Great Britain -- History -- Poetry; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Sources
Sir _Edmond Haward_ of lusty franke courage
Boldly aduaunced himselfe eke in that stounde,
To the Scots our enemies he did great hurte and domage,
Which were right greedy him and his bloud to confound:
But theyr mischieuous intent on themselues did rebound,
And many a deadly stroke on them there did light,
So the helpe of God preserude our prince’s right.
10.
The baron of _Killerton_, and both _Astones_ were there,
With sir _Iohn Bouthe_, and many knightes moe:
Sir _Iohn Gower_ and sir _Walter Griffin_ drewe nere,
With sir _Thomas Butler_ and maister _Warcoppe_ also,
Sir _Christopher Warde_, and sir _William Midylton_ both two,
And sir _William Maliuer_, all did manly fight,
By the helpe of God, and in theyr prince’s right.
11.
In the mydle warde was the earle of _Surrey_,
That noble man, stoute, bolde, and hardy,[1929]
The father of wit wee call him may,[1930]
The deputy of England most trusty was hee:
With him lorde _Scrope_ of _Bolton_, and sir _George Darcye_,
And sir _Richard Maliuer_ with bucks heades bright,
By the helpe of God, and in their prince’s right.
12.
Sir _Phillip Tilney_ was there ready and prest,
In the same warde, with all his mighty powre,
And sir _Iohn Willowghby_ as ready as[1931] the best,
With sir _Nicholas Aplyard_ his[1932] helpe, ayde, and succour:
O what ioy was it to see that[1933] same howre,
How valiauntly our noble men with the Scots did fight,
By the helpe of God, and in theyr prince’s right.
13.
Yong sir _William Gascoyne_ was there indeede,
With sir _Richard Aldburgh_, and sir _Christofer Danebe_,
Sir _William Scarkell_, and M. _Frost’s_ help at neede,
With sir _Raphe Ellarkar_ and M. _Thomas Lee_,
M. _Raphe Beeston_, and M. _Hopton_ men might see
Full well, perdy,[1934] they quite themselues in that fight,
By the helpe of God, and in theyr prince’s right.
14.
Sir _Edward Stanley_ in the rear warde was hee,
A noble knight both wise and hardy,
With many a noble man of the west countrey,
And the whole powre of the earle of _Darby_,
With a right[1935] retinue of the bishop _Elye_,
And of _Lankeshyre_ men manly[1936] did fight,
By the helpe of God, and in theyr prince’s right.
15.
Soone then the gunnes began[1937] a new play,
And the vaunt garde together are gone:
But our gunnes disseuered them out of aray,
And our bolde bilmen of them slewe many one:[1938]
So that of them scarce retourned[1939] none:
Thus were they punished by helpe of God almight:
So thy helpe O Lord, preseru’d our prince his right.
16.
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