| A. a. |
34. many a styrande.
"The reading of the Manuscript is, I suspect,
right; for stage, or staig, in Scotland
means a young horse unshorn of its masculine attributes,
and the obvious intention of the poet is merely to describe that
the Scottish alighted from many a prancing steed,
in order to prepare for action."
Motherwell, Minstrelsy, p. lxxi, note 30,
who would read accordingly, [Off] many
a styrande stage. The fourth line, as
amended by Motherwell, would be a
superfluity, whereas Percy's reading,
here adopted, adds a pleasing incident,
the rousing of the deer as the troopers
passed their haunts.
201. beste, corrected to bent.
221. repeated at the top of fol. 65 back.
313. the one; b, thy one.
342. soth soth.
411. b, weynde.
463. cressawttes.
503. schapped: cf. 541.
604. Syr James: cf. 284.
643. Covell.
Crossed final ll, in all, styll, Castell, schall,
well, etc., has not been rendered lle. |
| b. |
A Songe made in R. 2. his tyme of the Battelle
at Otterburne betweene the Lord Henry
Percye, Earle of Northomberland, and the
Earle Douglas of Scotland, Ano 1388.
Either b is a transcript of a,
or both are from the same source.
32. Redclyffe.
34. Many a stirande.
44. bound.
74. they ranne.
111. Sr Henry came.
132. wille.
142. game and.
153. maiste thou.
154. Henrye.
201. houered vppon the beste bent.
244. gare me oute to.
284. Aguiston.
313. thy one.
351. no more.
352. cronicles.
373. abyde.
394. wth thie eye.
401. yonde Skotes.
411. Ffor yf I weynde.
443. my avowe.
462. I wanting.
491. arrowes gan vpe to.
503. schapped: swatte.
511. from the.
541. swotte.
571. stonderes; elke syde.
593. a wanting.
604. Sr James.
633. Ffitzhughe.
641. Harbotle.
643. Covelle.
664. a wanting.
671. the morowe.
701. Percyes.
A pencil note on the first leaf of b (signed
F.M., Sir F. Madden) states that it is in
Ralph Starkey's hand. |
| B. a. |
23. Fuife in my transcript of Herd, I; Fyfe
in II.
33. hae is omitted in II and the printed copy.
34. printed into a fire.
53. bravest in my transcript of Herd, I;
brawest, II; printed brawest.
73. The second Manuscript has gae; printed gae.
83. bring me in my transcript of Herd, I;
bury in the second Manuscript, and so printed.
122. II, into. |
| b. |
11. and wanting.
24. Hugh the.
31. have harried.
32. they Bambroshire.
33. And wanting.
34. a' in a blaze o fire.
51. true, thou little foot-page.
53. If this be true thou tells to me.
54. This day wanting; morning's.
61. thou little.
62. lie thou tells to.
63. that's wanting.
64. hang.
71. boy has.
72. hung right low.
73. gave Lord.
74. I wot a.
81. Douglas to the Montgomery said.
83. me by the.
84. that grows.
91. The Percy.
92. That either of other were fain.
101. Yield thee, O yield.
104. it must.
| 11 |
Thou shalt not yield to lord nor loun,
Nor yet shalt thou yield to me;
But yield thee to the braken-bush,
That grows upon yon lilye lee. |
121. I will not.
122. I to.
124. Hugh the: he were.
131,3. And the Montgomery.
134. And quickly took him.
144. the Percy. |
| C. |
341. In one copy:
As soon as he knew it was Sir Hugh. |
