But Stockton got the commendation.
Three Middleham-men appointed were,
And stakes put down on either party;
Stockton-men cast off all fear,
For Bishopric was always hearty.
Then those three Middleham-men did yield,
And for their loss they shew’d vexation;
There was but one came to the field,
And Stockton got the commendation.
With shouts and cries, in chearful voice,