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idowes come, Their husbands to bewayle; They washt their wounds in brinish teares, But all wold not prevayle. Theyr bodyes, bathed in purple blood, They bore with them away: They kist them dead a thousand times, Ere they were cladd in clay. This newes was brought to Eddenborrow, Where Scotlands king did raigne, That brave Erle Douglas suddenlye Was with an arrow slaine. "O heavy newes," King James did say; "Scottland can witnesse bee, I have not any captaine more Of such account as hee." Like tydings to King Henry came, Within as short a space, That Percy of Northumberland Was slaine in Chevy-Chace. "Now God be with him," said our king, "Sith it will noe better bee; I trust I have, within my realme, Five hundred as good as hee. "Yett shall not Scotts nor Scotland say, But I will vengeance take, I'll be revenged on them all, For brave Erle Percyes sake." This vow full well the king perform'd After, at Humbledowne; In one day, fifty knights were slayne, With lordes of great renowne. And of the rest, of small account, Did many thousands dye: Thus endeth the hunting in Chevy-Chace, Made by the Erle Percy. God save our king, and bless this land In plentye, joy, and peace; And grant henceforth, that foule debate 'Twixt noblemen may cease! King Cophetua and the Beggar-Maid I read that once in Affrica A princely wight did raine, Who had to name Cophetua, As poets they did faine. From natures lawes he did decline, For sure he was not of my minde, He cared not for women-kind But did them all disdaine. But marke what hapned on a day; As he out of his window lay, He saw a beggar all in gray. The which did cause his paine. The blinded boy that shootes so trim From heaven downe did hie, He drew a dart and shot at him, In place where he did lye: Which soone did pierse him to the quicke, And when he felt the arrow pricke, Which in his tender heart did sticke, He looketh as he would dye. "What sudden chance is this," quoth he, "That I to love must subject be, Which never thereto would agree, But still did it defie?" Then from the window he did come, An
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