Legends & Sagas 162A: The Hunting of the Cheviot 162A.1 THE Pers
owt off Northombarlonde, and avowe to God mayd he That he wold
hunte in the mowntayns off Chyviat within days thre, In the
magger of dought Dogles, and all that euer with him be. 162A.2
The fattiste hartes in all Cheviat he sayd he wold kyll, and
cary them away: Be my feth, sayd the dougheti Doglas agayn, I
wyll let that hontyng yf that I may. 162A.3 The[n] the Pers owt
off Banborowe cam, with him a myghtee meany, With fifteen
hondrith archares bold off blood and bone; the wear chosen owt
of shyars thre. 162A.4 This begane on a Monday at morn, in
Cheviat the hillys so he; The chylde may rue that ys vn-born, it
wos the mor pitt . 162A.5 The dryvars thorowe the woodees went,
for to reas the dear; Bomen byckarte vppone the bent with ther
browd aros cleare. 162A.6 Then the wyld thorowe the woodees
went, on euery syd shear; Greahondes thorowe the grevis glent,
for to kyll thear dear. 162A.7 This begane in Chyviat the hyls
abone, yerly on a Monnyn-day