Ed de Moel

Child Ballads - End-Notes

The Hunting of the Cheviot

A.  Without division of stanzas, and in long lines, in the Manuscript, and so printed by Hearne, Wright, and Skeat.
"The Manuscript is a mere scribble, and the spelling very unsatisfactory:" Skeat.
12. and A vowe: for avowe, see 631.
14. days iij.
32. xv. C archardes.
34. iij.
61, 301, 371. throrowe.
71. Ther: cf. 41.
81. mot.
103. war ath the.
111. brylly and.
121. xx. C.
224. Herry the iiij..
243. mor athe: athe chyviat.
271. in iii..
361. A narrowe.
392. years iij..
431. athe.
441. A narchar.
452. haylde.
482. Anowar.
501. xvC.
502. vijx.
503. xxC.
603. A-nothar.
612. the iiij..
613. cheyff tenante.
623. a C..
681. ballys.
And for & always.
Expliceth quoth Rychard Sheale.
B. a.  1h 3,there was.
34. 3.
61. 1500.
81. a 100.
94. that they.
133. 20.
141. pleasant men of.
253. 2.
271. bend.
283, 311. 2.
313. Lyons moods.
363. who scorke Erie.
383. thy sake; but compare A 411. b, c, have life; sake was caught from 392.
41. 2d parte.
432. that his body.
481. slaine. There is a dot for the i, but nothing more in the Manuscript: Furnivall.
493. & good.
502. in too full; perhaps wofull.
533. 20.
534. 55.
541. 1500.
542. 53.
553. They washt they.
563. a 1000.
591. in Cheuy chase was slaine.
604. 500.
623. 50.
And always for &.
b, c, d, e.  b, c, d (and I suppose e), in stanzas of eight lines.
b.  A memorable song vpon the vnhappy hunting in Cheuy Chase betweene the Earle Pearcy of England and Earle Dowglas of Scotland. To the tune of Flying Fame.
London, Printed for M.G. Error for K.G.? Henry Gosson (1607-41).
c.  A Memorable song on the unhappy Hunting in Chevy-Chase between Earl Piercy of England and Earl Dowglas of Scotland. Tune of Flying Fame.
Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere and J. Wright. (1655-80?)
d.  Title as in c. To the tune, etc.
Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere and W. Gilbertson. (1648-61?)
e.  An Unhappy Memorable Song of the Hunting; the rest as in d.
Licensd and Enterd according to Order.
London, Priented by and for W. Onley, and are to be sold by C. Bates, at the Sun and Bible in Pye-corner, (1650-1702?)
13. d. The woful.
14. there did.
22. his way.
43. e. The tidings.
53. fearing this.
71. gray-hounds.
74. when day light.
32. b, c, d. an.
84. c, d, e. rouze them up.
93. d. The.
94. that day.
103. c, d, e. And with.
113. c, d, e. once wanting.
121. e. If that I.
141. b. pleasant men of. c, d, e. men of pleasant.
143. Then cease your sport.
153. c, d, e. For never was their (there).
154. or in.
162. b, c. but if. d. but since.
163. d. I wanting.
171. c, d, e. on a.
173. c, d, e. of the.
181. c, d, e. he said.
191. The man that first.
194. c, d. now shew.
201. b, c, d. Yet will we.
223. b, c, d. Then wanting, e. And for any. c, e. harmless.
224. c, d, e. no ill.
233. be he. c, d, e. Lord P.
234. c, d, e. this is.
243. c, d. said he would.
251. d. ever.
252. c, d, e. I stood.
251. d. two be. b. quod W. c, d, e. said W.
271. bent.
274. c, e. threescore.
282. c, d, e. Earl D. c. had the bent. d. bad the bent.
283. A captain: mickle pride.
284. The spears, e. sent for went.
293. And many.
301. b. a for great.
302. b. each one chose, c, d, e. and likewise for to hear.
303,4. c, d, e. The cries of men lying in their gore, and scattered here and there.
313. lions mov'd.
314. and made.
323. Vntill the blood like drops of raine.
331. Yeeld thee Lord Piercy.
332. and wanting.
333. shalt.
334. b. with lames, d. the for our.
341. c, d. will I.
342. and thus.
344. that ever I did see.
351. e. To for Noe.
363. b. And stroke E.D. to the heart, c, d, e. Which struck E.D. to the heart.
364. e. and a.
371. c, d, e. never spake (spoke).
373. at an end.
383. c, d, e. And said, b, c, d, e. thy life.
392. with sorrow.
393. c, d, e. more renowned.
394. c, d. did. e. did ever.
401. b. among.
403. in wrath.
404. the Earl.
412. c, e. most bright.
432. b. his body he did. c, d, e. he did his body.
433. c, d, e. The spear went.
441. c, d, e. So thus. b. both these two. c, e. these.
451. b. a good bow in. c, d, e. a bow bent in.
454. c, d, e. unto the head drew he.
461. d. Montgomery then.
462. so right his shaft.
464. heart.
471. fight did last from break of day.
481. c, d, e. With the Earl.
482. Ogerton.
483. c, d, e. Ratcliff and Sir Iohn.
491. and good.
493. And (of a) wanting.
502. b. wofull. c, d, e. doleful.
504. b. still vpon.
513. And wanting: the field, c, e. Charles Currel.
514. flye.
521. b. Sir Robert, c, d, e. Sir Charles Murrel of Ratcliff too.
522. d. sisters sisters.
523. c, d, e. Lamb so well.
524. yet saved could.
531. Markwell: c, d, e. in likewise.
532. did with E. Dowglas dye.
533. b, d. peers for speeres.
543. c, d, e. rest were slain in C.C.
564. c, d, e. when for ere.
571. c, d, e. This news.
581. did say.
582. can for may.
594. was slain in Chery Chase.
602. twill.
611. c, e. Scot.
614. e. Lord for Erle.
621. c, d, e. vow full well the king performd.
624. b. of high.
633. ended, d. of for in.
634. b. Lord for Erle.
641. c, d, e. the king: the land.
642. c, d, e. in plenty.
f.  The copy reprinted by Maidment, Scotish Ballads and Songs Historical and Traditionary, 1868, I, 80. This copy was given Maidment by Mr. Gibb, "for many years one of the sub-librarians in the library of the Faculty of Advocates. It had belonged to his grandmother, and was probably printed in Edinburgh about the beginning of the last or end of the preceding century."
53. fearing him.
61. twenty hundred.
133. fifteen hundred.
141. All pleasant men, as in a, b.
271. Our Scotish archers bent.
274. they four score English slew.
282. Douglas bade on the bent.
301. O but it was a grief to see; and again,
391. O but for Christ.
463. wings that were.
464. were.
504. fought still on the stumps.
533. Of fifteen hundred.
534. went hame but fifty three.
541. twenty hundred.
542. scarce fifty five did flee.
554. could.
564. when they were cold as clay.
581. 60 is substituted here.
60. 58 is substituted, with change of James to Henry, and, in the next line, of Scotland to England.
61, 62 are omitted.
631. Now of.
643. debates.

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