Memorials of North Tyndale, and its four surnamesJ. M. Carr, 1871 - 101 páginas |
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abbot Alne Alnmouth Alnwick arms battle of Flodden Bellingham Bishop Borders borough Bowrie Branxton Branxton hill brother called Carnaby Castle Chipchase Church Hill command crossed Cuthbert daye Durham Earl of Surrey Edward Charlton Ellott England Euelingham Falstone Fenwyk fought Grace ground Gunnerton Hall Haltwhistle hath Henry Hesleyside Hexham Highnes horse Howard John Heron keeper King James King's land large number Leehall letter Liddesdale Lord Dacre Lord Dacre's Lord Thomas Howard Majestie Majestie's manor Milburns Newcastle Nicholas North Tyne North Tynedale Northumberland offences ordre pardon parties passed Percy peticõner pleas prisoners probably Redesdale Reedsmouth river Alne Robert Robson Sandy Ford sayd Scots Scottes Scottish shal shott shulde Sir John Sir Raynold Carnaby Sir William slain sonnes stealing surname Swinburne taken thair thatt theim ther theym thieves Thomas Charleton took Twizel tyme unto Vesci Wark William Charlton William de Bellingham Wolsey
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Página 27 - O'er their thin host and wounded King. Then skilful Surrey's sage commands Led back from strife his shattered bands ; And from the charge they drew, As mountain-waves, from wasted lands, Sweep back to ocean blue. Then did their loss his foemen know ; Their King, their Lords, their mightiest low, They melted from the field, as snow, When streams are swoln and south winds blow, Dissolves in silent dew.
Página 28 - Tradition, legend, tune, and song Shall many an age that wail prolong ; Still from the sire the son shall hear Of the stern strife and carnage drear Of Flodden's fatal field. Where shivered was fair Scotland's spear And broken was her shield ! xxxv.
Página 27 - Front, flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their King.
Página 31 - Young, master glazier to her majesty, feeling a sweet savour to come from thence, and seeing the same dried from all moisture, and yet the form remaining, with the hair of the head, and beard red, brought it to London to his house in Wood Street, where for a time he kept it for the sweetness, but in the end caused the sexton of that church to bury it amongst other bones taken out of their charnel, &c.
Página 27 - But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring; The stubborn spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded King.
Página 31 - I have been shown the same body so lapped in lead, close to the head and body, thrown into a waste room amongst the old timber, lead, and other rubble. Since the which time workmen there, for their foolish pleasure, hewed off his head; and...