36. He that had neither beene a kithe nor kin 37. To have seene how these yeomen together fought Two howers of a summer's day; 38. Robin was reacheles2 on a roote, And stumbled at that tyde, And Guy was quicke and nimble with-all, 39. "Ah, deere Lady!" sayd Robin Hoode, 40. Robin thought on Our Lady deere, And soone leapt up againe, 4 150 160 And thus he came with an awkwarde stroke; 41. He tooke Sir Guys head by the hayre, 42. Robin pulled forth an Irish kniffe, And nicked Sir Guy in the fface, 170 53. But Robin hee hyed him towards Litle John, Hee thought hee wold loose him belive; 2 The sheriffe and all his companye Fast after him did drive. 54. "Stand abacke! stand abacke!" sayd Robin; "Why draw you mee soe neere? Itt was never the use in our countrye Ones shrift another shold heere." 55. But Robin pulled forth an Irysh kniffe, 4 220 56. But John tooke Guyes bow in his hand (His arrowes were rawstye by the roote); The sherriffe saw Litle John draw a bow And ffettle him to shoote. 57. Towards his house in Nottingham He ffled full fast away, And soe did all his companye, 230 THE BATTLE OF OTTERBURN 58. But he cold neither soe fast goe, Nor away soe fast runn, But Litle John, with an arrow broade, THE BATTLE OF OTTERBURN 11. Syr Harry Perssy cam to the walles, The Skottyssch oste for to se, And sayd, 69 "And thow hast brente Northom berlond, 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, 50 13. "Where schall I byde the ?" sayd the Dowglas, "Or where wylte thow com to me?" "At Otterborne, in the hygh way, Ther mast thow well logeed be. 14. "The roo3 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," 60 16. "Ther schall I byde the," sayd the Dowglas, "By the fayth of my bodye." "Thether schall I com," sayd Syr Harry Perssy "My trowth I plyght to the." 17. A pype of wyne he gave them over the walles, For soth as I yow saye; Ther he mayd the Dowglasse drynke, 18. The Dowglas turnyd hym homewarde agayne, For soth withowghten naye; He toke his logeyng at Oterborne, 19. And ther he pyght hys standerd dowyn, And syne he warned hys men to goo 70 3 raid 8 since * arousing 9 lodging & burned 1 1 hostility 6 tarried 2 the one 7 field 33. Every man sawe that he dyd soo, 34. Thus Syr Hary Perssye toke the fylde, Jhesu Cryste in hevyn on hyght Dyd helpe hym well that daye. 35. But nyne thowzand, ther was no moo, 36. But when the batell byganne to joyne, The letters fayre furth hath he tayne, 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 false 9 did 170 company powerful maid 7 reward THE BATTLE OF OTTERBURN 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,' The lucettes 2 and the cressawntes both; 47. Upon Sent Androwe lowde can they crye, And thrysse they schowte on hyght,3 180 55. The Perssy was a man of strenghth, I tell yow in thys stounde; ' 71 7 2 60. The yerlle of Mentaye he was slayne, 61. Syr Charllës Morrey in that place, 62. Ther was slayne upon the Skottes 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 230 240 250 260 1 part 2 pike (fish) 3 aloud 6 Cologne steel smoke? distaff? 4 smote 8 discerned ⚫ till |