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His pleafure in the Scottifh woods Three fummer days to take ;

The chiefeft harts in Chevy-Chace, To kill and bear away ; The tidings to Earl Douglas came, In Scotlad where he lay.

Who fent Earl Piercy present word, He would prevent his fport : The Englifh Earl not fearing this. Did to the words refort,

With fifteen huandred bovwmen bold. All chofen men of might, Who knew full well in time of need,' To aim their fhafts aright.

The greyhounds they full fwiftly ran-, to chace the fallow deer ; On Monday they began to hunt, when day light did appear

And long before high noon they had, A hundred fat bucks flair ; They having din’d the revers went, To route them up again.

The bowmaen mufter’d on the hill, Well able to endue, Their backfides all with fpacinl care, That day were gaurded fure

The hounds ran fwiftly through the woods, The eimble deer to take, And with their cries, the hills and dales, an echo fhrill did make.