Into England this prince prowdly did come, With fourscore thousand in goodly aray: And the castle of _Norham_ first hee had won, Prospering victoriously from day to day: But agaynst him is gone the earle of _Surrey_, With him manfully for to fight, By the helpe of God and in his prince’s right. 3. This noble earle full wisely hath wrought, And with thirty thousand forwarde is gone: After wisedom and pollicy wondrously[1921] hee sought, How by the _Scottish_ ordinaunce bee might well come: Thereto helped well _Basterd Heron_, On the Scots hee did harme both day and night, So thy helpe O Lord, preserude our prince’s right. 4. Our herald of armes to king _Iemy_ did say: “My lord of _Surrey_ greetes[1922] you well by mee, Maruayling greatly of this your array, And what you make here in this countrey: Peace you haue broken, and olde amity: Wherefore if yee abide hee will with you fight, By the helpe of God and in his prince’s right.” 5. “Abyde:” hee sayde, “els were it great dishonour hye, That a king crowned an earle durst not abide: Yf _Surrey_ bee so bolde to[1923] gieue battayle to mee, I shall him tarry on _Floddon_ hill side: Open warre then soone was there cryde,”[1924] And our doughty men were[1925] redily dight, By the helpe of God, and in theyr prince’s right. 6. _S. Cutberd’s_ banner with the byshop’s men bolde, In the vaunt garde[1926] forward fast did hye, That royall relike more precious than golde, And sir _William Bowmer_ nere stoode it by: “_Adiuua pater_,” then fast did they cry, “Pray wee that God will graunt vs his might, That wee may haue the powre to saue our prince’s right.” 7. The lord _Clifford_ and the lord _Latimer_ also, With the lord _Couiers_[1927] of the north countrey, And the lord _Scrope_ of _Vpsalle_ forwarde did goe, With the lorde _Howarde_ admirall of the see, Of noble hearte and courage good was hee, As any went that time agaynst the Scots to fight, By the helpe of God, and in theyr prince’s right.[1928] 8. Sir _William Percy_ and lorde _Ogle_ both same, And sir _William Gascoyne_, theyr cosin nere was hee: The shryue of _Yorkeshyre_ sir _Ihon Eueringame_, And the nobles of _Chesshyre_ in theyr degree: The lord _Dacres_, and _Basterd Heyron_ with heart free, Which did harme the Scots by day and by night, By the helpe of God, and in theyr prince’s right. 9.