ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH B A L L A D S . EDITED BY RA F NCIS JAME S C HILD . V O LU M E VI I . B O S T O N LITTLE ROWN AND C OMPAN Y . , B M . D C C C . LX . RI ERSIDE V , s T n n D O T Y P E D A N D P R I N T E D B : a . o . HOUGBTON AND COMP ANY. C ONTENTS OF VOLU ME SEVENTH. o BOOK VII . (C n ti n ued ) The Battle o f Otterbourn e [Percy] The Battle o f Otterbourn e [ Scott] The Hun tin g of the Chevi ot Chevy-Chace Sir An drew Bar ton Flodden Field een Jean i e Qu . The D eath of Queen Jane The Mur der of th e Kin g of Scots The Risin g in th e North Northumb erlan d b etr aye d by D ouglas Kin g of Scots an d An dr e w Brown e Mary Ambree Brave Lord Will oughbey The Bon n y Earl of Murray [Ramsay] The Bon n ie Earl of Murray [Finl ay] The Win n in g of C al es ’ Sir John Sucklin g s C ampaign The Battle of Philiph augh The Battle of Loudon Hill The Battle of Bothwell Bri dge The Battle of Kill iecran kie The Battle of Sheriff-Muir The Ba le o f T an en -M i or o f Pres on -Pan s tt r t u r, t iv C ONTE NT S . APPENDIX . The Battle Of Otterburn ’ n Kin g Hen rie the Fifth s Co quest . Sir An drew The Battle of Bal rinn es (or Glen livet) The Haws of Cromdal e a The Readi n g Skirmish Pr oelium Gill icr an kian um The Battl e of Sheriff-Muir U an d w ar e a’ Willi e p th m , ’ The Marquis of Hun tley s Retr eat John i e Cop e r Kin g Leir an d his three Daughters Queen Elean or’ s F all ' ’ The Duchess of Sufiolk s C al amity The Life an d D eath of Thomas Stukely Lo d D ela ar r w e . The Battle of Harlaw (Tradition al version ) G LO S SARY . O O Q O O O O O O O O O O Q O O O O O O Q O O O O O O O O O O O C Q O O O O O 0 0 3 THE BATTLE F ER O OTT B OURNE. f f IN the twel th year o Ri chard II. the Scots sse ed an e en s e a wi the i n en on f a mbl xt iv rmy, th t ti o n n n n d o n n d s e in re en e for i vadi g E gla a gra cal , v g a n previous i cursion made by that so vereign . But in fo rmation havin g been re ceived that the Northum brian s were gathe rin g in con siderable forc e for a o n e - n s on w as o den n ot to at c u t r i va i , it th ught pru t e to out the ori in en e se . hil e t mpt carry g al t rpri W , he efo e the a n od of the a o man ded t r r , m i b y rmy, c m by ’ the of ife the S o tt s n s se n d son a a ed Earl F , c i h ki g co , r v g the es e n o de s of n an d de hmen o f w t r b r r E gl , a tac t thre e o r fo o s n d osen men n de the a f ur th u a ch , u r E rl o ou as en e r ed a. s if n o the is D gl , p t at by w t march i t B hop ric of an d d s e the o n r fir Durham , lai wa t c u t y with e an d s o d. Re n in in ri f o is n o ad w r tur g t umph r m th i r , Douglas passed in sultin gly befo re the gates of N ew st e e e Sir a Pe la in so n . i s ca l , wh r H rry rcy y garri Th a o ou he o d n ot ven e to co e wi fiery w rri r, th gh c ul tur p th far s e o to his own sa ed out to e fo rces up ri r , lli br ak a In s i s efo e lan ce with his hereditary foe . a k rmi h b r h his s e an d en n on hi o as the to wn e lost p ar p , w ch D ugl swo re he wo uld plan t as a trophy on the highest to wer of hi s as e n ess it s o d be a e n i r e c tl , u l h ul th t v ry ght en the o n e o s w as de e ed f o tak by w r. H t p ur t rr r m 4 T E L F E E H BATT E O O TT RB O URN . e in is al en e i edi e the a re acc pt g th ch l g mm at ly, by pp hen sio n that Douglas would be able to effect a un ion with the main bo dy of the Scottish army before he o d be o e aken en he e n ed the se on d c ul v rt , but wh l ar , c da the a was e e in os en io s y, that E rl r tr at g with t tat u s o n ess he as i ot o e e o n of ei l w , h t ly g t g th r a c mpa y ght o r ten o s n d men an d set fo in s . th u a , rth pur uit The n i s f e n de th n d o f Hot E gl h orc s, u r e comma S an d his o e Sir R e e i pur br th r, alph P rcy, cam up w th the S o s at O e o n e s i a e o i c t tt rb ur , a mall v ll g ab ut th rty i es f o e s e o n the e en in of the 15 of m l r m N wca tl , v g th August . Their n umbers were more than double the S o s e e e fa ed i on march . c t , but th y w r tigu w th a l g e fe at o n e o n the Of o s an d des P rcy ll c camp D ugla , a h i d to be i p erate actio n en sued. T e v ctory seeme n clin in to the n is en the Sco t s e de as the g E gl h, wh t i h l a r, s e an s of e n i in his fo o e s s ed on la t m r a mat g ll w r , ru h the ad an in en e i e oi d n an d e d v c g my w th h r c ari g, cl are a w a i his e-axe n o the idd e f y w th battl i t m l o their ran ks . a o n e an d n s o ed o l s w All but l u upp rt , D ug a as o ver o e ed n e s an d s n en e p w r by umb r , u k b ath three mo rtal o n s: The S o s en o a ed the f i s w u d c t , c ur g by ur ou charge f ei C ef a n an d i n o n of his fa e en e ed th o th r hi t i , g ra t t , r w e l Ra e w as d iso n strugg e with vigo r. lph P rcy ma e pr er the a es an d so on af e o s him by E rl Mar chal , t r H t pur d n self by Lor Mon tgomery . Ma y o ther En glishmen of an had the sa e fa e . Af e on n r k m t t r a l g fight, mai tain ed i e ao din e o n o sides the w th xtr r ary brav ry b th , n lis e ed an d eft the S o s s e s of th E g h r tir l c t ma t r e field.