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R182747 DUring the reign of the Roy Robert, / The first King of the good Stewart: Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 1 The reply and challenge of King ROBERT the second, the first of the / STUARTS, unto HENRY the fourth King of England, unjustly / challenging his Homage. The reply and challenge of King ROBERT the second, the first of the STUARTS, unto HENRY the fourth King of England, unjustly challenging his Homage. The reply and challenge of King ROBERT the second, the first of the STUARTS, unto HENRY the fourth King of England, unjustly challenging his Homage. ?-?

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DUring the reign of the Roy Robert, The first King of the good Stewart: Henry of England the third King In Scotland sent and askt this thing At King Robert, why he not made Him Homage for his Lands braid? Or why he caused through his guilt So meikle saikless blood be spilt? He said he aught of heritage In London to make him homage: After the right of Brutus King, Who had England in Governing. When good King Robert wise and wight Had heard and seen his writ by sight: Therethrough he grew in malent, And shows Barons of his intent: And calld a Counsel in Stirling Town, And there came Lords of great renown; And at that time he asked it, That he might answer by his own wit. Our Lords were fain of that thing, Receivd them to their noble King: Without counsel of any man, To dyte and Write this King began. This was the effect of his writing, In all was sooth and no leasing. We Robert now by Gods might, King of Scots and Isles aright, Inhabites to the Ocean Sea, Our heritage is ever free. To thee Hary of Longcastle, Thine epistle I considered well: Duke of that ilk thou shouldst be calld, It was thy righteous style of old. Toward the first point degrading, No care I will take of such thing: Nought for a King I will call thee, For hurting of Kings Majestie. Wit thou that we have understand For to declare and take in hand Thy writings inward we have seen, Both first and last what thou dost mean; Therefore thou shalt an answer have Of mine own self not of the lave. To the first point, God witness bear, No blood for me be spilt in wear; But if it be for my defence, Through thy corrupted violence, And where thou writes and shews to us, Sen born were sons of old Brutus, That our Antecessors should be Servants to yours in each degree: Thou leid thereof, it is well known, We are ay free within our own, Although John Baliol made a band, Contrair the right of fair Scotland; That he was false, we will defend, Unto us all it is well kend. Our heritage is ever free, Since Scot of Egypt took the sea. But ye have been thirld and overharld The great refuse of all the warld. Ay in-born treason amongst you fell, Oft times the Chronicles can you tell, That ye have ever vanquisht been, Ten thousand pounds of gold so sheen To Julius Cesar payed ye Of tribute. Thus ye were not free, During the lives of many Emperors. Unto your land been Conquerors, Four hundred fourscoresixteen years, As in your history well appears. While Scots and Picts right manfully, [A]ssisted by noble Grahame valiantly
Abolishing the walls of Adrian, Expelled the Romans with might & main. By holding in their possession, The whole lands of Humber up and down: With yearly tribute payed of before, About the space of years threescore. With Saxons then ye were ovrthrown With them two Christians of their own: And other folk in companie All born servants of Turkie, Came with such power in great haste, And made your lands of blood all waste; And slew your Gentles of England, At Salisbury I understand. Into a token, the hanging stones That Brutus set up for the Nones, In a lasting memorial, That Saxons have ovrset you all. Syne Heslapts son of Denmark King, The third time rose ovr you to reign; Who made in England plain conquiese, Syne left among you at last wise, A Dame in ilk house as is known, He did defile within your own, And occupied both maids and wives, In bondage thus ye led your lives; When this was done and all by past, The fifth conquiese approached fast, By that Bastard of Normandie, Who conquest England halilie; And yet among you reigns that blood, And meikle other which is not good. If thou trows this not true to be, The Register read, and thou shalt see; And Chronicles of bold Britain, Since that Gathelus first began. Thou ar[t] not righteous for to reign, Thy own Realm knows well this thing, In London thou sware in Parliament; England ten years thou should absent; Then was thou plainly men-sworn, Or the third year was out-worn; Thou rose treasonably for to reign, And slew Richard thy native King, Forsooth the Proverb tells of this Which oftentimes true found it is: Flyt with his neighbour, they will tell All the mischief that him befel. But Scotland yet I dare well say, Is ever free unto this day; And never brought in subjection, Except an man-sworn of your crown, That was Long-shanks, called Edward, Took on him to declare the part Between Bruce and John Ballioun, When through the false illusioun; Where that John Baliol had no right, Took treasonably to hold by slight; Castles and Strengths of our Country Ye got by your subtility. While William Wallace wight and wise, Right worthily rescud us thrise; When Robert the Bruce racklesly First tint, syne wan us worthily. With Stewart, Grahame, & good Dowglas That proved well in many a place; And James Randald wise and wight, As there was not a worthier Knight; Then these expelld your false barnage, And fred our Realm of all thirlage. How far they marcht within your land, York may bear witness I understand; Upon their wall our Banner stood, For fear of force, and sparing blood,
Then presently without delay Ten thousand merks of gold did pay, To signifie that they would yeeld, We being Masters of the field. Then on we marchd with bow and spear, All of you being in a fear; The Queen was sent with her Ladies, With kirk-men with their beids & friers To beg for pity until a day. We did consent, and went away; Three quarters of a year I tell, Remaining then, returning but battel. If thou trow us not, trow of this, Of sixty thousand, there was no misse, At Bonnok-burn discomfit was And your false King away did pass; Through a traitor that well kend, Then free in England he him send; Or else we had taken your King, That had all England in governing. When Henry then was come and gane Then Edward of Carnaverane Discomfit was he at by hand, By Messengers I understand; Sir Walter Stewart then in hy, He chased him all openly To Skanbrynth Castle ere he him left, Syne to his horse returned oft. By then the Clergy of England Renewed again with stalwart hand At Newrie, as it was well known, There hastily they were ovrthrown By the good Dowglas, sooth to say And James Dowglas Earl of Murray. There thirty thousand were dung dead, Without succour or remeed: Of Priests that were of shorn Crown, That hardy men were of renown. Syne after that Robert the Bruce Took state, and wholly could reduce Northumberland all to himself, Ye cannot say but this befell, Then ye were fain ere we would cease To procure marriage then for peace. And sought our Prince, the Bruce Davie, With your Dame Danie for to ally. Ye made that Evident and Band Under the great seal of England: The which we call a golden Charter, Of England he made many a Traitor. Which we have plainly for to show, If ye the verity would know: And then your falshood supplying, When Edward lately took his Ring, That this is true I testifie To prove on sixty against sixtie, Or fourty for fourty if thou like, Or twenty or ten of thy Kinrick: Nine, eight, or seven, or three, or two, Born of ancient blood also, Or if thou think it comes not so, Let us part it between us two: I proffer me to prove on thee, That we in Scotland yet are free, I will fight with thee hand for hand, In the defence of fair Scotland. This writ to London it was send, And fra the Counsel had it kend. Then they considered it in plain, But no answer came back again. Now blessed be God for that he sent, The field is ours, no blood is spent,
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