When stout Sir Hugh wi’ Piercy met.

30. (S.)

The Percy and Montgomery met. [83a]

36. (H.)

“O yield thee, Piercy,” said Sir Hugh,
“O yield, or ye shall die!”
“Fain would I yield,” proud Percy said,
“But ne’er to loon like thee.”

31. (S.)

“Now yield thee, yield thee, Percy,” he said,
“Or else I vow I’ll lay thee low,”
“To whom must I yield,” quoth Earl Percy,
“Now that I see it must be so?”

Scott took this from Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe’s MS. copy. [84a]

38. (H.)

38. (S.) Scott makes a slight verbal alteration.