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 6 yet having refrefhed themfelves, they found the quantity much leffened. While the Earl was at fupper at a table made upon the grafs,and feated upon turfs, when he was about to give orders to his huntfmen to purfue the fame fport the next morning, a meffenger appeared in a fcarlet livery.Cu which the Earl demanded from what place he came,and what his bufinefs was ? To which queftions he moft haughtily replied ;

Sir, whatever you are, my mafter, the noble Earl Douglas, chief ranger to the king of Scotland, to whom all thefe chaces belong, hearing you have preformed to enter them, by me tells yon, that if you do not all fuddenly depart, your lives fhall pay for the injuries you have done, before to-morrow noon.

This being faid, he was about to depart; but Earl Piercy taking him by the fleeve, faid, It is but right that you fhould carry beck an an-