Poems about armeis (7 Poems)
The Famous Historie: Cap. XV (Patrick Gordon Poems)
The Argument.A messinger vnto the King doth schoSad news that doth incense his wrathfull IreFrom Roxbrughs tours braue Douglas beats the foeEduards bold answer Quenshd his brothers fireTo view the Englis camp doth Douglas goThe Scots obey their Princes Iust … Continue reading
The Famous Historie: Cap. XVI (Patrick Gordon Poems)
The Argument.The English armie furth before their KingTo ma[illeg.]ter comes and all their foraigne aidDouglas returnd recounteth eurie thingDitchis t’intrap his foes greate Bruce hath madeRandolphs rare fight fair conquest first doth bringBruce Beaumout kills the English dooth vpbraid The Scots … Continue reading
The Famous Historie: Cap. XIV (Patrick Gordon Poems)
The Argument.The feild of Cree feirce Edwards praise beginnHe beats with fiftie fiftein hundreth foesThe thrid time Douglas doth his castell winnThen Bonkill, Randolph, Huntleis Lord doth loseThe bloodie and the cruell fight of LinnThe first two Douglas taks frie … Continue reading
The Famous Historie: Cap. XVII (Patrick Gordon Poems)
The Argument.Both Armeis Ioyne in long and doubtful fightAnd threttie thousand in the ditches dieKing Edwards deids encurage eurie knightAnd Scotts for to preuent their victorieIs forcd to Ioyne with them in Singill fightWhen th’Argentine greate Bruce hath kill’d they … Continue reading
The Famous Historie: Cap. XII (Patrick Gordon Poems)
The Argument.First at Glentroll doth Scotts renowned PrinceGet victorie aboue the English foeDouglas at Ederfoord with valiaunceBy fourtie doth a thousand overthroThen Pembrok Sews for Batrell with pretenceTo frie the land from longer warr and so To Lowdon-hill he brings an … Continue reading
The Famous Historie: Cap. XIII (Patrick Gordon Poems)
The Argument.Bruce falleth sick neir to the Northern ShoreTho armie mutines for his sore diseasWhom at that instant heauins to speich restoreEls all had dyit his speich doth all appeaseThey fight with Buchans Erle and thence they boreTheir Lord in … Continue reading
The Famous Historie: Cap. X (Patrick Gordon Poems)
The Argument.Whill Fortune houeres doutfull of hir cho’sNor peace nor warre on ether syd displaysHard fait anon prepaireth greatter voesGreat diss forsies that Ioue the Scots wil reaiseTo former height and furth his feinds he throwesWho temps the Scots they … Continue reading