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He paſt the Engliſh archers all,
without or dread or fear,
And thro' Earl Piercy's body then
he thruſt his hateful ſpear
With ſuch a vehement force and might,
he did his body gore,
The ſpear went thro' the other ſide
a long cloth yard and more!
So thus did both theſe Nobles die,
whoſe courage none could ſtain.
An Engliſh archer then perceiv'd
his noble Lord was ſlain,
He had a bow bent in his hand,
made of a truſty tree,
An arrow of a cloth yard's length
unto the head drew he;
Againſt Sir Hugh Montgomery then
ſo righ his ſhaft he ſet,
The grey gooſe wings that were therein
in his heert's blood were wet!
The fight did laſt from break of day
till ſetting of the ſun;
For when they rung the evening bell
the battle ſcarce was done.
With the Lord Piercy there was ſlain
Sir John of Ogerton,
Sir Robert Ratcliff, and Sir John,
Sir James, that bold baron.
Sir George, and alſo good Sir Hugh,
