They never heard his whistle blow, Which made their hearts waxe sore adread: 130 Then Horseley sayd, "Aboard, my lord, For well I wott Sir Andrew's dead." They boarded then his noble shipp, They boarded it with might and maine; Eighteen score Scots alive they found, 135 The rest were either maimed or slaine. Lord Howard tooke a sword in hand, And off he smote Sir Andrewes head; "I must have left England many a daye, If thou wert alive as thou art dead." 140 He caused his body to be cast Over the hatchbord into the sea, And about his middle three hundred crownes: "Wherever thou land, this will bury thee." Thus from the warres Lord Howard came, 145 And backe he sayled ore the maine; With mickle joy and triumphìng Into Thames mouth he came againe. Lord Howard then a letter wrote, And sealed it with seale and ring; 150 "Such a noble prize have I brought to your grace As never did subject to a king. "Sir Andrewes shipp I bring with mee, A braver shipp was never none; Nowe hath your grace two shipps of warr, 155 Before in England was but one."[L156] King Henryes grace with royall cheere Welcomed the noble Howard home; "And where," said he, "is this rover stout, That I myselfe may give the doome?" 160 "The rover, he is safe, my leige, Full many a fadom in the sea; If he were alive as he is dead, I must have left England many a day. And your grace may thank four men i' the ship 165 For the victory wee have wonne; These are William Horseley, Henry Hunt, And Peter Simon, and his sonne." "To Henry Hunt," the king then sayd, "In lieu of what was from thee tane, 170 A noble a day now thou shalt have, Sir Andrewes jewels and his chayne. And Horseley thou shalt be a knight, And lands and livings shalt have store; Howard shall be Erle Surrye hight,[L175] 175 As Howards erst have beene before. "Nowe, Peter Simon, thou art old, I will maintaine thee and thy sonne; And the men shall have five hundred markes For the good service they have done." 180 Then in came the queene with ladyes fair, To see Sir Andrewe Barton, knight; They weend that hee were brought on shore, And thought to have seen a gallant sight.