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Which struck Lord Douglas to the heart,
A deep and deadly bow.
Who never spoke more words than these,
Fight on my merry men all;
For why my life is at end,
Lord Percy sees me fall.
Then leaving life Lord Percy took
The dead man by the hand,
And said, Lord Douglas for thy life
Would I had lost my land.
O but my very heart doth bleed
With sorrow for thy sake;
For sure a more renowned Knight
Mischance did never take.
A Knight among the Scots there was,
Who saw Lord Douglas die,
Who straight in wrath did vow revenge,
Upon the Earl Percy.
Sir Hugh Montgomery he was call’d,
Who with a spear so bright,
Well mounted on a gallant steed,
Rode fiercely through the fight.
He pass'd the English archers all,
Without any dread or fear,
And through Earl Percy's body then
He thrust his hateful spear.
With such a vehement force and night,
His body he did gore,
The spear went through 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 perceived
His noble Lord was slain;
