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 deſperately, inſomuch that the ground was covered with dead and wounded men, arrows, ſhieves of ſpears, broken ſwords, and ſtreams of blood; nothing was heard but confuſed noiſe, groans and cries! And now Earl Piercy being backed by divers Knights and 'Squires, men at arms, and other weapons, cut off the tops of the enemies' ſpears, pointed againſt him, and, like a tempeſt, broke in amongſt them with ſuch fury and ſlaughter, that he laid heaps of dead on either hand, and before him, ſo that he was, in a manner, ſtopped with the carcaſes of the ſlain; which raiſed a great cry about him, inſomuch that Earl Douglas, who was fighting on the other ſide, and had ſignalized his valour very much, was forced to give over, and come to the ſuccour of his broken forces. Piercy and Douglas met like two enraged lions! No armour was proof againſt their well tempered ſwords, ſo that by the mighty ſtrokes they gave each other, the place they fought on, was ſprinkled with their noble blood! Douglas beginning to faint, yet aſhamed to yield, thus ſpoke to Piercy, “Noble Lord, you ſee your blood flows faſt, and death you cannot eſcape, if you contend with me much longer; I therefore, in pity to you, would have you yield