEVY CHACE, between the Earl PIERCY of England and Earl DOUGLAS of Scotland. An Unhappy Memorable SONG of the Hunting on Chevy Chase, between the Earl Percy of England and Earl DOUGLAS of Scotland. ?-?

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GOD prosper long our noble King, Our Lives and Safeties all; A woful Hunting once there did, In Chevy Chace befal. To drive the Deer 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-Days to take. The chiefest Hart in Chevy Chace, To kill and bear away. These Tidings to Earl Deuglas 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 gallant Greyhound 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: And having dind, the Drovers went, To rouse them up again.
The Bowmen musterd on the Hills Well able to endure; Their Backsides all with special Care, That Day were guarded sure. The Hounds ran swiftly thro the Wood The nimble Deer to take, And with their Cries the Hills and Dales, An echo shrill did make Earl Piercy to the Quarry went, To view the tender Deer: Quoth he, Earl Douglas promised, This Day to meet me here: But if 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 Douglas come, His Men in Armour bright; Full twenty hundred Scotish Peers, All marching in our Sight. All pleasent Men of 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 ad[van]ce, For never was there Champions yet, In Scotland or in France, That ever did on Horsback 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, said he, whose Men ye be, That hunt so boldly oers, That without my consent do chace, And kill my fallow Deer? The Man that first did Answer make, Was the noble Piercy he, Who said, we list not to declare, Nor shew whose men we be. Yet we will spend our dearest blood, The chiefest Hart to slay: Then Douglas swore a solemn Oath, And thus in Rage did say: Eer thus I will out-braved be, One of us two shall die, I know thee well, an Earl thou art, Lord Piercy so am I. But trust me Piercy pity it were, And great Offence to kill, Any of these our harmless Men, For they have done no Ill: Let thou and I the Battle try, And set our Men aside. Accursd be he Lord Piercy said, By whom this is denyd. Then stept a gallant Squire forth, Windrington was his Name; Who said, He would not have it told To Henry his King for Shame, That eer his Captain fought on Foot And he stood looking on: You be two Earl said Widdrinton, And I a Squire alone. Ill do the best that I can do, Whilst I have power to stand; Whilst I have power to weild my Sword, Ill 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 stew. To drive the Deer with Hound and Horn Earl Douglas bit the Bent; A Captain movd with meikle Pride, Their Spears to shivers went. They closd full fast on every Side, No slackness there was found, And many a gallant Gntleman, Lay gasping on the ground. Alas! 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 Lions movd their Blows they laid, And made a cruel Fight. They fought until they both did sweat, With Swords of temperd Steel, Until the Blood like Drops of Rain, They trickling down did feel.
Yield thee, Lord Piercy, Douglas said, In faith I will thee bring, Where thou shalt high advanced be, By James our Scottish King; A Ransom I will freely give, And this Report of thee, Thou art the most couragious Knight, That ever I did see. No, Douglas, 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 Douglas to the Heart, A deep and deadly Blow. Who never spoke 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 Earl Piercy took, The dead Man by the Hand, And said Earl Douglas, for thy Life, Would I had lost my Land. Alas! my very heart doth bleed, With Sorrow for thy Sake, For sure a more renowned knight, Mischance did never take. A Knight amongst the Scots there was, Who saw Earl Douglas die, Who straight in Wrath did now Revenge. Upon the Earl Piercy Sir Hugh Montgomery, he was calld, Who with a Spear most bright, Well mounted on a gallant Steed, Ran fiercely thro the Fight, And past our English Archers all, Without all Dread or Fear, And through Earl Piercys Body then, He thrust his hateful Spear: With such vehement Force and Might, He did his Body gore; The Spear went through the other Side A large Cloth Yard and more. So thus did both these Nobles die, Whose Courage none could stain; An English Archer then perceivd, The noble Earl was stain: He had a Bow bent in his Hand, Made of a trusty Tree, An Arrow of a Cloth Yard long, Unto the Head drew he, Against Sir Hugh Montgomery; So right his Shaft he set, The grey Goose wings thas were theron In his Hearts Blood were wet. The Fight did last from break of day, Till setting of the Sun; For when they rang the Evening Bell, The Battle scarce was done. With the Earl Piercy there was slain, Sir John of Oggerton, Sir Robert Radcliffe and Sir John, Sir James that bold Baron.
And with Sir George and good Sir James Both Knights of good Account, Good Sir Ralph Raby there was slain, Whose Prowess did surmount. For Widdrington needs must I wail, As one in doleful Dumps, For when his Legs were smitten off, He fought upon his Stumps. And with Earl Douglas there was slain, Sir Hugh Montgimory, Sir Charles Murray that from the Field, One Foot would never fly Sir Charles Murray of Radcliffe too, His Sisters Son was he: Sir David Lamb so well esteemed, Yet saved could not be: And the Lord Maxwell, he likewise, Did with Earl Douglas die; Oft twenty Hundred Scottish Peers, Scarce fifty-five did fly; Of twneta Hundred Englishmen, Went Home but fifty-three, The rest were slain in Chevy Chace, Under the Greenwood Tree. Next Day did many Widows come, Their Husband to bewail, They wash their wounds in brenish Tears But all would not prevail. Their Bodies bathd in purple Blood, They bore with them away; They kissd them dead a thousand Times When they were cold as Clay. This News was brought to Edinburgh Where Scotlands King did reign, That brave Earl Douglas suddenly, Was with an Arrow slain. O heavy News King James did say, Scotland can witness be, I have not any Captain more, Of such Account as he. Like Tidings to King Henry came, Within as short a Space, That Piercy of Northumberland, Was slain in Chevy Chace. Now God be with him said our King, Since twill not better be, I trust I have within my Realm, Five hundred as good as he. Yet shall not Scot or Scotland say, But I will Vengeance take, And be revenged on them all, For brave Earl Piercys Sake. This Vow the King full well performd, After one humble Down, In one Day fifty Knights were slain, And Lords of high Renown: And of the Rest of small Account, Did many Hundreds die; Thus ends the Hunting of Chevy Chace Made by the Earl Piercy. God save the King, and bless the Land, In Plenty Joy and Peace; And grant henceforth that foul Debate, Twixt Noblemen may cease.