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22 The ſpear went through the other ſide,
 * a full cloth yard and more:

So did both theſe brave nobles die,
 * whoſe courage none could ſtain;

An Engliſh archer then perceiv'd
 * the noble earl was ſlain,

He had a bow bent in his hand,
 * made of a truſty yew,

An arrow of a cloth yard long,
 * unto his head he drew,

Againſt Sir Hugh Montgomery,
 * aright and ſhaft he ſet;

The grey gooſe wing that was thereon
 * in his heart's blood was wet.

The fighting did laſt from break of day,
 * till ſetting of the ſun,

For when they rung the evening bell,
 * the battle ſcarce was done.

With earl Piercy there was ſlain,
 * Sir John of Orgeton;

Sir Robert Ratclift, and Sir John,
 * Sir James that bold barron.

With good Sir John, and good Sir James
 * both knights of good account,