14. By these _shyars thre_ is probably meant three districts in Northumberland, which still go by the name of _shires_, and are all in the neighbourhood of Cheviot. These are _Islandshire_, being the district so named from Holy-Island: _Norehamshire_, so called from the town and castle of Noreham (or Norham): and _Bamboroughshire_, the ward or hundred belonging to Bamborough-castle and town.--PERCY. 31. blwe a mot. 41. ath the. 43. brylly. 52. boys. 71. agay. 81. sayd the the. 99. "That day, that day, that gentil day," is cited in _The Complaynt of Scotland_, (ii. 101,) not, we imagine, as the _title_ of a ballad (any more than "The Persee and the Mongumrye met," _ante_, p. 19,) but as a line by which the song containing it might be recalled. THE SECOND FIT. The Yngglyshe men hade ther bowys yebent,[L1] Ther hartes were good yenoughe; The first off arros that the shote off, Seven skore spear-men the sloughe. Yet byddys the yerle Doglas uppon the bent, 5 A captayne good yenoughe, And that was sene verament, For he wrought hom both woo and wouche. The Dogglas pertyd his ost or thre, Lyk a cheffe cheften off pryde, 10 With suar spears off myghttè tre, The cum in on every syde: Thrughe our Yngglyshe archery Gave many a wounde full wyde; Many a doughete the garde to dy, 15 Which ganyde them no pryde. The Ynglyshe men let thear bowys be,[L17] And pulde owt brandes that wer bright;[L18] It was a hevy syght to se Bryght swordes on basnites lyght. 20 Throrowe ryche male and myneyeple, Many sterne the stroke downe streght;[L22] Many a freyke that was full fre, Ther undar foot dyd lyght. At last the Duglas and the Persè met, 25 Lyk to captayns of myght and of mayne;[L26] The swapte togethar tyll the both swat, With swordes that wear of fyn myllàn. Thes worthè freckys for to fyght, Ther-to the wear full fayne, 30 Tyll the bloode owte off thear basnetes sprente, As ever dyd heal or rayne.[L32] "Holde the, Persè," sayde the Doglas,[L33] "And i' feth I shall the brynge Wher thowe shalte have a yerls wagis 35 Of Jamy our Scottish kynge.[L36] "Thoue shalte have thy ransom fre, I hight the hear this thinge, For the manfullyste man yet art thowe, That ever I conqueryd in filde fightyng." 40 "Nay," sayd the lord Persè, "I tolde it the beforne, That I wolde never yeldyde be To no man of a woman born." With that ther cam an arrowe hastely,[L45] 45 Forthe off a myghttè wane; Hit hathe strekene the yerle Duglas In at the brest bane.