thomas percy

[veronicavega]

early scottish ballad included in reliques of ancient english poetry

[Quizmonster]

If you click here, that will link you to a web-page which deals with Percy's 'Reliques'. In the opening paragraph, you will see a reference to 'Sir Patrick Spence'. This is a Scottish ballad, usually entitled 'Sir Patrick Spens'. I'm sure that - if you do a Google search using the latter title - you'll find the poem.