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 20 Where thou fhalt high advanced be, By James pur Scottifh king,

Thy ranfom I will freely give, And thus report of thee, Thou are the moft courageous knight, That ever I did fee.

To the Earl Douglas Piercy faid, Thy proff rs l do fcorn I will not yield to any Scot, That ever yet was born,

With that there came an arrow keen, Out of an Englifh bow, Which ftruck Earl Douglas to the heart, A deep and deadly blow,

Who never fpoke more words than thefe, Fight on my merry men all, For now my life is at an end, Lord Piercy fees me fad.