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CHAP III.

Of Earl Piercy’s fecond day’s fport and his conduct of hearing of Doug- las’ approach.

THE Earl of Northumberland relying on his men’s courage, who were the beft archers in England, was fo far from being daunted that he ordered the tables to be fpread again, and great ftore of wine was drank to the profperity of their fport.

The fun had no fooner gilded the horizon, than the fport was renewed, and the woods refounded with, the pleafing noife.That morning' they killed the moft ftately hart ever feen.Then the Earl turning to one of his knights, faid. The time draw near when, if Earl Douglas keeps his word, we fhall have another kind of fport, therefore let us carefully keep cur men together, for man to man