THE HUNTING OF THE CHEVIOT 73 16. The first mane that ever him an answear mayd, 26. Yet byddys the yerle Doglas uppon the bent, yt was the good lord Persë: "We wyll not tell the whoys men we ar," he says, But we wyll hounte hear in this chays, 17. “The fattiste hartës in all Chyviat we have kyld, and cast to carry them away. "Be my troth," sayd the doughetë Dogglas agayn, "therfor the ton1 of us shall de this day." 18. Then sayd the doughtë Doglas "To kyll alle thes giltles men, 71 90 22. Then bespayke a squyar off Northom barlonde, Richard Wytharyngton was his nam: "It shall never be told in Sothe-Ynglonde," he says, "to Kyng Herry the Fourth for sham. 23. "I wat youe byn great lordës twaw, I wylle never se my captayne fyght on a fylde, 24 That day, that day, that dredfull day! 100 a captayne good yenoughe, And that was sene verament, for he wrought hom both woo and wouche.' 27. The Dogglas partyd his ost in thre, lyk a cheffe cheften off pryde; With suar spears off myghttë tre, the 3 cum in on every syde: 28. Thrughe our Yngglyshe archery gave many a wounde fulle wyde; Many a doughetë the3 garde' to dy, which ganyde them no pryde. III 35. "Nay," sayd the lord Persë, "I tolde it the beforne, That I wolde never yeldyde be to no man of a woman born." 36. With that ther cam an arrowe hastely, forthe off a myghttë wane; 12 Hit hathe strekene the yerle Duglas in at the brest-bane. 6 150 1 harm 2 trusty they made, caused basinets, a kind of helmet gauntlet 7 struck down man 9 smote 10 Milan steel 11 promise 12 flight 8 |