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An Exact and Circumstantial History of the Battle of Floddon. in Verse; Written about the Time of Queen Elizabeth. in Which Are Related Many Particul

An Exact and Circumstantial History of the Battle of Floddon. in Verse; Written about the Time of Queen Elizabeth. in Which Are Related Many Particul

Lambe, Robert

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ISBN10: 1150640936
ISBN13: 9781150640933
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.23
Height: 0.10 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1774 Excerpt: ... CCCCLXIX. Then marched forth the men of war, And every band their banners shewed; And trumpets hoarse were heard afar, And harness glittering was viewed. CCCCLXX. Thus they past forth along the plain, And strait forth by a valley low; Whence up above, on the mountain, The Scotch army they clearly saw.. ccccLXxr, Which they did leave on _the left hand, nn And past forth on the-Sussey side, . Till. twixt the Scots and Scottish land, They were.conducted by their guide. GCCCLXXH. Now all this-while the king of Scots Beheld. them fair before his cyne, Within his mind drove many doubts, . Musing what the English /did mean. ceccLxxni. Giles Musgrave, then, a gainful Greek, And-friend familiar with the king, Said, Now, Sir King, if you do seek, .. To know the English mens meaning, . CCCCLXXIV. You better notice cannot have, Than that which I to you shall tell, What they forecast, I full conceive, I know their meaning pasting well. CCCCLXXV. Your marches they mean for to sack, And borders yours to harry and burn, Wherefore its best that we go back, From such intent them for to turn. CCCCLXXVI. This Mufgrave was a man of skill, And spake this for a policy, To cause the king come down the hill, That so the battle tried might be. CCCCLXXVII. The king gave credit to his words, Trusting his talk was void of train, He with consent of all his lords, Did march with speed down to the plain. CCCCLXXVIII. By north there was another hill, Which Branxton-hill is called by name, The Scots there scoured with right good will, Lest the English men should get the same. i CCCCLXXIX. The litter which they left behind, And other filth on fire they set, Whose dusty smoak the light did blind, That both the armies soon they met. ececLxxx. For when the weather waxed clear And smoak consumed wi...

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