OF THE SCO T T I SH BO R D E R

CONS I ST I NG OF

HI D STOR I CAL AN ROMANT I C BALLADS,

C O L L EC T ED

I N THE SOUT H E R N COU NT I ES or SCOT LAN D ; W I TH A F E W OF M ODE R N DAT E FO N DE D PON , U U

LOCA L T R A DI T I ON .

IN THREE V L MES O U .

V I I . OL .

IT

F I FT H E D I T I ON .

' lo v virtue dea r Tlu wnga, m agc ,

n or the ublic car Tha t wo q c p ,

date and ” t Ere P olity, x g ,

’ — ' Had quench d thcjm qffcudd mga Wu u os .

EDI NBUR GH

' 1m m m A rn mrn n FOB LONGMAN, m msr, m , 0 , ND nnown ,

ONSTABLE AN D c o . E DI N B H . LONDON ; AND A . C U RG

1821 .

E LY’ M L S S ARCH .

Bng O myeounu-y! how dn ll ma norymee ’ Th lories lost in either Charlesc yg . days. When throu h th field. destructive n ine s g y p pread, ’ N i tt w spafing nfan teau , nor hoeryha d ! I ea e n those dr d days, th unprotected t wain ’ ' Mm d in the mountains o er his v , , ested plain ’ Nor lm er vo al with the she herd g c . p slay, ’ ” Were m sbanks or roves of Bu , g den n y. — Ln l en ou Genin and Velour.

Soon are the vereee in w rd hu aint , hich a modern ha p

cd the desolate state of co lahd durin a eriod hi h S t , g p g l u nfavourable to o i Yet the civil y p et cal composition .

' an d religious wars of the seventeen th century have af

forded some sub ects for tradi ion r oetr an d the j t a y p y, reader ie here presented with the ballads of that disu trous r unac e s. Some prefatory history may n ot be ce t ubl p e.

That the Refor i loriouswork mat on wasa good and a g , few will be su h he ene c slavish bigoteasto deny. But t 4 “IN STRE LSY 0 ?

m came b ni t and s h res m o the wheat y , y gh g owed ng

or rather the fo l and k soi u on which the aeed , n m l, p

wasthmwn n with the t isin cro , p M M W g p, a plentiful pro]

usuallyrespecu fmfimnd g and their elo

eonld fir et that their g ,

' rise had heen a ii not the

fall, of the Crm

in Scotlan d for n earl two centuries sometimes the , y ;

avowed en emies alwa s the ambitious rivals of their , y ,

rin p ce. The disciples of Calvin cou ld scarcely avoid a

tendenc to democrac and the re ublican form of y y, p

ch urch overnment was sometimes hinted at as no u n g , l tit model for the sta te at east, the kirkmen labou red to impress u pon their followers an d hearers th e fun damental rinci le that the church hould be sole] o p p , s yg verned those un to whom God had iven the s i by , g p

ritual sce tre. T eld r Melvine in a conferen ce with p he e ,

James VL seized the mon h the sleeve an d ad , arc by , ,

’ dressin him as s cillie v al told him There g God au , ,

are two kin s and two kin dom“. There is Christ g , g ,

and his kin dome the kirke whose sub ect Kin g , ; j g

James S an d f w kin dome he is n ot the . ixth is o hose , g

a kin nor a head 1 1 1 u t a ma n b r an d g, , nor a 01 , b e they whom Christ hath called and comma nded t o ' ' TH E sc o rri sn BORDER . 5

watch ower his kirke and overn his s iritual in , g p k g

dome have su fi cient an thoritie an d ow fi'om h , p er im

so to do which n o Chris ian k no rinee s l ; t ing, p , hou d

contronl or dischar e but fortifie n ssi o g , a d a st ; ther ” wise h not ul s b — t ey are faithf u jects to Christ. Can

n . h ele at h r us t m: woon , p. 329 T e d g ed t eoc acy, th sem

' l claimed was exercised with ual i our. he at y , eq rg T

’ fences in the king s household fell un der their uncare

monious u isdi ion an he as formall reminded if j r ct , d w y hisoccasional neglect to saygrace before an d afi er meat

- his repairing to hear the word more rarely than was

— rofa n in and swe in kee fittin g his p ne ban g at g, and p ’ in of evil com an —an d finall of his uem s card g p y , y, q

in dan cin ni ht- walkin and such - lihe rof ne as g, g, g g, p a p

. . 3 1 . A cu di e or i li times p 3 rse, r ct mp c d was formall denounced a ainst ever man horse , y g y , ,

s wh s d assis th and . ear o houl t e kin in his uarrel p , g q with the Earl of Gowrie ; md fi om the pnlpig the fa vourites of the listening sovereign were likened to Ha

n his wife to Herodias and he himself ma , , to Ahab, to m h ’ B en d, and to Jeroboa . T ese eflnsion s of zeal could n ot be very agreeable to the temper of James: an d ac eordin l b a course of slow and often crooked and g y, y , c n nin olic he laboured to arran e the ch urch - o u g p y, g g

rn men t u on a less rbulen t an d men acin f ve p tu g ooting. His eyes were n aturally turned towards the English hierarch which had been modelled b the y, , y despotic

Henr V in to such a form as to con indisso y III , nect lubly the interest of the c hurch with that of the regal

' rm: sc o rmsn 3 0 3 m m. 7

were plain and decent ; the system of tythes

and erha s on the whole the i h h con , p p , , Scott s ierarchy tained as few objectionable points as any system of

church - overnment in d i u isted to the g Em pe. Ha t s bs

resent da althou h ts doctrinescould not have been p y, g j more ure nor its morals more exem lar than those p , p y,

of h s of ro t e p u ent Kirk of Seotlan d. yet its degree p

' ‘ motion might have atlorded greater m ana gement to

learn in and ob ectsoflaudable ambition to those who g, j ,

' h ms l i s er i ut the re lmght fiedicate t e e ves to t s v ce. B p

e isco in Scotland from which it never erfec to p pacy , p t

I t hasfi 'e nentl ha ene that the virtuesofthe ih q y pp d,

dividual at least heir ex s if i be , t oes , ( . ndeed, there ean

an exceas in ir have been l the rin e No v tueJ fi ta to p c . vcr was this more fnlly u emPIified than in the history

while the do nr e f l shelves y hono to the man , were th ata

u on whi Im atien t to p ch the monarchy was wrecked. p

’ accom lish the total revolution which hisfather s eau p ,

ions timidit had left incarn lete Charles en deavour t y p ,

° c d at on ce to in troduc e into Scotlan d the church- go

mn ent an renew in En land the tem oral do ver , d to , g , p

T HE SCOTT 1811 BOW ER . .

‘ ‘ Borders. At the hsu l ot their deih sive torees they

Ale n er Lesl who wi man of his best placed xa d y, , th y

r ha been n-ained to wsr r the reat s office s, d amie g

v l The so bled arm of ta us Ado phus. y on assem an y

men whose cam u on Dnnse- Law is thnsde 1640. , p, p ,

ibed b an e e- wi ess. r Baillie acknowled es scr y y tn M g ,

tha i was an a reeable feast to his e es to surve t t g y , y

the lace it is a roun d hill about a Scots milc in p ; ,

c ircle ri in wi ver little declivit to the hei ht , s g, th y y, g

of a - h ewha lain and near bow shot, and the ead som t p , a qnarter of a mile in length and breadth ; on the top

d n ear fort field- ieces ointed it was garnishe with y p , p

towards the east an d south . The colonels, who were

mostl noblemen as othes Cassilis E lin t on Dal y , R , , g g ,

housie indsa Lowdon Bo d Sinclair Balearras , L y, , y , , ,

who gmen lly

were barons or chief entlemen la around n : , g , y fla

n ex to ese we the lieutenan who were ene t th re ts, g

rall old vetcrans an d had served in that or a hi hcr y , , g

station over sea and the common ldiers la ou t , ; so y

divo or most, all in hnts of timber, covered with t,

straw. Ever coul an which accordin to the fin i y p y, , g

l x di f d men had heir p a y d consist o two hundre , t co

’ lours fl in at the ca tain s tent door with the y g p , Scots

arms u on them an d this motto in olden l ers p , , g ett ,

’ ” Fo a Cu ms'r s Cao wu AND Cova ' ainst na u r. Ag

thisarm so well arra ed and disci lined and whose y, y p ,

THE ' SCOTT H BORD I S ER .

arliament was vin the wa for rebuildin h p , pa g y g t e sys tem of hierarch the uld n o lon er remain ina iv y, y co g ct e.

Bribed b the delusive romise of Sir Henr ane an d y p yV ,

Marshall the arliamentar commissioners h the , p y , t at

Church of En lan d should be reformed ac r n to the g , co di g

’ word God which the fondl believed amoun ted to d , , y y , an ado tion of resb ter the a reed to sen u r p p y y, y g d s ceou s

to their brethren of En land. Alexander Lesl who g y, ou ht to have ranked amon the contented sub ects ha g g j , ving been raised bythe kin g t o the honoursof Earl of

Leven was nevertheless readil in du ced to ac e t the , , , y c p

mman d of h nd arm co t is seco . Doubtless w y , here in surrection is n ot onl ardoned bu re d y p , t war ed, a mo

' narch has little ri ht to ex ect ratitude for benefits g p g , whi worl w ll ch all the d, as e as the receiver, must attri f Y bute to ear. et something is due to decen cy; an d the best a olo for Lesl is his zeal for ro a atin p gy y, p p g g presbyterianism in Englan d the bait which had caught

e whole rl m th a ia en t of o land. Bu altho h e p Sc t t, ug th

Earl of Leven was commander in chief avid Lesl , D y, a et more renown ed and active soldi i lf y er than h mse , was ma or- en eral of the cavalr and in truth bore j g y, , , awa the laurcls of e ex di io y th pe t n .

The words of the followin march which was la ed g , p y in the van of this resb terian crusade were first ub p y , p lished b Allan Ramsa in his Ever reen and the y y, g y

breathe the ver s irit we mi ht ex ect. Mr Ritson y p g p , in hiscollection ofScottish son s hasfavo e ub g , ured th p

B TT OF P H A LE I LIP HAUGH .

Tm s ballad is so immediatelyconnected with the fortn

r e , that the editor is en abled to contin ue his sketch of

historical transactions from the m of l arch Les y.

In the insurrection of 1 0 l o l 68 , al Sc t an d, south from

the Gram ian s wasactivel and z ealou sl en a ed. But p , y y g g ,

' ' after f i o the treaty o R pp n , the first fury ot the revolu

tionar torrent ma be said to have foamed off its force y y , and manyof the nobilitybegan to look round with hor

ror u on the rock s and shelves amon st which it had , p g

hurr N en ce of S o ied them. umbersregarded the def c t

land asa ust an d n ecessar warfare who did n ot see the j y ,

sa f f f n lan me reason orin terfering in the a fairso E g d. The

visit of Ki harlesto the metro olis of hisfathers in ng C p ,

all robabilit roduca l its effect on hisn obles. Some p y, p were allied to the house ofStuart byblood ; all regarded i f i ' t asthe source o the rhonours, andyeneratedthean c ient 6

T H E SC OT TI SH O R B RDE . 1 7

' etlect ua l as to a al the resb terian coura e even af , pp p y g , “ ter the la se of ei ht ear A n p g y y s. seco d armywas de feated under the walls of Aberdeen ; and the pillage of

the ill- fa ted town was doomed to expiate the prin ci

les which Montrose himself had formerl im p , y posed

u on them r leshire n ex ri p . A gy t expe en ced his arms

the domains of his rival were treated with more than

militar severit an d Ar le himself advan cin to In y y gy , g

.verloch for the defence of his coun tr wastotall and y y, y

dis racefull routed b Montrose Press g y y . ed betwixt two

armies well a oin ted an d c omman ded b th pp , y e most

ex erien ced en erals of the Coven an t Mon trose dis p g ,

U on the breakin ou t of the insu rrection in the ear p g , y 1715, the ‘ Earl of Rothes sherifl and lordo lieu tenant of the count of F , y ife, is sued out an order for all the fencible men of the countis to meet

The tl n t k him at a place called Cashmoor. gen eme oo no notice of r m t those whom the his o ders, nor did the com ons, excep ministers

f to the la re dezvouse to the n u mber of orced go to p ce of n , fifteen m t their u tmost dili ence could hundred en ein all tha erfo . , b g g p rm ut those of that coun vin been ta u ht b their ex erien B tis, ha g g y p ce, i t ed e tools cs eciallie in th h that t is no good meddling with g , p e ands

of Hi hlandmen were ver averse from takin armes. N o sooner g , y g of dezvouse Cashmoor they reflected on the name of the place ren , ,

n Ti r w mind a lace not far from thence tha ppermoo as called to ; p , M w en un der the command of m where ontrose had rou ted them, h , y ’ reatp rand- le the Ea rl of W em ss then en eral of God s ar g g unc , y , g

tnie. In a word the luck choice of a lace called Al oer a , un y p , , p

' rod ominou s and tha t with the fl in re oit oi the Hi hlan pen ; , y g p g d vin ves masters o f Perth made th men ha g made th emsel , em throw

their armes and ru n notwithstandin the trouble that down , , g Rothes ”— . i M irs and the min isters gave themselves to stop them l ls. emo lair q ard St C .

VOL . 11 . 1 8 s wam ? or

marches b , y

' ta e tha n even in the field ot ia or . B on e of those g , y y y. . h urried marcbe M Loch Kac ine to the heart of In vert. totally to defeat he brought in to mone- half of their three.

Baillie a vetera xt routed b hu at the , t y n, le Encouraged bythfil e repeated an d t scended into the a s M ind and fou ht a blood , g y

n d isi ba t e near Kils th where four thousand a d ec ve t l , y , l l Coven anters fell un der the High an d c a ymore. This victory open ed the whole of Scotland to Mon

e occu i the ca ital m r d f ose. H ed and a ch orward tr p p , e to the Border n ot merely to complete the subjection of

the southern rovin ces but with the flatterin ho e of p , g p

urin his vi toriousarm in to n d an d brin in po g c y E glan , g g

e su ort ofCharlesthe swo fhis ernal ri to th pp rd o pat t bes.

’ Half a cen tu r before Montrose s career the sta te of y , the Borders was such as might have enabled him easily

hav accom lished his darin la n The ar u is of to e p g p . M q

Dou las the Earls of Hu me Roxbur h Tra uair an d g , , g , q ,

Ann an dale were all desc ended of mi ht Border chiefs , g y ,

o l ve l in whose an cest ors c u d, each of them, ha ed t o the

field a bod oftheir own vassals e ual in n umbers an d y , q ,

su erior in disci lin e to the arm of Montro . But p p , y se

the milita r s irit of the Borderers an d their attach y p ,

men t to their chiefs, had been much broken sin ce the

o f e Crown s The disarmin of am h d un i n o th . g acts J es a T H O E SC OT T I SH B R DER . 1 9

been carried ri orousl in to execu tion an d the smaller g y ,

ro rietors no lon er f lin the nec essit of rotection p p , g ee g y p

from their chiefs in war had as ired to in de en den ce , p p , W and embraced the tenetsof the Coven ant. ithout im

utin with Wishart absolute treacher to the Border p g, , y

n obles it ma be allowed that the looked with en v , y , y y

u on Montrose an d with drea d an d aversion u on his p , p

ra aciou n l f rc s Hence had it b en in s a d disorder o e . e p y ,

their ower it mi ht not have alto e her suited their p , g g t

in clination s to have brou ht the stren th of the Bor , g g

l n s The der lances to the support of the northern c a . on ce formidable name of Douglas still su fficed to raise

some han ds b whom Montrose was oined i n his , y j ,

for an march down the Gala. With these rein cemen ts, d

with the remnant of his Highlan ders (for a great n u m.

her had return hom with Colkitto to de osit their ed e , p

lun der an d rovide for their families Montrose af p , p , ) , ter traversin the Border finall en ca m ed u on the g , y p p

field f h o P iliphaugh .

The river Ettrick immediatel after its u nction with , y j the Yarrow an d revious to its fallin into the Tweed , p g , makes a lar e swee to the southward an d win ds al g p , most beneath the loft ban k on which the town of Sel y , kirk stan ds leavin u on the n orth ern side a lar e g, p , g a n d level lain exten din in an easterl direction from p , g y , shill coveredwith natu ral co se- wood called the H are , p , head- wood to the hi h rou nd which formsthe ban ks , g g

of the Tweed n ear Sun derlan tl- hall. This l iscall , p ain

H T E SCOTT I SH BOR DER . 23

This as Mr Lain remarks is im ossible because , g , p ; there was n ot a bridge over the Tweed betwixt Peebles and k Bu h is ol Berwic . t t ere an d bridge over the Et trick onl fou r miles from Phili hau h an d an other , y p g , ov e er th Yarrow, both (light and pursuit an d of the mas a r f is f i is r s c e. But i doubt ul, t too ce tain that several of he ro alis w x b the , t y ts ere e ec uted y

Covenanters as traitors to the Kin and Parliamen t ! , g

I have reviewed at some len th the details of this , g , memorable en a emen which at the same time tern g g t, , , minated the career of a hero liken ed b n o mean , y

ud e of mankind to those an ti uit an d decided j g ; q y, the fa te of his cou n tr It is further remarka ble y. , as the last field which was fou ht in Ettrick forest the g ,

n h unaccoun table scen e of so ma y bloody action s. T e

twixt the horse and foot, have been the imme

’ diate causes of Mo‘e But the arden t an tl impetuous character of thisg reat

in wi that of the troo s which he comman ded was g th p , better calculated for attack than defence ; for surpri sin others rather than for rovidin a ain st sur rise g , p g g p

' A eovenan ted present at the execution ot tbese gen " l es 2 an ami t emen, observed. warlt ga hon nilie on able ex

' a i n e uiv o ern o im otte n used on similar clam t o . q alent to the m d y , so ’ — ' i rso oceasiona W rsu a n r s M emo f M ou n ts. 1» Cardinal du Retz

26 stm srna t sv or

B TT I LI H A I P AUGH .

O N Philiphau gh a

At H airhea d wood it en ded ;

’ The Scots ou t o er the Grmmes

Sae m ril he er y t y bended .

Sir David free the rd r ca Bo e me,

’ ’ W i hea rt an hand ca me he ;

’ Wi him thr tho n b n n y t ee u sa d o Sco ts,

o i T bear h m c ompany.

’ W i him t i n three hou san d val ant me , A noble sight to see

” ’ A c lo w u d 0 mist them eel concea l d,

’ s A c lose as e c r might be . E SC OTT I H BO D T H S R E R .

' Vl hen the ca me to the Sh w burn y a ,

aid he Sac w l w f S , ee e rame,

I n k it is ve nt thi con nie , That we should sing a

” When the came to the Lin l bu rn y g y ,

As da - li ht did a ear y g pp , ’ The s d an a ed father y py g ,

And he did draw them n ear.

Come hither a ed father , g

Sir David he did cr y,

And tell me where Mon trose lies, ” i ll his r W th a g ea t army.

Bu t first ou must come tell to me , , y , If friends or foes you be ; ’ fear ou are Montrose s men I y , “ f th rth un Come rae e no co try.

’ ‘ an o on trose s men No, we are n e M ,

’ Nor e er in tend to be ;

David Lesl I am Sir y,

’ ” T hat s speaking u nto thee.

Various reading ” That we should take a dram. Bu t halve ou r men in e u al a rts , y q p , You r pu rpose to fu lfil

Let se half kee the water side p , i l T he rest gae round the h l .

You r n ether art fire mu st p y , Then beat a flying dru m ;

’ ’ An d then the ll t in k the da s their sin y h y ,

’ And free the trench theyll come .

hen th s that a re behin d them m u n T , o e a

’ Gie shot ba ith rit an d sma , g ;

And so between ou r armies twa , y ,

a ” Ye may make them to fa

NO T E S

T HE BAT T LE OF PHI LI PHAU GH .

— e e ha w burn . P. . When th y ca me to th S 27 v. 1 . A small stream that oins the Ettrick near Selkirk on ths , j , , q south side of the river.

— i l rm P . When they came to the L ng y bu . 27 . v 2. Abrook w i fi' , h ch fallsinto the Ettrick, om the north, a little

above the Shaw burn .

’ — P. 7 . v. 2 . They spyd a n agedfather. 2 The traditional commen tary upon the ballad states this ’ man s name to have been Br done ancestor to several fami y , lies in the arish of Ettriclt u ticnlarl those occu in the p , p y py g s Mi t is stran ~ farm of dgehope and Redford Green . I a ge ana chronism to make a er sta hims lf t th e battle , this aged f th te e a of Solwa Flow whi h fou h t a hundr d ears ore y , c was g e y bef Phili hau h and a still stran r to men tion that of Dunbar p g ge , , ’ which did not take place till five yearsafter Montrose sdefeat .

TI R E

T G H M GALLAN RA A S.

T a r: preceding ba lla d was a song of triumph over the defeat of Montrose at Phili hau h the vers p g es, which q. follow, are a lamentation for his final discomfiture and

cru l e h e d ath. T e presen t edition of The Galla nt " Gra ha m is iven from tradition enlar ed an d g , g correct cd b an ancient rinted edition entitled The Gal y p , , ” la nt Graha ms ( c to the un e of I il a wa f S otland, t w l y, ” a nd I will not ta rr of which Mr Ritson favoured the y, editor with an acc u rate copy.

’ The conclusion of Mon trose s melan choly historyis

too well kn own . The Scottish arm which sold Kin y, g

Cha rles 1. to his arliamen t had we ma charita bl p , , y y

O e no idea that the were rt rin i lo b p , y ba e g h s b od al thou h the mu st have been aware that he were g y , t y

VO L . 1 1 . l

’ si nin hix al nda l con g g n to perpetu bo ge. At a st the

' sentimentsof the kingdom at latge difiered widelyfi‘om

' m ' those of the militm I ind the dangtn ot King

Charles drew im

’ arm under the e D ke ot H to . y, h u amil n

But he met with

th of Charles, and the triu mph of the In

the hatred itnd tl

twi m o ou tted Fresh saw, too late, that their own han ds had been employed in the hateful task of

1650. re in the ower of a sect et more fierce an d fana e ct g p , y

tical than themselves de uted a commission to the , p

Ha ue to treat with Charles I L whom u on certain g , , , p

ondition s the n ow wished to restore to h on e of c , y t e thr

is fathers. At the court of the exiled mon arch Mon J , trose also offered to his acceptan ce a splen did plan of

victor an d con uest and ressed for his ermi sion y q , p p s to

en ter Scotlan d an d there collectin the remain s f , g o the

ro alists to claim the crown for his master with the y , ,

in h d An able s an sword his an . tatesm might perhaps have reconciled these jarrin g projects m good man would certa in ly haze made a decided choice bet wixt

he h rles was n either the one n or h o h r m. C a t e e an d t t ,

while he treated with the Presb terian s with a view of y ,

0 As Salmasius uaintl but trul ex resses it P res t q y, y. p , by e li t inde enda utes tra ci f a nt gnvertm , p dave . : orrrsn 35 Tm sc BORDER .

a tin the crown from their hands he scru led not ccep g , p

to authorize Mon trose the mortal en em of the sect to , y ,

hi rate d in on si lan of pursue s sepa an c sten t p con quest. Montrose arrived in the Orkn eys with sixh undred

f rni wi h m r rui r h Germans, was u shed t so e ec ts f om t ose

islands an d was oin ed b several ro alists as he tra , j y y ,

v rsed the w o hn a nd u h r n e ilds f Cait ess S t e la d ; but, ad

van cin into Ross- shire he was sur rised and totall g , p , y

defeated b Colon el Strachan an ofi eer of the Scot , y ,

tish liamen who d distin ished himself in the par t, ha gu

w n h t rw d became a decided ro civil ars, a d w o af e ar s C m

wellian. Montrose after a fruitlessresistance at len th , , g

m ld of d an d on l h l ded fro the fie efeat, c cea ed imse f in the roun dsof Macleod f Assain t to whose fidelit he g o , y ' entrusted his life and b whom be was delivered u , y p

o Lesl his most bitter en em . t y, y He wa s tried for what was termed treason against the Estatesof the Kin dom and des ite the commis g ; , p sion of Charles for his roceedin s he was con demn ed p g , to die b a arliament who ackn owled ed harles to y p , g C be their kin an d whom on that accoun t on l Mon g, , y, trose ackn owled ed to be a arliamen g p t. ” The cler sa sa lateanimated histo rian whose gy, y , vocation it wasto persecu te the repose of hislast mo

ments sou ht b the terrors of his sen n , g , y te ce, to ex

tort re entan ce bu t his behaviour firm and di ui. p ; , g

fled to the end re elled their insu ltin v , p g ad anceswith

scorn a nd disdain . He was rouder he r lied to p , ep , 36 M I NSTRE LsY or

ha ve his head afi xed to the rison - walls han to have p , t ’ his ictu re laced in the kin s bed - chamber : an d p p g , far from being troubled that mylimbs are to be sent

to our rinci al cities I wish I had flesh en ou h to y p p , g

be dis ersed throu h Christen dom to attest m d in p g , y y g

’ h I w l em l attac ment to my hing. t as the ca m p oy

ment of his mind that n i ht to reduce this estrays , g ,

i e a e gan t sent ment to verse. H pp ared n ext day on

' ld ri bi i the scaflo , in a ch ha t, w th the same serene and

ndaun d nten an e an d addressed the eo le u te cou c , p p ,

o v n i his d in un absolved b the church ra t i d a te y g y ,

er than to ustif an in vasion of the kin dom da . th j y g ,

a reat wi the esta e The in sults of hisene ring t y th t s.

mies were n ot yet exhausted . The history of his ex ploits was attached to his n eck by the public execu tion er ; but he smiled at their in ven tive malice de

lar d he wore it with more ride n he h c e , that p tha ad

d ne the ar r an d when hisdevo ionsw fin i h o g te ; , t ere s

cd demandin if an more indi ities ain , g y gn rem ed

to be practised, submitted calmly to an unmerited ”— ’ fate. La m o s Histor c tla nd vol. I . 404. y of S o , p .

Such was d f ames Graham the reat M the eath o J , g ar

M n hom some low] bard has o quisof o trose, overw y p ured

l v rs To sa that the forth the fol owing elegiac e es. y, y are

far u n worth of the sub ect isn o reat re roach for a y j , g p ;

l m n nob erpoet might ha ve failed in the atte pt. I different

as the ballad is i bein still , we may regret ts g more de

raded b m n a i ere s g y a y pparent oorrupt ons. Th eemsan

' 38 mmsrnm .sv O F

GRAH AMS .

w sw le No , fare thee well, eet Ennerda

Baith kith an d cou n trie I bid adieu

For I mau n awa and I ma not sta y, y y,

T o some u n cou th land which I never knew

w h lu t k i T o ear t e b e I hin t best,

Of all the colou rs that I see ;

’ An d I ll wear it for the allant Grahams g ,

That are ban ished from their coun trie.

I ve no old I h ve no la nd ha g , a , I have n o pearl nor preciou s stan e

Bu t I wald sell m silken snood y ,

T o see the l e gal ant Grahams come bam . THE SCOTTI SH BOR DE R . 39

In Wallace da s when the be an y , y g , Sir John the Graham did bear the gree Through all the lands of Scotland wide ;

He was a lord of the south countrie.

And so was seen full many a time ;

For the summer flowers did never s rin p g,

But ever Graham in armour bri ht y , g ,

ou ld th n for in W e appear be e the k g.

The all were drest in am o ur sheen y , Upon the pleasant ba nks of T ay;

Before a kin the mi ht be seen g y g ,

hese ll n t Grahams in th ir arra T ga a e y.

At the Go u khead our cam we set P , Our leaguer down there for to lay;

And in the bonn summer , y

r w orse u r r W e rode ou hite h and o g ay.

Our false commander sold our king

U nto his deadl cnemic y ,

romwell then Who was the traitor, C , ;

So I care not what theydo with me. o to mm n t w F r co a d hose tra itors do n .

‘ l n - rosen w r n v ed I n G e P e e dez ou s ,

’ March d to Glenshie b ni ht an d da y g y,

too k f An d the town o Aberdeen ,

And me the bell in th r arra t Camp s ei y.

Five thou sand men in am our stron , g, Did meet the gallant Grahams that day

At I nverlochie where war be n , ga ,

An d scarce two thousand men were the

tr i Gallan t Mon ose, that ch eftain bold,

' oura eous in the best de ree C g g , Did for the king fight well that day The Lord preserve his majestic !

l Nathaniel Gordon , stout and bo d, — T HE SCOTT lSII BOR DER .

w - And Ne ton Go rdon, burda lone,

And Dal atie both stout and keen g , ,

And allant Veitch u on the field g p ,

A braver face was never seen .

Now fare e weel sweet nnerdal , y , E e ! Cou ntrie an d kin I quit ye free ;

Chea t u ou r hearts brave oavalie p y , rs,

For the r s o t o G aham are g ne High Germany.

w rave M n r w nt to No b o t ose he e France,

d to German to ather ~f me An y, g a ;

And bold Abo ne is to the sea y ,

un ntl ish l Yo g Hu y is nob e name.

Mon trose a ain that chieftain bold g , ,

' ' e Back unto Scotlan dfan h came,

The leasant allant worth Graham ! p , g , y

At the water of an on he did be in C g , And fou ght the battle to the end ;

W here there were killed for our noble kin , g.

T wo tho sand of ou r ish m u Dan en . 42

Gilbert M

By whom For a brave m fi ee waséhq

But now 0

Then woe to

7 than die ! For ye ha ve W ho aye team W e 4

the Laird of Assiut has seized And Montrose, And had him into Edinburgh town

And frae his bod ta ken the hea d y , ’ d him u on And qu arter p a trone.

’ And Hun tl s one the selqame wa y g y, 0 And our noble king is also gone ;

’ e suifer d dea th f r n H o our natio ,

’ r mournin s can n Ou g tear e er be done.

Bu t our brave ou n kin is now come home y g g , King Charles the Secon d in degree ;

The Lord sen d ce in to his time pea , And God preserve his majestic NO T ES

T HE GALLANT G RAHAMS.

A corruption of Endrickdale. The principal and most an cien t possessions of the Montrose familylie along the water of Endriclt, in Dumbartonshire. — . . v. 1 . Sir J ohn the Graham did bea r the g ree P 89 .

The faithful fri en d and adheren t of the immortal W allace, slain at h t l f k t e ba t e o Falkir .

— v . 5. Who was the traitor, Cromwell, then . P. 89 . Thisextraordinar character to whom in rim s and in su e y , , c e cess our da s onl have rodu ced a arallel was no favouri te , y y p p , in Scotland. There occu rsthe following in vective against him ’

MS. in the v in a Ad ocates Library. The humour consists in the dialect of a Hi hlander s eakin En li g , p g g sh, and confir

Te eommonwelt t t G , a ramagh ting ' ’ ’ Garbrek hem s word , gar dc hem sking

m s s o'r'rl sn c BOR DER . 47

‘ ve — And bra Hartlull, a ca valier too. P. 40 . v. 6 . Leith of Harthill wasa determined lo alist d , , y , an hated the

Covenan ters not withou t reason . Hisfather a hau t hi h , , gh y g s irited baron and chief of a clan ha ened 1 p , , pp , in 6 89, to sit down in the desk of Provost Lesl in the hi h rk of y, g ki Aber

deen . He was dis racefull thrust out b the ofi g y y cers, an d, usin some threatenin lan ua e to the rovost wasim ri g g g g p , p son cd like a felon for man months till he m i , , y , beca e fitr ous, and nearl vi ymad. Ha ng get free of the shackles with which he wasloaded he used hislib r , e tybyooming to the tolbooth win

dow, where he uttered the most violent and horrible threats

a ainst Provost Lesl and the other covenan tin ma istra g y, g g tes, n s v r r nder r n bywhom he had bee o se e elyt eated . U p ete ce of w o f n ce h e was sent to Edinbur h and la lon i this ne f e , g , y g n i n there for so fierce washis tem er that no one would pr so ; , p , i su ret for hiskee in the eace with hisenemies if g ve y p g p , sst at t len th he was deliv b M w li ert . A ered ontrose b y g y , hen he m master of b — ru m e vo m hi self Edin ur h S m l. . ade g , 1. pp

201 266 . His house of Harthill was dis antled and miser , m , abl illa ed b Forbes of Crai ievar who ex elled his wife yp g y g , p — and childr n with the most r l n tlessinhumanit . b vol. e , e e y I id.

5. Meanwhile oun Harthill was the com n . . n II p 22 , y g pa io and associate of Nathaniel Gordon whom be accom ied at , pan ’ lunderi the fair of El n and at most of Mon tr s en p ng gi , ose

a ements. He r talia seve on the covenan ters b g g e ted m , y — ' ra d n th n da . vol. . 1 . His n ging an burni g eir la I btd II p. 80 fate has escaped my notice.

— An al a ie both stout a nd keen . P . 41 . v . 1 . d D g t , Sir Fran cis Ha of Dal a tie a stead ca valier and a entle y, g , y , g H was fai man of great gallantryand accomplishmen ts. e a th ul follower of Mon trose and was taken risoner with him at f , p his last fatal battle. He was condemned to death, with his

ustriou s neral. Bein a Roman Catholic he rethsed the ill ge g ,

o he Presb terian l r and was n t ermitted assistance f t y c e gy, o p , even on the scsflbld to receive hostl comfort in the on l , g y , y l form in which hisreligion ta ught him to consider it aseffectua .

T H E sc o 'r'u su BO D R E R . 49

a brisk fi ht which continued for a while till the dra ons g , , go , havin s en t their shot and fin i g p , d ng the horsemen to be too

” stron for them did ive rou nd : bu t et re in g , g g y tired, some order towards the castle of San uhar bein h tl , q , g o ypu rsued b the fl o throu h the whole town above a y w, g , qu arter of a mile till the came to the m tle whet e hoth arti , y ; p es did, to their mu tual rief become sensi g , ble of their mistake. I n

Ca tain Palmer himself dan erousl wounded with p g y , many more wounded in each troo who did l w ll p, peaceab yd e to ether afterward fin a time until their wou dsw r ur g , n e e c ed,

e h And bold Aboyu ic to t e oca , — his noble na me. P. 4 1 . v . Young H andy is . 8 s Earl of Abo n e who fled to France and h Jame , y , , t ere died — en . It is said his death was accelera d heart brok , te by the ’ rl e news of King Cha ess execu tion . H became represen tative f don finn il or You n H a n as the ballad ex r s o the Gor y, g dy, p esse it in conse uence of the death of his elder bmther Geor e , q , g ,

— a our Da nish men . P 4 1 . v. 5. Two thous nd of . ’ f auxiliaries who b the wa did not Montrose s oreign , , y y,

exceed 600 in all.

’ — P. 42. v. 1 . By whom the K ing s ba nner was bom e. s oun r of Pitfoddells carried the ro al Gilbert Menzie , y ge , y ’ I t bore the headless cor se ban ner in Mon trose s last battle. p w th his motto J ud e a nd reven e m cause of Charles L, i t , g g y , ” xi r ved himself worth ofthisnoble trust O Lord! Mcu ca p o y ,

obstina tel refusin uarter died in defence ofhischar e. and, y g q , g — ’ M o n r a o ss s M emoirs.

— - Then woe to Straclum a hd Hacket bailin P. 42. v. 2 .

c ar in th e service of the Estates.

T HE

B TT E OF P ENTL AND A L HI LLS .

W e have observed the earl an ti ath mu uall en y p y, t y tertained by the Scottish Presbyterians an d the hou se

of u r I o a e l in en St a t. t seems t h v g owed the breast ev of - l the good natnred Char es I I . He might have re

membered that in 1 51 the Presb terianshad fou ht , , 6 , y g , bled, an d m in ed themselves in his cause. But he t a ther l re reco lected their earlyfa ult s than their late pent. anee ; an d even their services were combined with the meolleetion of the absurd an d h umiliatin g circumstan ws of ersonal de radation ‘ to which their ride an d p g , p foll had sub ected him while the rofessed to es ouse y j , yp p

‘ ‘ is n id that some ot Anm g otlwr ridicnlom oocn m om it . ’ h A Charles sgallantries were discovered by a pryin g neig bour. wily old minister was deputed by his brethren to rebuke the King for this h s the ro al resence be limited einous candal. Being introduced into y p , ' 11 i th u n u h occasions his commission to a seriousadmonit on , at, po s c , Ma t d w The Kin is said to have jes y should always shu t the win o s. g 52 u m nm v or

his ca use . As and in flexible more deeplythan crima ; and hc whispa ed tn hiscon no religion for a gentle “ ” n h ¢e man . l t i M M , ‘ first yea r ot l aformally re-established Prelacyin Sc

' father s exanq g he shonld not hm

The te rd! m ha ve a ten system.

n lik e the water or some s rin s to become sofi de ey, p g , and mild when freel ex osed to the O en da . Who , y p p y

n reco n iz e in the decen t an d in du striou s uakers ca g , Q ,

An aba tists the wild and ferocious ten ets which an d p , distin uished their sects while the were et h on ou r. g , y y cd with the distin ction of the scourge an d the pillory Had the system of coercion again st the Presbyterians been con tin u ed un til ou r da Blair an d Robertson y, would have reach ed in the wilderness an d on l (lis p , y covered their owersof elo u en ce an d com osition b p q p , y rollin alon a dee er rren t of loom fan a ici m g g p to g y t s . The western counties distin guished themselves by their a osition to the relatic s m Three h un pp p yste . dred an d fift ministers e ected from their churches and y , j livin s wandered throu h the mou nta in s sowin e g , g , g th

' recu n enssd this nnex eeted l R e ro p p enity attcr the Restoration. p b-N r na nbm d ke t o ten the y u the jo , hough he might have f rgot

54 om sm m or

mi havh g wnfin nd wgetha y ra olvod to mu c h m

h narter. ln this the eee di a ointe in t at q y w s pp d ; and, fir nm bem theydrew up on the Pent t p lwe cslled llullien

r n h w b one W l ce G ee . T ey , y aI a ; md here they awaite p eneral Dah icLQf

* Bimu ; who, ha

bt w tlw other side of

the hills cn t thr , ,

h W ll sh ewe both s iri a n d u d men t e t em. a ace d p t j g h

drew u his men in a ver stron situa tion an d with p y g ,

’ stood two char es of Dalz iel s ca valr u t u on the g y b , p

third sho k the insu r en ts were broken an d u tterl c , g , y

dis ersed. There was ver little sla u hter as th e p y g , m

valr of Dalz iel were chicfl entlemen wh o iti y y g , p ed

n d mis uided cou n tr men Th their oppressed a g y . ere were

man m ri abou t fift killed an d as ade son ers. T y , y p he

battle was fou ht on the 28th No vember 1 666 a da g , y still observed bythe sca ttered remn an t of the Camero

nian sect who re ularl hear a field- reachin , g y p g upon the field of battle

I am obli ed for a o ll r g c py of the ba ad to M Living. of ir stern A ds, who took it down from the recita tion of an old woman

The allant Grahams mentioned in the ex re g , t t, a

’ Graham of Cla verhouse s horse. B ATTLE OF PENTLAND H I LLS .

' ’ This Ballad ts copied verbatimfmm the old Woman s

Tm: gallant Grahams cum from the

’ W i their horses black as any craw

The Lothian lads the m r h y a c ed fast, ’ T o t th w be a e Rhyne o Gallo s.

etwixt Du mf s n d r le B rie town a A gy , T he lads they marched ma ny a mile ;

u ters and ta lors nto them drew So y u ,

v w T heir co enants for to rene . 56 W or

The Whi s g ,

Bu t

The renewin

At th e Man o

T en thousan

Bu t we th , e] ’ The half 0 t

Gen eral Dal ell as hea r te ll y , I ,

W as our lieu tenan t - gen eral ;

’ An d Ca tain W elsh wi his wit and skill p , ,

to ide them on to the P n tl W as gu e and hill.

eneral Bal ell held to the hill G y , Asking at them what was their will ;

d who ave them this rotestation An g p , T o rise in arms again st the n ation ?

thou h we all in armou r be Al g ,

’ I t s not again st his maj esty; ’ Nor et to s ill our n ei hbou r s bluid y p g ,

’ ’ ” Bu t wi the co untry we ll conc lu de .

58 om srn zt sr o r

BATTI

n a whi s n ow become d s erate ado te d the m t T g , e p , p os des erate rinci les and re alia in as far as p p p ; t t g, they

could the in lera in ers c on w h he , to t g p e uti hic t y en

dured the o enl disclaimed alle ian ce to an mo , y p y g y n arch who shou ld n ot rofess Presb t er an d su b p y y,

ibe h These rinci la were not likel scr t e Covenant. p p y to con ciliate the favour of go vernment ; an d aswe wade on ward in the hi o of the times the scexms beoome st ry ,

et darker. At le t one uld ima ine the arti s y ng h, wo g p e had agreed to divide the kingdom of vice betwixt them the h un ters assumin g to themselves open pro

fli l o hu n d he gacy an d egaliz ed opp ressi n an d the te , t o osite attribu tes of h ocris fa naticia n dislo alt pp yp y, , y y, and midn i h he roo ers an d ca va g t assassination . T t p liers beca me enthusiasts in the pu rsuit of the Cove

uantera. If Messrs Kid Kin Cameron Peden 8 m. , g, , ,

10 orr n T H E sc rs BOR DER . 59

ed of ro hetic owers an d were of n rn f boast p p p , te wa ed o

h a roach of the soldiers b su erna u r l im ulse "k t e pp y p t a p ,

a tain John Creichton on the other sid dre m C p , e, a ed dreams and saw visions ch icfl indeed after ha vin , , ( y, , g drunk hard in which the lurkin h les of th re , ) g o e bels

' ' were discovered to his imagination . l Our ears are scarcely more shocked with the profane execu tions of the ersecu tors than with he s a p , t t trange nd insolen t familiarity u sed towards the Deity by the persecu ted

fanatics. Their indecent modesof ra er their ex a p y , tr

e r ' I n the year 1684, Pa lm, on of the Came onisn preschu s, ’ l k t t r - i s sbon t ten o e oc st night. sitting a he fi e sde, tarted up to his said Flee sul th he de i feet, and , , d Sandie, ( us sgned M ) and “ hide yourself l for Colonel is ooming to this honse to “ end u I is appreh yo ; and sdv s you all wdo the like, foshs will be ” here within sn hour g whieh came to pass: and wbn thcy bsd w msde s very nsrro sesreh, within snd without the house, snd wea t round the thorn bush d which i t , un er he was lyng praying, theywen ’ ofl with th r . i his out eir p ey He came n . and said, And hsst gen “ tl r ernan (designed by his name) given poor Ssndie, and thirpoo ’ i t r t w ve him th ngs, such a frigh Fo this nigh s ork , God shall gi h wit f w d s that all the on earth suc a blow, hin a e ay , physicians “ ” shall not be sble to cure ; whicb n me m pu g for he died in ' P great misery—Life of AIesender eden. tle of written b Swift + See the life d this booted apos preh ey, y , v s esrsto have b had eonestsd sll hissneodota of persscntion , md pp enjoyed them according» ” ’ T he raved sa s Peden s historian like fleshl devils 3 y , y , y , " when the mist shrouded from their pu rsuit the wandering whigs. One gentleman closed a declaration of vengeance against the conven t w this stran e im recation Or ma the devil m ielen , ith g p , y ake my — t P ribs s gridiron to my soul M S. Accoun of the resbytery qf

t. Our arm es swore terri l is. Pewpow i b yin Flanders, but nothing to th

64 m usrn m v or?

his feet, do wn

safel i y,

en gagemen t s

ballads. The n

will b ring n a

sta nces of tha t

was one of the m

' an d h n - ear o est h ted, coura

an d a brave soldier seldom an esca in tha t came , y p g ”

in his han mBa l ur. reichton ds. Life of Jol fo C says,

that he was on ce chamberlain to Archbisho ha r e p S p .

and b n e li en ce or dishon est had in c urred a lar e , y g g y, g

r which occasion ed his bein active in his -u arrea , g mae ’ ter s assassination . Bu t of this I k n ow n o other evi

’ n io den ce than Creiehto s assert n , an d a hin t in Wod

row Burl for th at is his most common desi nation . y ( g )

- k n of was brother in la w to Hac sto Rathillet , a wild

enthusiastic character who oin ed darin cou ra e an d , j g g

kill in he sword to the fier zeal of his sect. Burl s t y y,

mself was less emin en t for reli iou s fervour than hi , g ,

for the active an d violent share which he had in the

His n ame most desperate en terprises of his party.

n ot a ear a mon the Covenan ters who were de does pp g ,

f l o r n oun ced for the affair o Pen t a nd . Bu t, in 1677, R be t

wards comman der of the insur en ts at Hamilton , after g

tory z and s

bloody ene greatly sri~

' Babel s bn

them to tbs ” the stones.

k of these enemi es and let this, he ree . ,

tin them o be amon their first ste in aside g g , to g pp g ;

for which he feared that the Lord would not honour

h m o do much more for him an d sa s that he was t e t 5 y , neither for M g favours from n or givin g favours ' ” to the Lord s enemies. Burl was not a likel man , y y

t ll hi of bacltslidin e di ed one to h in to t s sort g. H sarm

’ mil s s ho of the Duke of Ha ton ervants, w ha d been in

i ir m ll i l th e act on ; an d des ed hi to te h s master, he wou d

ee till eetin he istols he had taken from him . k p, m g, t p The man described Burly to the duke as a little stout

an s uint - e d and of a most ferociousas ect from m , q ye , p ;

' which it appearsthat Burlysfigure corresponded to his

ne s and erha s ave rise to hisnickname Burl man r , p p g , y, si in t He was with the in ur entstill the gnify g s rong. s g battle f well Brid e n d afterwar s fled to Hol o Both g , a d

land. He oined the Prince of Oran e but died at sea j g , ,

du t n he Camer ni s i l i ve ring he expeditio . T o m t l bel e 7 T HE SCOTT I SH BORDER . he had obtained liberty from the prince to be avenged

’ of those who had rosecuted the Lord s eo le but p p p ; , throu h his death the laudable desi n of ur in the g , g p g g land with their blood is su osed to have fallen to the , pp — roun d. Li Bal our Kial g fe of f of wh. The consequences of the battle of Lon don Hill will

be detailed in the int roduction to the next ballad. 74. m xsrna nsv or

HILL.

’ ’ You L marvel when I tell ye 0

Our noble Bu rl an d his train y, ’ ’ W he last he march d u thro the lan d n p , ’ i - nd- w t W saxa t en y W estland men .

’ ’ Than the I ne er o braver heard y , ’ For they had a baith wit and skill ;

The roved ri ht well as I heard tell yp g , , ’ ill As they cam u p o er Lon don H .

’ W ee] ros er a the os el lads p p g p , That are into the west countrie ;

’ A e wicked lav r se to d mean y C e e , And aye an ill deid may he die THE SCOTT I SH R E BO D R .

’ ’ For he s drawn u i battle ran k p , ‘ ’ An that baith soon an hastilie ;

Bu t the wn live til simmer come y i l ,

Some bludie da s ihr this will y see.

’ Bu t u s elt cruel laver se then p p C , Wi" i ’ hast e wit, an wicked skill

’ Gie fire on yon W estlan men ; ‘ ‘ ” I k i s v w thin t i my so reign s ill.

Bu t u bes ake his Cornet then p p , , ’ ’ ’ I t s be wi nae consent 0 me I

’ ’ I ken I ll ne er come back a ain g , ’ m n An o y mae as weel as me.

’ There is not. ane of a on men y , But wha is worthy other th ree ; ‘ There is na ane aman them a g , w That in his cau se ill stap to die.

’ Ah as for Burl him I knaw y,

’ e m h f H s a an of honour, birt , and ame ;

i h m swo t G e i a rd in o his hand, ’ll fi l ’ ” He ght thyse an other ten .

78 armamen t aw

BATTLE

' I r hasbeen often remarked, that the Scottish, n otwith

n din their national coura e w r alwa sn osuccess sta g g , e e y

ful when fi htin for their reli ion . The cause la n ot g g g y,

rin ci le but in the mod of its a lica tion A in he e . t p p , pp

leader like Mahomet who is at the same time the ro , , p

het ofhistribe ma avail himself of reli iou sen thusi p , y g

e beca use it comes to the aid of disci lin e an d is a m , p ,

owerful means of attainin the des otic comman d se p g p ,

sential to the success of a en eral. But amon the g , g

sur ents in the rei ns of the last uarts were min led g , g St , g

' reachers who tau ht difleren t shades of the resb p , g p y

in d terian doctr e an , minute as these shades sometimes

were neither the several she herds nor their flocks , p , , d rf will coul chee ull i i . h y un te n a common ca use. T is appear from the transactions leading to the battle of

Bothwell- Bridge T HE SCOTT I SH BORDER . 79

W have seen tha t the art which defeated Claver e p y,

house at London Hill were Cameronians whose rinci , , p

lesconsisted in disownin alltem oral authorit which p g p y, did not flow from an d through the Solemn League and

o rin e which is l r in C venant This doct , stil eta ed by a

sca ered ra nnan t of the seet in Scotland is in theor tt , y,

an d would be in ractice inconsistent with the safet of p , y

an well- re ulated o vernment becau se the ovenant y g g , C ers den to their overn ors that toleration which was y g ,

ini uitousl refused to themselves. I n man res ects q y y p , therefore we cann ot be sur rised at the anxiet and ri , p y

our with which the Cameroniana were ersecuted al g p , thou h we ma be of o inion that milder mean s would g y p , have induced a melioration of their principles; These men as alread n oticed exce ted a ainst such Presb , y , p g y

tetiane as were con tented to exercise their worshi , p

under the indul ence ranted b o vernmen t or in g g y g , ,

other words, who would have been satisfied with tole ration for themselveg without in sisting upon a revola tion in the state or v n in he h r h m n e e t c u c overn e t. , g

When ho e , we ver, th success at London Hill was s read abroad the n umber of reachers en tln en an d p , p , g , common eo le who had embraced e more moderate p p , th doctrine oined the arm of Hamilton thin kin that , j y , g, the differen ce in their opin ions ought n ot to preven t

in e common cause The insur en w their act g in th . g ts ere re ulsed in an attack u on the town of Glas ow which p p g , ,

however Cla verbouse short] afterwards thou ht i , , y , g t

' m e o'r'r sc rsn BORD ER .

“ dis uiet from their q wives. A respectable force was soon assembled a nd James Duk f , e o Buccleuch an d

Monmouth was sent down b Charles to ta ke , , y , the c ommand furnished with in stru ion , ct s, not un favou r a ble to the Presb ri h yte ans. T e royal armyn ow moved slowl forward tos Hamil o y ton , an d reached B th well- moor on the d of n 22 u e 16 . The in sur ents J , 79 g

’ were en cam ed c hiefl in the D uke of Hamilton s a rk p y p , alon the Cl de which se arated h tw armie Both g y , p t e o s. well- brid e which is lon an d n arrow had then a or g , g , p ta l in the middle with ates which the Coven a n ers , g , t shut an d barrica do d with s ones and lo s of im , e t g t ber. This importa n t post was defen ded by three h undred o f - best men u d r H ac n of thil their , n e ksto Ra let, and

Hall of Hau hbead Earl in he morn in this art g . y t g, p y c rossed the brid e an d skirmished with the ro al van g , y

a of h ll guard; n ow advanced as far as the vill ge Bot we .

But Hackston s il ired his ost at the west peed y ret to p , ern n d of Both ll- brid e e we g .

' While the dis ositions made b the Duk e of Mom 4 p , y mou h an n oun ce his ur ose f ilin the ass t , d p p o assa g p , the more moderate of the insu rgents resolved to offer

ll f that ilk alle ed that his horses were robbed Balcanquha o g , , n is u t fro bu t shun ned to take the declaratio , for fear of d qie m his f K kton—h is lad es dan eru s sickn ess and bit wife. You n g o ir y g o , ve her and the a an f ter cu rses if he should lea , ppear ce o abortion

' ri to o from her. And man others led in eneral on his ofle ng g y p , g

at their wives o osed or contradicted their oin . Bu t terms. th pp g g ” r found thisdefen t t ll i —Ro n x. the JustieiaryCou t ce o a y rrelevant. ' erisimrs vol. I . . 88. r a rat n st. t . s D , p

VO L. l l . F

R R 8 T HE SCO TTI SH BO DE . 7

ni ballad. He was n ot a Camere an , but of the more

moderate class of Presb teria ns whose sole ob ec was y , j t

freedom of con science and relief from the o ressive , . pp oi lawsagain st non conformists. He j n ed the insurgents

shor l r h skirmi h a Lou don - hill He a ar t y afie t e s t . ppe s to have been active in forwarding the supplication sent l to the Duke of Mon mouth. After the batt e he esca ed , p

discover b fl in into a house at Ham lton be o . y, y y g i , l ng

in o one of histenan ts and dis si h msel in fe g t , gui ng i f

male attire His er n w s r bed and his esta te . p so a p ofi , of Earlstoun was bestowed u pon Colonel Theophilus

lthor e b the crown htat in securit for L. 5000 Ogi p , y , y ,

— ' n d af erwards in er etuit a Fovxra mn a t t . 9 0 a t p p y , p 9 , The same author mentionsa person tried at the Circuit

Cou rt ul 10 1688 solel for holdin intercourse with , J y , , y g

- Earlstoun an inter eommt ed roscribed rebel. As , m (p ) l he had been in Holland after the battle of Bothwel , he

was ro l h of invason which p bab yaccessoryto t e schenm i , i the unfortunat e Earl of Argyle was then meditat n g.

He wasa r hen n his return o otland tried pp e ded upo t Sc , , n i demned ie ut h s co v cted of treason , and con to d ; b i f e was os n letter from the Kin a oint at p tpo ed bya g, pp i for a month that h e mi ht in ng him to be reprieved , g , th or he discover o his m e interim, be tortured f t y f

li The cil had the un usual s irit t m m p ces. coun p o ri N strate against this illegal course of seve ty. On o

ber 3 1653 he received a farther res ite in ho es wem , , p , p

ld ke so i hen he wou ma me d scovery. W brought to the

T H E

B TT OF BOTH VV - I A LE ELL BR DGE .

BI L L I E billie bon n billie , , y ,

’ W ill ye go to the wood wi me ? ’ ’ ll u r h h W e os o orse ame masterless, w l i w ” Ah gar them tro s a n men are e.

0 no 0 no sa s Earlstou n , y , ’ For that s the thing th at man n a be

For I am sworn to Bo thwell Hill, ” u n ith r r i W here I ma e e gae o d e.

So Earlstou n rose in the morn in g, ’ ” Ah mou n ted by the brea k 0 day; ’ ’ h n he h in ish lads as jo d our Scott ,

As they were marching ou t the wa y.

T HE SCOTT I SH BOR DER .

’ t u fl T hen he se p the ag 0 red, ’ ’ A set abou t wi bon ny blue ;

’ Since e ll no cease and be at eace y , p , ” ith tr See that ye stand by er ue.

’ ' T he stell d their cannons on the hei ht y g , ‘ An d showr d their shot down in the howe ;f " n bea t l s A our Scots ad even down ,

i v Th ck they lay slain on e ery knowe. 1

? " s e er ou sa w the rain down fa A y ,

Or et the arrow frae the bow y , i l Sae o ur Scott sh lads fel even do wn ,

’ n th l slai o ver know A ey ay n n e y e.

” ’ 0 hold ou r hand then Monmou th c r d y , y , Gie qu arters to yon men for me

’ But wic ked Clave se swore an oa th r ,

’ ’ His Com et s dea th reven d su d be g .

” ’ 0 hold ou r han d then Monmou th c r d y , y ,

’ If a ny thing you ll do for me ;

Hold u ou r hand ou cu rsed Graeme p y , y , ’ ” r l to o r in Else a ebe u K g ye ll be.

‘ l - — — b ls Plan . H . e ted 1 owe Hollow U neve Knoll.

ra h c o'r'rrs n s n on n sn .

rea in ' d g the beautifitl book of Ruth. I t is taken fi om the Life ‘ of Mr Alexander P n rinted abou t 1 ede , p 720. I n the be innin of Ma 16 5 h h f g g y, 8 , e came to t e house o John Brown and Marion Weir, whom he married before he went to Ireland where he sta n d the , yed all ight ; an , in mornin w e t k f r well d r g, hen h oo a e , he came out of the oo , ’ m in to hi s lf Poor woman a f in twice y g m e , , earfiil morn g, over A dark ornin be ween , mistym g The next morning, t

The enthusiasm of this r n r in ed pe so age, and of his followe s, vest him as has been lread n dl , a y oticed, with prophetic powers bu t har y anyof the stories told of him exceeds that sort of gloomy conjecture of w r tl misfortune, hich the p ecarious situation of his sect so grea y fil The ollowin s e r tl f Bothwell tered. f g pa sag elates to the bat e o b i a That dismal da f J well- brid e r dge y, 22d o une, 1679 , at Both g , ’ w n the s le f d w f rt he Lord peop ell and fle before the enemy, he as o y miles distant near the Border an k t himself retired until the , , d ep f e o e middle o th e day, when some friends said to him, Sir. th pe pl ’ waitin f r sermon . Let them o to their are g o He answered, g “ i fm prayers ; for me, I neither ean nor will preach anyth s day, “ and our frimdsare fallen snd tled before the enemy, at Hsmilton, th ha i h ' ood is run ayars ek ng snd ewing them down , and their bl ” b ning like water. The tests of Palm are thuscommemorated y riv Fountainhall, i 7th of March , 1650 News came to the p y il a inted counc , that about one hundred men , well armed and ppo , “ ' In d let! I e and because ot a search there for such malcontents rl , . in ild fana and landed the west of Scotland, and joined with the w i forces b ties. The council, find ng that they disappointed the , y i were better to let skulking from hole to hole, were of opinion, t w head nd so the would them gather into a body, and dra to a , a y hsd e M Peden a ministsr get them altogether in a snare. They on r , , th The had fri ht with them, and one Isaae, who eommanded em. y g ' e i r that durst not sta cd most part ot all th countrymin ste s, so they y

' “ i on at their ehurehes, but retired to Edinhnrgh, or to gsrr s townss “ c t snd it wassad to see whole shires destitute of preaehing, ex ep in W m und and art larl bnrghs. herever theyca e theypl ered arms, p icu y ’ ”— r v l. . 359; at myLord Dumfriesshome. Fou x a mn ar.n, o 1 p.

THE SCOTT I SH R R BO DE .

had not worn the garmen t usuallysupposed to confier that pri. vil e and which wsscalled tlte wa£stcoat o ro or neees eg , f p qf; qf

t . It wasthusmade : Ou Christmasdaie at ni ht a thread ci y , g ,

' ‘ must be s onne of flax b a little vir n rle in the name p , y p g , divell and it must be b er wov d r of the yh en, an also w ought

th the needle. In the breast or f r th t wi , ore pa t ereof, mus be

with needle- work at the made, , two heads ; on the head, i ht side must be a hat and a l beard the lefi bead r g , ong ;

must have on a crown, and it must be so horrible that it “ maie resemble Belsebub ; and on each side of the wastcote ” ’ — ' must be made a crosse. Sc or r s overi es i a Disc ofWtcher fl , p. 231 . It would bc now no difi cult matter to bring down our pepu

e r con nected with histor to the ear 1 745. Bu t al lar po t y, y, y most all the partyballads of that period have been already

ted and abl illustrated b Mr Ritson . prin , y y

E ND OF H I STOR I CAL DALLADS.

S COTTI S H M U S I C.

AN ODE.

BY J . LEYDE N .

T O IANTHE .

GAI N sweet s ren breathe a ain A , y g

That dee athetic owerful strain p, p , p ,

W hose meltin tones of tender woe g , , ‘ Fall soft as ev nin s summer dew e g ,

That bathes the inks and harebells blue p ,

l s of Tiv w Which in th e va e iot blo .

h w th n hat soothed to rest Suc as e so g t ,

Fat in the reen isle of the west g ,

’ The Celtic warrior s pa rted shade ; Such are the lonely sou nds that sweep

' er the blue bosom o the dee O f p, ’ h shi - wr c d m ine s r W ere p e k ar r a e laid .

1 06 n ms'rk rmsv 0 53

tlfa firat morn a lert and I n you , gay,

T he ' ufleleas bre m g w,

Fond memor shall our strains re eat y y p ,

Like distant echoes do ubl sweet , y ,

That in the wild the traveller hears.

thu e iled And s, th ex Scotian maid,

’ By fond allu ring love betrayd ’ ’ T o visit S ria s da te- c rown d shore y ,

I n la intive strain s that soothed des air p , p , ’ ” Did Rothwell s banks that bloom r so fai ,

And scen es of earl outh de l r o e . y y , p

Soft s ren whose enchan tin strain y , g

Floa ts wildl rou nd m ra tured br y y p ain . I hid you r pleasing hau n ts adieu

Yet fablin fanc oft shall l d , g y ea

M footste s to the ilver Tweed y p s , Through scenes that I no more must NO TE S

SC TT I H M DE . O S USIC , AN O

w — Fa r in the reen u lc fl wed P . 2. g qf 108. v

'

The Flalhinmx or Celtic aradis . , p e

— Ala Hindi le end: tclL . cure a: P 1 . v. 1 . , g 04 ' The eflect of music is ex lained b the i uis asrecallin p y H nd , g ' to our memor the airsot aradise h f ex y p , eard in a sta te o pm

' — id o h ha m o az . . . D B t well nk : t t bloo s P 10 . v : ba f r. 6 8 So fell it ou t of late ears that an En lish l m n tra y , g gen t e a , vellin in Palestine not fin from Jerusalem i n ed g , , as he p throu h a countr town he heard b chance a woman sittin g y , , y , g at her door damnin her child to sin Bothwell ba nk thou , g , g, , bloomed a ir. Th en leman hereat wondered and forthwith f e g t , , in En lish salu he woman who o fu ll an swered him g , ted t , j y y and said sh w ri t ad there to see a en tleman of , e as gh gl g our isle an l i she was a Scottish : d to d h m, that woman, and came fi s from S tland to V nice and from Veni r t co e , ce thither, where her fortu ne was to be th e wife of an ofi oer under the Tar] : who bein at that instant absent and ver soon to r she , g , y eturn ,

T H E COTTI SH D S BOR ER .

and two dwarfs i rock , stting before the mouth of s cs

vern . The kin drew his sword and in ter g , cepted their

retreat b s rin in betwixt them and their r , y p g g ecess, and imposed upon them the following con dition ofsafety

that the should make forhim a fau lchi n wi y o , th a baldric

' and scabbard of ure old and a blade which sho p g , uld

ton es iro rm divide s and n as a ga ent, and which should

render the wielder ever victorious in battle. The elves

his wa home. Returnin at the time a oin ed h y g pp t , t e M a delivered to him the famous sword Tyrfing

then stan din in the entran ce ofthe ca vern s ok e th , g , p us

This sword 0 kin shall destro a man ever , g, y y time it is brandished ; but it shall perform three atrocious

deeds an d it shall be th bane. The kin rushed , y g w forward with the charmed s ord, and buried both its edges in the rock ; but the dwarfs escaped into their “ r s his enchan sword emi e lik he ecesse . T ted tt d rays e t

sun dazzlin all a ainst wh om it was bran dished it , g g

0 lc we ma re o n e ethin Perhapsin this, and similar ta , y c g iz som g ' an i t iv ot Sm dinsvis al real history. Thst the Fing os c en nst es , the in a o in and hisAsi were driven in to the monnmins, by v sion d is snfi cientl le and there is resson to believe tbst the stics, yprobsb ; , sl i better than the intruders how sba igin nhabitants understood, , to ' t their own mines. l t is tberefore manufacture the pmdnce o possible, rocess of time the o ressed Fins ma have been tu ndbn n that, in p , pp y A simil cd into the supernatural dm gur. ar transformation has taken the ml at in Scotlsnd re u din tbe Picts or Pe hs to plsee smong g . g g , g , whom they ascribe variom supernatural attributes

' ' THE sc o rrlsn BOR DE R . 115

' sa in the talesof chivalr 4th in the fablesof classié , y; , cal alt i nit 5th in the in flnen ce of the Christian re q y; , li ion 6tb and finall in the cn ative ima instion of g ; , y, g

n h n r I i e the the sixtee t ee en y. t msybe proper to not c

belief of our own time re ardin the Fairies. , g g

' ' iri r n n l . To the u adifionsof the easg the Fa esd B it owe think little more than the a ellation b which , I , pp , y theyhn e bea l distinguished sin ce th e days of th e Cmd

“ ” ‘ O de. The erln Fair occurs not on l in Cha ncer t y, y , and in oldet En lish au thors bn t also an d ma 'e yet g , ,

fl'e nentl in tbe Romance lan ua e from wh ch the q y, g g ; i y o ave do ed i Du can e cites the followin seem t h a pt t. g g

l t de C t Plnsierspss en ash at ,

S De lrla st de ongas,

De yhsntesmeset ds mmsonges.

The Lo ls Frais en umeratin the sub ects g , g j

Breton La s inf rms a s ex ressl y , o p y,

B some e molo ists of that learned class who not y ty g , l k whither he on y n ow when ce words come, but also t y are oin the term Fa it or Fa i rie is derived fi om g g, y, ,

hi i ved from Fair} w ch s again deri Nymph s. It is more

robable the term is of oriental ori in and is derived p g , from the Persic throu h the medium of the Arabi In , g c.

c o' ' THE s rrrsn BORDE R . 1 1 9

m attem t to intrude u on her rivac was of hi p p p y, t s

latta class. Shc hors the Cou nt man children y , and

c ached for him a ma nificen t castle b her m ical r g y ag a t.

Theirharmon wasuninterru ted un til he r in h y p , t p y g us

band broke the conditionsof their union b con cealin , y g

himself, to behold his wife make nse of her en chan ted

intruder than tran sformin herself in to a dra on h , , g g , s e

d arted with a loud ell of lamen a on an d was r ep y t ti , neve

i ain visible to morta l es althou h even in the g ey ; g , days

of Brantome she was su osed to be the rote re , pp p ct ss of

her descendan ts and was heard wailin as she s l , g, ai ed upon the blast rou nd the t urrets of th e castle oa sig

nan the ni ht before it was demolishe h f , g d. For t e ull

stor the reader ma consu lt the Bibliothe ue des y, y q Ro ’— . f il r a m Gervase o T bu y(pp . 895 n d assures

as tha in his da s the loversof the Fade or Fairie , t, y , , s, were n umerous; and describes the rules of their inter

' l ar hs eoffre ta enet and. that the ancestorot the English mon c , G yPlan g , w aker in order to ex lain the had actusllymarried s da rnon. Bo m , p “ ru . es a chs tsr to shew how e ahy and ambition of Edward I , dedicst p ' ' the l ings ot England are deseended frotn the devih bytbe mothers — . 9 a . 6. The lord of a certain a Fol n n sr, Chros. lib , c p s ll E nfortu nate enou h to have a wife of the same tle. ca ed spervcl, wasu g Havin f r eral ears that she alwa s left the class. g observed, o sev y , y cha the baron in s t of obstins pal betose the mass waseoncluded, , fi eyor her b force of which the c n M ty. wdard hisgnsrd to detsin y ; o se u ce was that un ble to su ort the elevation of the host she re qen , , a pp , treated thm h th r one side of tbe cha el and ig e air, csrrying with he p , ssn sal of ths cungregation. 1 20 m us'rn nsr or

‘ mnm wimu mud m r it h a y, as e hsd hh salfhsl lr en a ed in such an afi ir g g . SinDavid Lind- yalso ind

beast is en erated b adul er d li h g y t y the part! and c en . R e adds that Merlin the s h w , , p w efi was the firu ho “ adopted thismgnim cg beesnse he was borne d fi s

' rie in sdultre and ri h sna the fi , g t rst a ot Gnyann e “ waa bara of a se an d dierefoir the arms o . f ; , , f Gny

' — v M8 es Hm ld y. Advocates

' ' - w. W fl h he ot w Lihm 4. 18. h owever Fais arm y, g fi y er climes was thus held up as an object of desire an d o aff i of Britain and more es ciall those f ect on , those , pe y

far from bein so fortuna e but re of Scotland, were g t ; ,

ain in he unamiable ualities and dimin utive size of t g t q , the Gothic elves the onl exchan ed that m for the , y y g ter

i n of Fairi more popular appellat o es.

Indeed so sin ularl u nluck were h 11. g y y t e British

i ha as hasalread been hin ted amid h Fair es, t t, y , t e wreck

hi m tholo conse uen t u on e i of the Got c y gy, q p th ntro

ion of Christianit the seem to have reserved duct y, y p ,

h difi cnlt their own distinct characteristics while wit y, , ,

ime he en rossed th mi chievous attri. at the same t , t y g e s

l other classes of subordinate s irits ac bntes of severa p , h k nowledged by the nation s of the north. T e abstrae

l en for exam le the well- kn wn ractice tion of chi dr , p , o p

r Fair seems b the ancien t Gothic na of the mode n y, , y

have rather been asa 'ibed to a s eciesof ni ht tions, to p g

n or ha than to the her - el es or dser ar. In the ma , g, g f , g

l nd f St Ma r a ret of which there isa Saxo ancient ege o g ,

sands in the vicin i ofwhich there are likewise min es , ty

of silver. Thismou ntain is stee an d almost inacces p,

sible. n itsto which is lw covered with ice and O p , a ays

i if a snow, is a black an d bottomless lake, nto which ston e be thrown a tem es suddenl rises and near , p t y th slake thou h in i i le men isthe orch of the i , g v sb to , p

alace of d wn ad acent to this moun p e mon s. In a to j

tain named nnchera lived on e Peter de Cabinam. , J , Being one dayteased with the fretfulnessofhisyoun g

dau hter he in hisim atience su ddenl wished t g , , p , y tha the devil might take her ; when she wasimmediately

he iri Ab u se en f home away byt sp ts. o t v years a ter

wards an inhabitant of the same cit assin b the , y, p g y

mo ntain met a man who corn lained bitterl of the u , , p y h l bn rthen e was constant y forced to bear. Upon en

uirin the cause of his com lainin as he did not q g p g,

seem to carr an load the man related that he had y y , ,

been unwaril devo d e irits b an execu ion y te to th sp y t , and that they new employed him constantly as a ve

1 26 u ms'rsm r or

“ ursned hit wa tillhe arri ld a a v p y, vc b

' “ ion lea- nt and ealti wi h rea a 's g , p M p entfiag “ ‘ ’ down oornfiheagh the - ewru nained en the sdrb e

‘ G‘ of th e gm d abon ; a- q the u rsel u i n ha dlss

' “ an was ri i t ad se n ‘ covered his sow, d ps t to a a d with ' ” her and the i swhich she h d b re wed. Ti i ] : , p g l ng the author sea ns te thinh that th e h hahitants el this m ' eave might be Anflpodfl , M u ysnch stc m t rv

' ' h isof the same hind. Of a similr natare ssa nstehe an e h r su erstition mentioned b me same author cm t e p , y ,

in t e rin in ofin visible bells at the horn of n g h g g , o e, in a field in the icinit of arleol which as he r l v y C , , e ates,

' or i h b was den ominated La ihibra iee, La i ruit. From all these tal we ma rha s be ustifi i es, ype p j ed n supposing;

‘ th at the thc nlties an d habits ascribed to the Fairiu b , y the su erstition of latter da s com rehend several ori p y , p ,

inall attributed to other classes of inferior s ri g y pi ts.

. The nations arisin M the s irit of chivalr III , g p y, combined to add to the Fairiescertain ualities less q , atro cious indeed bu t e uall formidable with tho , q y , se which

' the derived h om the last- mentioned source l y , and a ike in f e daer r consisten t with the powers o th ga , whom we

o mayterm their primitive prototype. Fr m an earlype riod the darin tem er of the n orthern tri ‘ , g p bes u rged them to d f ven he su ernatural w e ye t p po ers. In the days of Ce sar the Sn evi were described b eir , , yth country men se e eo le with w om m , p p , h the i mortal gods dared 1 T HE SCOT TI SH BOR DER . 27

'

. At a la r eriod the historians not venture to contend te p ,

l f bei w nderin into bn ding at the a tar o t r deities, bnt a g d cavern s descendin into the recesses ' remote threatsan , g

' d extortin boon s alike from ods and d the tomb, an g , g

b dint ofthe sword an d M e an . will not dn mons, y I th tain the reader byquoting instancesin which heaven ’ is thus described ashaving been literallyattempted by W s . He m ns lt Saxo Ol us ormius Olan s torm ay co u , a ,

M e Torfa s Barth olin an d other n orthern anti agritt , m , ,

i With su ch ideas of su erior bein s the Nor guar ca. p g ,

ax d other Gothic tribes brou ht their mans, S ons, an , g ardent oonrage to ferment yet more highlyin dle ge

’ nial climes of the south, and under the blaze ot roman

modelled ° world was atter the material ; and the - ints,

to the protection of whom the knights-ereant were ac

c s ed to recommendthe l e u tom mse ves, were accontred lik

' preuz eheealiers, bythe ardent imaginationsot their w

0 i of taries. W th such ideas con cerning the inhabitan ts

the celestial re ions we ou ht no o snr rimd to g , g t t be p

find the inferior s irits of a n re and p , more dubiou s atu f Til ori in e ui ed in the same dis ui e . Gervase o g , qpp g s ’

bnr Otia Im eria l. a . S r m wic vol. I . . ri . B y ( p p c p er. , p 797 relates th e following popular story con cerning 8

Fair Kn i ht . Osbert a bold an d owerful baron y g p ,

n oble famil in visited a y the vicinity of Wen dlebury,

isho ric of l in the b p E y. Among other storiesrelated

in the social circle of his friends who rdin t , , acco g a

TH E SC TTI S O E R O H B RD .

a osed to ha ve been seised at a an uet of the elves pp b q , h m e of the ancient famil of ve y y Musgra , os, asothers sa b one of th ir y, y e domestics, in the manner above de scribed. The Fair train vanish d cr i l u y e , yng a o d,

t thls I glan do bsu h er h ll. Farewell the lnek of Edenhall !

The oblet took a name from the ro h d g p p ecy, un er which it ismentioned the burle u ball d in sqe a , common l att ributed to e k of Wh on ut i e l t y th Du e art , b n r a i y

m a ed b Llo d one of his ovial com anions. The p y y , j p duke al r a dra ht had n earl terminated th , te taking ug , y e ” l k of Eden hall had not the butler cau ht the ca uc , g p

’ kin as it dro ed r m his r ce s n . in a nap , pp f o g s ha ds 1

M ti it is not now sub ected to su ch ris ues but j q , ‘ lees ot wine are ill a are at he o the st pp nt t b ttom.

— The lack of EdmbalL Pamdy os Chevy Chane.

me faint traces remain on the or r ofa n So yet , B de s, co hiet of a m steriousand terrible nature between mortals y , and the s irits of the il ersti ion is in ciden p w ds. The sup t

ll o b ackson at the be in nin of the 1 th ta yalluded t yJ , g g 7 The fern seed which is su osed to become (m tnry. . pp ' ‘ l on St John sEve an d at the ver moment visible on y , y

’ w Ne er be I found by th ee una ed, ’ On that thrice hallow d eve abroad,

t th and fan When goblinshaun , born e ,

e t s of men. And wood and lake, th sep ’ Cot nxss s Ode to Peer.

‘ ' tist w s b imr estors l be whnle bil a yef St John the Bap a , y ane .

134 n ms'raé nsr or

n l denominated E m , the goddu al e d antmant, til!

n is i en ified in o nlar raditiw wi Fair ee d t , p p t , th thd a _

’ r - a rhue G Cad iae ee mothc witd d the Gy e C , q , ,

seven and is mentioned in the , w ,

'

indsa in hisDrm . 2 5 edit. and m his byL y , p 8 , ’ ' a ud a o sh m l. II. I nterluda , p Prn xs r n s Seufi Poe s, vo

8. But the traditimar aeconntsre rdin hsr al a p . 1 y ga g

obscure to admit of x lan tim n b l s too e p a . I the a m

fra men t su b oined which isce ied fi 'm the Bannat ne g j , p y

'

MS. the G re Carlin e is termed the Queen Jams , y of ,

ovis or erha sJews and is with reat consistenc (J , p p , ) , g y, ’ married to Mohammed.

rins t me the trew In Tybe y , imperatonr,

T n to hills fi a sh ai i - ai it t en y p ng of tonn ba lis was k p , rit G re Thair dwelt ane g y Carling in awld Betokishour, t n nn hristiane fl w nl it That levi po C menis escbe, and re heids u eip ; w n it ane hir b n t w d l u Thair y y, o he est sy e, a llit B aso r, f lsnchan e li ia h w i For ln ve o bir pp , e walit and be e pit s ‘ He gadderit ane men zie ot modwartis to warp dotm the m s ; The Carlin with m e ren clu b t D l i t g y , quben ya lasou r se pi .

Behind the heil scho hat him sic ane blaw, Quhil Blason r bled ane quart Ofl' milk pottage inwart. The Carlin n g I che. and Int a fart

North Berwik La w.

The Kin of Far than e w g y cam . ith elfismanyCM , And sett ane seke and ane salt w , . ith grit pensallisof pryd And all the d i f D ogg e ra unbar was thair to Dumblane,

W ith all the t kis of Terse y y, come to thame that tyd ; 1 ' ' 1 msc o ru su BORDER . 1 85

' But ehieflyin Italywere traced manydim characters

of ancien m h l in ion . h t yt o ogy, the creed of tradit T us

latel as 15m ulca n with twent of hisC clo s is y , V , y y p , stated to have presented himself sndden lyto a Spanish

merchan avell in the ni ht throu h the forestsof t, tr ing g g

Sicil an a ition which wasfollowed b a dreadful y m , y eruption of Mount E m —H iera rchie of Blessed Aa

ls . 5 i hi n lar i he reac ! will ge , p 04. O t s si gu m xture, t h

find s cnriouss im in the followin tale wherein the pec en g , Ven us of an tiquity assu mes the manners of on e of the

Fa e or F of . In the ear 1058 a oun y , ate , romance y , y g

Tha nefle donne with tbair onnes non rit st yq g l yg ane, The Carlin schn her on an e sow and is her aitis g p , g gane, Gra ntin ou r the Greil sie an d durst na Isn er b g , g yd, ' kl n ot b r For bm y g a gane, and breil ing cf brwwis: The Carling now for dispyse s mareit M I with aba nyte, And will the d i int rd t ogg s e ye, F i f or echo s queue o Jewis.

' Sens ne the cochis oi Cea wmonnd crew n r s y evi y, For dale of that devilliseh deme was with Mahonn mareit, And th e benis of fl adln ton n sens ne wald l g y not ay, Por thiswild wibroun with tha n widlet sa and wasd t ; And the same North erwik Law as I heir w h , yvissay, Th C lin wi w ld is ar g, th a fals ca st, a away careit ; F l kis na lan or to uck on qnha sa ly , ger seho tareit ; ' an love before t All this l gnor for ymestell,

Lang or Betek wasborn, of ane e . 8eho bred aeoorn ;

leif f the stor to m The o y oms, T l o yen sall telle. H INBT BELSY OF

f n oble bi hl d been n areiu i at l ls man o rth Ba , mt] , durin g the period ofthe nuptialfu l tflll fi lg m ' ifll hisoompan ionsto playat balhhe put hismarriage rhg

' on the lin ger ofa brohen sh tned Vennsin dle M b « remain whflehe m eng-gea in tho m . De

sistin from tbe exerciee hefownd thb m which g , v g “ t hi rin contracted flrml a ain he had pu s g, y g n the

alm an d attem ted- ih vain either to bru k i u ' to p , p g

i ' d sengage his ring. IIe m a i led the circillmtan ee

from hiscom n ions n d r ni h with s e pa , a et nmed at g t a e

van t when he found the fiu er exten ded and hisrin , g , g

on e. He dissembled the loss an d retu rned to hiswife g ,

u t when ever he attem ted to embrace her he foun d b , p , himselfpreven ted bysomethin g dagkp nd den se which

wa s tan ible thou h no v isible in er osin between g , g t , t p g

them : an he heard a voice sa in m ra m d y g, E b ce e !

for I am enu s whom this da ou wedded an d I V , y y ,

’ w n ill n ot restore your rin g. Asthiswasco stan tlyre

eated be con sulted hisrelation s who had recou rse to p , , m Pala mba s riest skilled in n ecro an c . He direct , ‘p , y cd the ou n man to o at a certain hou r of n i ht y g g , g ,

to a s ot amon the ru in sof an cient Rome where four p g ,

roadsmet an d wait silen tl till he saw a com an a s , y p yp s

b an d then withou t utterin s word to deliver a l y, , g , et

ter which he a ve him to a ma estic bein who rode , g , j g,

in a cha riot after the rest of the com an . The ou n , p y y g man did a she wasdirected an d saw a compan yof all

a es sexes an d rank s on horse and on foot some o g , , , , jy

TH E SCOT TI SH ORDE R B .

Al en snows white stedes; As white asmilk were hsr wedes'

Y no seiyl never yete bifore, se fair ereatsnrsy-eere z

The Kin of Fairies who had obtained o g , p wer over the ueen erha s from her slee in at noon hi q , p p p g in s domain orders her under the en alt of bein torn to , , p y g

iece s to await him to- morrow u n der the m tree p , y p ,

i - and accompany h m to Fairy Land . She relates her dream to her hu sban d who resolvesto accom a her , p ny , and att empt her rescue

A we mu the under title is come,

And Orfeo hath his armes - n y ome. And wele ten hundred kni ghtswith him, Ich y-armed stout and grim ; And with the uen w q enten he, Ri ht u on that g p ympe tre. Thai tr made schel om in iebe aside, And sa d thai wol th y d ere abide,

And dye tber everiebon, Br tbe quen schuld fram bem gon t As amiddes yete hem ful tight.

The en was owa - w qu yy t ifltt.

W t - ith Fairi for h y nome,

Men wist never whee ache was become.

After t is fatal catastro he Or eo distracted for the h p , f , loss of his ueen d ith his q , abandon s his throne, an , w 2

' 1 46 m srannsr or

' ' ers itions of the n v The existenee ol the p t Scandi a ians.

Fairies wasru dil admi ted bnt as the had n o re y t ; , y p

tension s to the an elic ch acter the were deemed to g ar , y

be of infernal ori in . The union also which had been g , ,

formed b elv nd the Pa an deities was etwixt the es a g , probably of disservice to the former; i nt» every one kn ows that the whole synod of Olympus were account

cd daemons.

The fulmin f h were therefore earl ationso the churc , , y directed a ainst h who consulted or consorted with ' g t ose, the Fairies an d accordin to the in uisitorial lo ic ; , g q g , the innocuous choristers of Oberon an d Titan ia were,

n f wi h the sable inhabita n ts without remorse, co ounded t of the or hodox Gehennim while the rin s which t ; g , marked their revels, were assimila ted to the blasted

award on which the witchesheld their in fernal sabbath . — Delrii . . histran sformation earl DisqMag. p . 1 79 T y took lace for amon the man crimes for which the p ; , g y famous Joan of Arc was called u on to an swer it was p , not the least heinous that she had fre u en ted the Tree , q an d Foun ta in n ear Dom ré which formed the ren dez , p , vo of h iri bore their name tha t she had us t e Fa es, an d

oined in the festive dan ce with the elves who haun t j , ed this charmed spot ; had accepted of their magical bou uets an d availed herself of their talismans for q , , l ' the de iveran ce of her coun trya Vtde Ad a Judicia ria

’ contra Joha nnes: D A a md vocata m oha nn la rce m, go J

The Reformation swept awaymanyofthe oorruption s THE SCOTTI SH BORDER .

of the churcb of ltome ; but the purifying torrent re

ri f an d wi whi i r o i t als o sorcerers tches, ch d sg ace ur cr

minal r or e even more fre uent after the ec ds, becom q

Reformation of he church as if human cr lnli n o t ; q ty,

lon er amused b the miraclesof Rome had sou ht for g y , g

A Judaical observation of the precepts of the Old Tes tamen t also characterized the Presbyterian reformers: ” sh sa er a witch ”live wasa text which Thou alt not f , , .

at once (astheyconceived)authorized their beliefin ear.

cer and san ctioned the enalt which the denounced y, p y y

a ains it. The Fairies were therefore in no better g t , ,

formation han before bein s ll credit shes the Re t , g ti re

m s or methin v r little e l de on so e b tter. garded asactua , g y

divine Doctor Jas er Brokeman teachesa s A famous , p , ,

’ iii stem of divin it that the inhabit in those his sy y, y

' laces that are olluted with an cr in sin as eflu; p p y y g ,

o of lood or where unbelief or su erstitione have si n b , p

— r The gotten the upper han D esc iplion of Feroe.

i n h bad termsivith the divin es those Fairies be ng o suc , who pretended to in tercourse with them were without ecfiipie punished assorcerers; and such absurd charges

x n i n ofcrimes in are frequentlystated ase agge t o s , them selves su ffici en tly hein ou s.

Such is the case in the trial of the noted Ma or Weir j , and hissister where the following mummeryinterlards

in f u l a criminal indictment, too amo sy flagitious to be

‘ Lethin ton of g , and one ot the oltl Lairda M The cause of their being stationed in mfland pmbably arose fi'om tbe manm r of thairdem se ; unoa nmon and violmQa nsul the w lgI to suppose

ton as is ~enerall s d n d , g y nppose , died a Ra na aath dn

whom l believe to be here mean t, was slain in a noe nu ufle r nd sc bythe Kn hishc edita yenemiea. Be sides he w r h d n , t y e e bot attach to the canse o em

Mar an d an i n t reli ion and were thence y, to the c e g ; ,

‘t to the ssaul of the o of d lcn e in dict a ts p wers ar ess. Th men t of Alison Pearson n otices her intercourse with

“ ' A thousand malsda s scho besmendit ;

tl s And keipit in hisa s e nre, Withon t respeet of worldlie dam

He past into tbe witchea d ialmer.

I . r . 1801 Scottish P oems q V Centu y, Edin ,

Vol.

' ° ln h whom his Bneclench was a violsnt sa- y to tbe 3 ng , by l e I atroda ctioa . m i. ands had been rqeateflyplnnda ed. (S e , p ) and a great advocate for the marriage betwixt Mary and the Dan . hin A i J x he had recourse even to p , 1549 . ccord ng to ohn Kno , ' ' THE o rrrsn s m- m 1 1 sc oa . 5

the Archbhho of St Andrews and contain ssome ar p , p

ticulars worth of notice re ardin the court of Elf , y , g g

land. It run s th ns 28th Ma 1 6. Alison Pear y, 58

ten in B rehill con victed of wi hcraf n d ot een , y , tc t, a

sn ltin with evil s irits in the form of one Mr Wil g p ,

liam S m eone h r main who she affirmed was a y p , e ,

ritt schollar an o or of i e healed her g , d d ct medic n , that

' ot her diseases when she was welv r of a e t e yea i g , “ havin loet the ower of her s de an d havin a fa g p y , g

miliaritie with for di ers ears dealin with him v y , g

h d mmon le b her c a rms, an abusein g the co peop y

- arts of witchcraft thir divers eares b ast. , y y p h I tem, For anting and repairing with the gude

nei hbours and ueene of Elfland thir divers ears g , Q , y

b - as as she d f an had frien d y p t, ha con est d that she s

in ho that court, which were of her own blude, w had

ude ac uain tan ce of the ueen s of Blfland which g q Q ,

mi ht have hel ed her ut sh whiles well and g p b e was ,

whiles ill r imes , sometimes with them, and othe t

away free them ; an d that she would be in her bed

haille and feire an d wou ld not w tt where she would , y be the morn ; and that she saw n ot the Queen e this

seven ears an d she wasseven earsill han dled y , that y

in the cou rt f lfl n d t however she had ude o E a tha , , g

friends there and that it was the ude n ei hbours , g g

that healed her under God an d that she wasoomin , ; g and going to St Andrews to heale folkes thir many years past

' Item f , Co n vict o the said act ot witchcraftfin asfar

154 H I NBTI ELI Y or

o le and a be li in l and fil s s pe p , s y t y ve wi ds e t , a l l “ ’ on mou ntains and shun ru t itiu hecanse d , g c , th

wickednem acted tln rein : all the honses are blm ed A peraon wonld

be h h l t ought impndmtlyprophane. who s ou d saf er h f r v is amilyto go to bed, withont fi st ha ing aet a tnb.

’ or ai1 full ot lean water for those uess to b he p , c , g t at

themselvesin which the natives aver the ca l , y m ly

' do as soon asever the e u ot h famil ar , y t e y e cw ,

‘ ” ’ wherever they ronchaste to comet —Wa w aoa s

Works . 126. There are some cnrions rh , p , and pe aps ‘ an malou stacts ooncernin the histor of Fairies in o , g y , a sort of Cock - lane i l narrat ve, con tained in a etter from

Moses Pitt to Dr Edward Fowler Lord Bisho of Glou , p cester rinted at Lon don in and reserv , p 1 696, p ed in

’ Mor an s ndon 1 Phoenix Br ta 4to . Lo 2. g i nnic m, , 73

‘ Ann e Jefleries wasborn in the arish of St Tenth i p , n

the coun t of Garuwal in 1626. Bein the da u h y , g g ter of a oor man she resided asservant in the house of p , the ’ narrator sfather an d waited u on the narrator himself , p , i h As she as knit in i n his child ood. w t g stock ngs in an arbour of the arden six small eo le all in reen g , p p , g ” hes came suddenl ova the arden wall at th e clot , y g si ht of whom bein much fri hten ed she was seiz ed g , g g ,

became a chan elin and was un able to walk. Da as g g, rin her sickn ess she fre uen tl exclaimed The are g , q y , y just gone out of the win dow ! they are just gone out THE O T H SC T I S BOR DER . 155

ofthe window! do you not see them? These express

sions as she afterwardsdeclared related to their disa , , p

earin . Durin the harves when ever on e as em p g g t . y w

lo ed hermistresswalked out anddreadin that An n e p y , g ,

who wasextremel weak and sill mi ht in ure herself y y, g j ,

or the house b the fire with some difficult ersuaded , y , yp

her to walk in the orchard till her retu rn . She acci

den ta ll hm hm le ahd at her return An ne cured it y g, , ,

b strokin i i h her She a eared be in y g t w t hand. pp to

ihrmed of ever ar icular and asserted that she had y p t , ,

this information from the Fairies, who had caused the

o e. r his she erformed n umerous cures misf rtun Afi e t , p , f m bu t would n ever receive mon ey or them. Fro harvest

m to hristmas she was fed b the Fairies and eat ti e C , y ,

their a r s a no other vict uals but s. The na rr to aflirm , th t,

looking one daythrough the key- hole ofthe door of her

chamber he saw her eatin and that she ave him a , g ; g

iece of bread whi h was th m eli he ver p , c e ost d cious e

e airiesal s h e tasted. Th F way appeared to er in ven num

bers neva ' less than two n or more than ei ht at a ; , g ,

m he h al i d ti e. S ad ways a su ffic en t stock of salves an

medicin es and et n either mad nor urchased an ; y e, p y;

nor did she ever a ear to be in want of mon e . She pp y ,

one da ave a silver cu con ainin about a uart to y, g p, t g q ,

the dau hter ofher mistress a irl about four earsold g , g y ,

to carr to her mother who refused o receive i y , t t. The

narrator adds that he had seen her dan cin in the r , g o ch ard amon the trees and that she informed him g , she was then dancin with the Fairi T re ort of h e g es. he p t e strang 1 56 ssmsrasnsr or

ureswhich she srfia -med soon tra sd the c p , d et m

vou red to ersuade her ba he airies b whi ah p , t t t F , y ch e was hann ted were evil s irits and tbat she wasand ' , p , u

the elusion of the devil. Alber h had lelt h sh d t ey a , e wasvisited b the Pairies while in reat er lexit who y , g p p y, desired her to canse tbose who termed them evil ifl sp h ,

' - cha . iv. v. I Decr beloved M a e not eees s lr p r y , y p l ,

but tr c Th y &. ough

' Anne Jetleries could not read h rodu , s e p ced a Bible folded down at this ass e E e m i p ag . yth ag stra tes she

w con fined hr m f i as t ee on ths, without ood, n Bodmin

ail and afi erwardsforsome time in the house of ustice j , J

Tre ea l B f n ble a ared to g g e. e ore the co sta ppe appre

hend her she visi b the Fairies who in formed , was ted y ,

h w d advised her to o with hi er hat wasin n ded an m. te , g

When hi was iven on Ma 1 1 6 6 she wa t saccount g , y , 9 , s still alive ; bu t refused to relate anypartia tlars of her

on o connection with the Fairies, or the occasi n which

h deserted her lest she should a ain fall u nder h t ey , g t e

izan ce of the ma istra cogn g tes.

' ’ Anne Jefleries Fairies were not altogether singular

in maintainin their ood character in o osition to the g g , pp

received o inion of the church . Aubre and Lil tm p y y,

nestion abl ud esin such matters had a hi h o inion q yj g , g p

of these bein s ifwe ma ud e M the followin sn e g , yj g g

cinct an d b - - r usiness like memorandum of a ghost see . o Ann 1670. Not far from Cirencester was an appa

1 58 MI NSTRELSY OP

it should not be b an such n but b doin ood y y yg y g g , an d c uring of sick people ; and ao warning him stlict

l to m h r tha e the nu t ni h at the same time y eet e g g ,

' she de fi om i he went home. And tln parted h m, and “ n ext ni ht at the time a ointed he dul waited g , pp , y , “ and she accordin to mmise came an d told him ( g p ) ,

that it was well that he came ao dul oth r he y, e wise

had missed that benefit that she in tended to do unto

' him, and ao bade him follow her, and not be afi aid.

Thereu on she led him to a little hill and she kn p , ock

e three times and the hill 0 ened an d the went in d , p , y ,

an d came to a fair hall wherein wasa u een sittin , Q g

in reat state and man eo le about her and h g , y p p , t e gentlewoman that brought him presen ted him to the

u een and she said he was welcome an d bid e Q , , th

entlewoman ive him some of the white owder g g p ,

hi she did and teach him how to use it, w ch , an d

a ve him li l ood box full of the white owder g a tt e w p , an d bade him give two or three grain s of it to an y

that w i would heal them an d so ere sick, and t she

ill an h brou ht him forth of th e h d so t e ar ed. g , y p t

And bein asked b the ud e whether the lace , g y j g , p wi in hill which he called a hall were li ht or th the , , g

‘ i in d flerent as it is with n a in dark, he sa d, i , the twi li ht an d bein asked how he ot more owder he g g g p , sa id w e w he went to h t hill d , hen h anted, t a , an kn ocked three times an d said ever time I am , y , comin I am comin whereu on it o ened an d he g, g, p p , ,

oin ih was con d e b e aforesaid woman to g g , uct d y th th d een hi . e Qu , an so had more powder given m This was the plain and simple story (however it may be

ud ed of that he told before the ud e the whole j g ) j g ,

court and the ur an d there bein no roofs bu t , j y; g p ,

what cures he had don e to ver man the ur did y y, j y

ac u it him an d I remember the ud e said when q j g ,

all the evidence was heard that if he were to assi n , g

his un ishmen t he should be whi d from thence p , ppe

to Fairy- hall ; an d did scam to judge it to be a de ” ‘ lnsion or an im osture. Dis la in , p p y g q

u W 1 S osed itchcra t 30 . pp f , p .

ractices about 1620 obstin atel denied that the ood p , , y g Kin g of the Fairies had an y conn ection with the devil ; and some of the Hi hlan d seers even in our da have g , y, boasted of their intimac with the elves asan in nocen t y , i and ad an ta eous nn ection . n e a in A " v g co O Maco n, pp . the last erson eminen tl ifted with the secon d si ht p yg g , professed to my learn ed and excellen t friend, MrBam sa of Ochtert re that he owed his ro het ic visions y y , p p

to their interven tion .

VI . There remains et an h r us be n oticed y ot e ca e to , which seems to have in du ced a considerable alteration

into the o creed of En land r s ectin Fairies. p pular g , e p g

Man o of ix een th cen tur an d above all y p ets the s t y, , , our immortal hakes eare desertin the hackne ed S p , g y

fi ions of Greece and Rome sou ht for machiner in ct , g y

the su erstitions of their n ative coun tr . The fa s p y y , ” which ni htl dance u on the wold were an in g y p , te resting subject ; and the creative imagination of the hard im rovin u on the vul ar belief a si d to , p g p g , s gne

mms'rnmisr 0 1?

of the usual dress of Like the feld elfeu the Saxons, h h moors the hsve the Fairies is green ; t ough on t e , y

- w eds been sometimes observed in heath brown, or in e ‘ d ed with the s on eraw or-lichen . The often ride in y t , y in vi i l ro es ion when h ir resen ce is discovered s b e p c s , t e p

ll of i l Ou these occa by the shri ringing the r b rid es. sion s the sometimes borrowmortal steeds and when , y ; su ch are foun d at mornin an tin and fa i ued in their g, p g t g stalls, with their m en an d tails dishevelled and en

an led he rooms I resume often find thiss'eou ve t g , t g , p , n ien t excuse for their situation as the common belief of the elves qua flin g the choicest liquors in the cellars

' of the rich see e tor of Lord Duflus below mi ht ( th s y , , ) g occasion ally cloak the delin qu en cies of an un faithful

The Fairies beside their e u estrian rocession s are , q p , ddicted i w h a t ould seem to the leasures of the c ace. , , p

A ou n sailor travellin b n i ht from Dou las in the y g , g y g g ,

I sle of Man to visit hissister residin in Kirk Merlu h , g g ,

heard f - e h n t he n oise o horses, th olla of a huntsma , an d

the soun d of a horn . Immediatel afterwards thirteen y ,

‘ h orsemen dressed in reen an d allantl moun ted , g , g y ,

s a h d i h swept pa t him. J ck was so mu c elighted w th t e s ort tha t he followed them an d en o ed the soun d of p , , j y the horn for some miles and it was not till he arrived

’ at his sistel s house that he learn ed the danger which h e had in cur i o ha e red . I must n ot om t t mention , t t thes little ersona es are ex ert ock e s and scorn to ride p g p j y ,

Henc e the hero of the ballad is termed an ellin grey.

“ ’ much above his rs hi e yea , w ch s emed not to exeeed

ten or eleven .

He seemed to make a motion like drumming upon the table with his fin ers u on wh ch I ask ed him g , p i ,

Whether he could best a drum To which he re lied p ,

Yes sir as well as an man in Scotland for , , y ; every Thursdayn ight I beat all pointsto a sort ofpeoplethat

used to meet under on der hill oin tin o the reat y , (p g t g

hill ba ween Eden borou h and Leith . How bo g ) , y

uoth I What com an have ou there ? There q , p y y are,

sir said he a reat com an both ofmen an d wom , ( ) g p y en,

an d the are en tertained with man sorts of mu si y y ck,

besides m drum the have besides len t of y ; y , , p y va riet ofmeatsand wine and man tim y , y eswe are carried

into Fran ce or Holland in a ni ht and return a ain g , g ,

and whilst we are there we en o all the l r s , j y p easu e the

'

countr doth aflord . 1 deman ded of himhow the y , y

ot un der that hill To which he re lied that there g p ,

were a reat air of atesthat o en ed to them thou h g p g p , g they were invisible to others and that within there

were brave lar e rooms aswell accommodated asmost g ,

in l — hould kno Scot and. I then asked him, How I s w

what he said to be - true ? Upon which he told me he

would read m fortun e sa in I should have two y , y g,

es ha he saw he formsof them sittin on m wiv , an d t t t g y

l both ou ld be ver h mdsome wom shou ders; that w y en .

us s eakin a woman of the nei b , As he was th p g, gh our

in into the room demanded of him What hood com g , ,

her fortune should be ?He told her that she had two 1 68 n mm nm or

‘ bm dsbefm fi e wfl mm fl whid l put bu h - eh “ a ra e that she deaired not to hear the m . g , “ ' The woman of the houae told m that all the pa ‘i e “ in Scotland eould not kt im fiu n xhe rmden oas

on hursda i ht u on which b him T yng 3 p , y M

some more m n e l ot a rnmise ¢f him to meet ms o y, g p _ “ ' ‘ at the ssme plscefi n the afiemoomthe l hnn dsyfok

lowin an d so dismist him at that time. The ho g, y

' l (if possib e) to prevent his moving um night. He

was laced between n a and an swered man u estions p , yq

u n til about eleven of the clock he was ot awa , , g y un

erceived of the com an but I su dden] missin p p y, , y g

him h d k hold of him , asted to the door, an too , and se

et rned him into the same room we all watched r u him, “ an d on a su d en he asa ain ot out ofdoors f , d , w g g ; I ol

lowed him cl d e made a n oise in the ose, an h street, as if he hail been set upon ; but from that time I could

never see him. ” ' Oson e s Bu n ro n .

' m i m or t Devil s C sier. B Richard P a nde on u , he o y

n i on d. 68 . 1 2. Bovet Ge t. 1 4 , , p 7

Fmm the Hislor the I rish Ba rds b MrWalk er y of , y , an d from the glossary subjoin ed to the livelyan d inge n i w learn h eue Tale of Castle Rackrent, e , t at the same idea s con cern in Fairies are curren t amon th e vu l ar g , g g in that c u ntr la thori en ions ir o v. The tter au ty m t the i nhabi in the an i i ll eir t g c en t tumul , ca ed barrows, an d th

H I NBTBELI Y OP

they are taken away (at lu st the n bst-sa ) by fi l

ri called ai1-ies and h shadow let ts, F , t e t with thsll ;

ao at a art a llar season in snm ner he h , p i n y vs thfi

all n i ht themselves watchin at a dim s i g , g e , m th s welh an d this they imaginé will either end ar fl el l

tbe aa an m e do h them , y y m y or reeover t an h not.

Yea an honest tanant who livesh b it , ard y , and whm

' had be m rio to I t eity diseourse sbout it. tnld me t h

recovered some who were about ei ht or nine , g yi n

f a e and to hismrtain lmowled e the brin l o g , g , y g l h t

' ersona to it for ashe was assin one da rk n i ht be p ; , p g g ,

ha rd roanin s and comin to the well he found a g g , , g ,

an who had been lon sick wra ed in a lai o m , g , pp p d, s

ha h could r l ove in fi t t e sca ce y m , a stake be g xed in

he earth with a ro e o tedder th t was ab t e t , p , r , a ou th

laid he ha d n o sooner en uiret what he was but p q l ,

he con u red him to loose him and out of s m a j , y p thy

he was leased to slack en that wherein he was as p , I

so s eak swaddled but if I ri ht remember may p , ; , g , ”— ’ e s n ified he did n ot recover. Accouat tlte P h ig , q 09

’ risk Suddie a u d MAc rAa u Ns s MSS. of , p

ccordin to the earlier doct rine con cernin he A g , g t ori

inal corru tion ofhuman n ature the owerof de mon s g p , p

o er infantshad been lon reckon ed con siderable v g , in the

eriod n tervenin bet ween birth a i p i g nd bapt sm. Da

rin t is eriod therefore children were beli g h p , , eved to be

articu larl liable to abstraction b e fairies an d me p y y th , thers chicfly dreaded the substitu tion of changelings in

the lace of their own offs rin i u s p p g. Var ous monstro

' ' TH E sc o rri sn BORDER . 1 75

“ thou h between five an d six earsold an d face ; but, g y ,

min l health he was so far from bein able to see g y y, g 5‘ ' k er stan d that he could not so much asmove an wal , y “ oint his li bs were vastl lon for his a e but one j ; m y g g ,

’ smaller than an y infan t s of six months; his com

l xion was erfectl delicate an d he had the finest p e p y ,

in the world. He n ever s oke n or cried ate hair p ,

rc e an thin and was ver seldom seen to m ile sca y g, y ; a

and fixhis e es so earn estl on those who said it » y y ,

em throu h. His mother or ifihe would look th g , at

su osed mother bein ver oor fre u n ln st his pp . g y p , qe t

l wen t ou t a charein an d left him a whole d a o y g, yt

her The nei hbours out of cu rioeit have o en get . g , y, fi

looked in at the window, to see how he behaved while

alon e which when ever the did e were , y , th y sure to

nd hi lau hin and in he u m deli T fi m g g, t t ost ght . his

“ more pleasing to him than anymortalscould be g and

what made this con ectu re seem the mor reasonable j e , “ was that if he were lefi ever so dirt the woman , y, ,

her return aaw him with a hair at , clean faee, an dhis

“ i h n combed w t the utmost exact ess and n icety.

P. 1 9 8.

Waldron iv of oor woman g es another account a p , to

' hose ofis rin it would seem the Fairies had a w p g, , t ken a

’ ecial fan c A few ni hts f r ehe was de sp y. g a te livered d

her first child the famil were alarmed b a t ' , y y h eadful “ ” er of Fire ll flew o the r y ! A t doo , while the mother 2 1 76 si mm e r.“or

la tremblin iu bad unable h u ' inh y g i t t, yli eh

' ' h l w was matched fi om t e bed by an int iaib e hn d. Pa

tunatel the return of the ossi s after the mossl y, g p , q m dist urbed ho Fai1-ies who m od i alar , t , d pp tb eh hl,

which was

- a mmd t was heard in the eow house, which drew thi

found tlmt afl was quiet m ong the u tth and lo l the

d in the middle of the lane. But u m the thil d oe pe , p

r ce of the same kin d the com an were a ain de cu ren , p y g

’ eo ed ou t of the sick woman s chamber b a false alarm y y ,

leavin onl a n urse who was detained b the bon ds g y , y

of slee . Ou this last occasion the mother lainl w p , p ysa

her hild removed thou h the means were in c , g visible.

She screamed for assistan ce to the n urse ; bu t the old ladyhad partaken t oo deeplyof the eordials which cir culate upon such joyful occasion

' cd. In short the child was this time fairl carried otl , y ,

and a withered deformed creat ure lefi in i , ts stead,

uite naked with the clothes of the abstracted i nt q , nfa ,

roll in a bun dle b its side. hiscr li ed , y T eature ved nine

ears ate n othin bu t a few herbs an d neither y , g , spoke;

s ood walk ed n or erformed an other fun i f t , , p y ct ons o mortalit resemblin in all res ects the chan elin y; g, p , g g

’ alread men oned—Wa y fi en n o u s Works, ibid. But the power of the Fairieswas n ot con fined to nu christen ed children alone 5 it wassupposed frequentlyto

T HE SC OTT I SH O B R DER .

in Scotland to Mr Aubre dated 1sth ar h , y; M c , 1695,

’ ublished in Av t M a u n s iscella nies . p , p 158.

' Notwithstandin the s ecial exam le of Lord Dufl g p p us, and of the ta it is the common o in ion that ersons p , p , p ,

fi llin un der the ower of the Fairies were onl allow g p , y cd to revisit the ha untsofmen after seven ea rsha ex , y d

ined. At the en d of seven ea rs more the a ain dis p y , y g a eared after which ere pp , they w seldom seen among l morta s. The accoun ts th ey gave of their situation differ in e r i l r Som times e er re t e som pa t cu a s. e th y w e p

l din a life of con stan t restlessn ess an d wan sen ted as ea g ,

- erin b moon li ht. Accordin to others the inha d g y g g , y

a leasan t re ion where h wever th r si u io bited p g , , o , ei t at n w ren dered horrible b the sacrifice of on e or more as , y

v d l o he devil ver seventh his ir indi i ua s t t e y year. T c

’ i m n i n i n i cumstance s e t o ed in Al so Pearson s in d ctmen t, and in the Tale the Youn Tau la ne where it isterm 4 g , ” cd the a in the kan e to hell or accordin to some , p y g , , g ” i ion s the teind or ten th . This is the a u lar rec tat , , p p reason assigned for the desire of the Fairies to abstract

children a su bstitu es for th selves in this young , s t em

fu l tribu te. Concernin h f in n in or dread g t e mode o w g,

iff r bu ular o inion contrar to wha t ma d e s; t the pop p , y y

rre fr foll in tale su oses that he be in fe d om the ow g , pp , t

' r m be eflected within a ear and a da to recove y ust y y,

ld le al in the Fair court . This fea t which was be h e g y ,

k ned an en ter rise of e ual difficult an d dan er rec o p q y g ,

H O R T H E SCOT T I S B R DE .

horror of min d had a ain recourse to the as greatest , g p tor and his hostl cou nsellor fell u on an admirable , g y p

n l him This was n o hin less h n expedien t to co so e . t g t a dis en sin with the formal solemnit of ba n n s an d p g y ,

’ marr in him with out an hour s dela to the oun y g , y, y g woman to whom he was aflian eed ; after which n o

‘ 0 To the e I have now to add the following instanee ot redemption The le end is rinted from a broadside l from FairyLand. g p stil popu lar

Near th e town of Aberdeen in Scotland lived JamesCam , , pbell, one dan hter named Mar who wasmarried to J n who had g y, oh Nelson ,

l wed histrade bein a oldsmith t liv where he fo lo , g g hey ed loving and l to ether until the time of her l in in when agreeab e g y g , there was fa naIe attendan ts prcpared suitable to her situation ; when a v ht the w e lar d wi hour of twel e at nig y er a me th a dreadfu l noise, at which of a mdden the a ndles went m t, which drove the attendantsin the u tmost confusion ; soon as the women regained their half- lost the called h ou rs who afi er strikin u l h s sensu , y in the neig b , , g p ig t ,

l ohio t wa - in woman fosmd her a r se whieh and o g o rds the lying , eo p , eat caused gr eonfusihn in th e family. There was no grief cou ld ex t of her hus who next f ceed tha band, , morning, prepared orn amen ts or e le l eame h on t th herftmeral g p op of a l seets to er wake, am gs 0 en came

ut rs Nelson was taken awa b the body of any Christian, b that M y y k for her was onl some sn bstanee the Fairies, and what theytoo y lefi

. H not i d so he refused attendin her f in her plaee e was bel eve , g une ' l ni ht and n t . ral ; they kept her in the tol owing g , ea day she wasin

s af e sunset bein ridin Her hu band, one evening t r , g g in his own

T HE sc orr i su BOR DER . 1 87

’ tion of n likewise occu rs in he me erf Thomah , t sa p orm ance. Like ever o ular sub ect it seems to haVe yp p j , been fre uen tl arodied and a burles ue balla be q y p ; q d,

“ ’ Tom o the Linn was a Swtsman born ,

is still well kn own .

I n a medle i an d an i y, con ta n ed in a c uriou s c ent MS.

cantus eace J. G Dal ell Es . there is an allusion , p . y , q,

” Th be r be m r and twice so merr . Sing young omlin , mer y, er y, y

In Scottish Son s 1 4 a art ofthe ori inal tale was . g , 77 , p g

’ published under the title of Kerton Ha a corruption

ide coat on h w hb outs er ; she then embraeed him, saying, she as s ashe u now n f , p t anyof hisclosthing on her ; he then brought her

to her husband whi asi i . home , ch occ oned great rejoic ng II er hus band and he began to conclu de to destroy the most in revenge of the had awa w l v w said child they y, hen instant y theyheard a oice, hich . ll have our well o o will not You sha y son cafe and , n condition that y u e u nd within r hes of e a n ama e ushes till th gro three pe c th mo t, or d g b les rou n which the reed to when in a few or bramb d that place, yag , , ’ minutes, the child waslefi on his mother s knee. which caused them

to hn eel and return thanhs to God.

‘ The circumstance of this terrifying aflair was occasioned by

Mrs Nelson i - in in th e care of wom n leaving , the n gh t of her lying . e I is e uested who were mostlyintoxicated with liquor. t r q both scan !

will take notice of the above. and not leave women in distran , but w with people ho at such timesmind their duty to God.

H I NBTBELSY OF

was an ut er s r i was Ieit o he he t t anger. H s coat up n t

' la w an l Peat ; d his bon net, which had fi l en ol in tho course ofhisaerial ou rne wasafterwardsfound han j y, g i u l hur h of Lanark The i ng pon the steep e of the c c . d s

of he r m n in some de ree relieved b tress t poo a was, g , , y

in r er whom he had formerl kn own n meet g a ca ri y , a d

du cted him back o lkirk b a who con t Se , y M eon

than had w r hi - veyan ee hi led m to GlasgowF That he

' had been carried ofl by the Fairies was implicitly be lieved by all who did not n flecg that a man mayhave

rivate reasons for leavin his own countr and for p g y,

dis uisin his ha vin intentionall done ao g g g y . TH E S OTTI H O C S B RDER .

T HE YO N AM U G T LANE .

” I forbid e maiden s a 0 y , ,

T ha t wear owd on ou r hair g y ,

or ae b Carterha u h g y g ,

r ou T is th Fo y ng amla ne ere.

‘ T here s nane that aes b Carterhau h , g y g ,

v w But ma u n lea e him a ad,

Either ou d rin s or reen mantles g g , g ,

Or else their maidenheid .

ow owd rin s e ma bu maiden s N , g g y y y, , Green man tles ye may spin ;

Bu t in e lose ou r maidenhcid , g y y , ’ ’ en Ye ll ne er get tha t ag .

’ It s four and t wentym fi W ere playing at the H

an et the i htu t of the es J , wg m , ' ’ W as faintest 0 tha n a .

Four and twd yl-lies fi r W ere playing at the d m

d ut th An o ere e- ne the fair Janet,

r As g een as anygn u .

ut and s ak an au ld - headed kn ht O p gu y ig , ’ ’ Lay o er the castle we

d ever al t An as ! for thee, Jane ,

’ ’ Bu t we ll be blamed a

Now hand t n e a l a kn i ht ! your o gu , ye u d gr y g

An d an ill dei e d d mayy ie,

ather m i o i I ill F ybe m n wh m w , ’ ” I ll father nane on the .

t then S ell er at e Ou p h f h r am , And he spak meik and mild

And ever al s m sw et t , a ! y e Jane , ” I fear wi il ye gas th ch d.

1 98 m anu r e?

“ To either lsrgn or l fl l; ’ An old nut -dlell stbe - me to us, Asis the ld tyhall;

W e deep ia roseabuda sea and swed ; “ W e revel in the strean ;

We wanten li htl oa ths wiad g y , “ s - Or glide oa a msbeam.

And all our wants are well su lied pp , ’ From ever rich man s store y ,

Who thanhlem sins the ifls he ets g g , nd vainl s s for m A ygra p ore.

w Then I ould never tire, Janet,

I n Elfish Land to dwell ;

Bu t a e at ever seven ears y y y , Theypay the teind to hell ;

And I am sae fat and fair of esh , fl , ’ I fear tw b ll ill e myse .

’ This ni ht is Hall w en g o e , Janet,

i ‘ m l Tl EI -I Y 0?

U then s ake the ueen of Fairies p p Q , ’ Ou t 0 a bu sh of rye ’ ’ She s ta en awa the bonniest knight ’ I n i a my cumPan e.

’ ” d Tamlane she sa s But had I kenn , , y , ’ A lady wad borrowd thee ’ wad ta en ou t th twa ra een I y g y , w ’ Pu t in t a een o tree.

’ ” Had I bu t kenn d Tamlane she sa s , , y ,

’ I wad tane ou t our heart 0 esh y fl , ’ Put in h a eart 0 stane.

208 m u m s! 0 1"

LI ER NTON.

NI “! “I O“ PUBLI SHED.

T11 19 ballad is published from the collation of two on

ies obtained from recitation I t seem p , . s to be the rude

The Child Elk a bea utifu l le en dar tale u li ed of , g y , p b sh

in the Reli ues Ancient Poetr . It is sin ular that q of y g ,

thischarmin ballad should have been translated or imi s ,

tated b the celebrated Biir er without ackn owled , y g , g " ori s men t of the En glish ginal. A The Child g Elle

a ed] received corr ions we ma ascribe its vow y ect , y great

e b e oe i l as of the in eniou sed st eautiesto th p t ca t te g itor.

in h le f Go hi emb ll m They are t e true sty o t c e ish ent .

We ma com are for exam le the followin beautiful y p , p , g

v i erse, with the same idea n an old roman ce :

' ' TH E sc o rrl sn BOR D E R . 211

O whee is this at m bower door y ,

That cha s sae late or ken s the in p , g

0 it is W illie ou r ain tru e love , y , ’ I pray you rise a n let me in

But in m bower there is a wake y , ’ An at the wake there is a wane ; 1'

’ Bu t I ll come to the reen- wood the mom g , h l ’ W ar b ooms the bric r by morn in da wn .

’ Then she s ene to her bed a ain g g , W here she has layen till the cock crew h ’ Then s e said to her sisters a , id ’ f ” Ma ens, tis time or u s to rise .

She at on her bac k a silken own p g , ’ Ah on her breast a siller in p , ’ ’ in ilk An she s ta n e a sister a hand,

’ - s An to the green wood he is ga ne.

’ a w re n- wood She hadn alk d in the g e ,

not a mile hu t barel an e Na y ,

h r n tru e love Till there was W illie, e ai ,

’ W hae frae her sisters has her ta en .

0 Gis—The slight or uiek neeessaryto Open the door ; from en

H W A BI T E T COR ES.

T 11 1 9 poem was commu nicated to me byCharles Kirk

atrick Shar e Es . u n . of Hoddom as written down p p , qj , ,

fr m tradition b a lad . It isa sin ular circ umsta nce o , y y g , that it sh ou ld coin cide so very n early with the an cien t dir e called TIce T[t ree Ra vens ublished b Mr Rit g , , p y son in his Anc ient Son s an d that at the same time , g , , there sh ou ld exist such a difference, asto make the on e a ear rather a cou n ter art than co of he o r I pp p py t the . n order t o en able the c u riou s rea der to con trast these two sin u lar oems an d to form a ud ment which ma be g p , j g y the ori in al I tak e the libert of co in th e En lish g , y py g g

’ balla d from Mr Ritson s Collection omittin on l the , g y b u rden an d re et ition of the first lin e h learn i p . T e ed ed

’ tor sta tes it to be given Fram Ra oemcmfl s M elis

ma la . Musica l Pba nries ttin the Cittie a nd Countr , fi g y H umours to 3 4 a nd 5 Vo cer Lon don 1 61 1 4to. , , , y , , , I t will be obviou s (con tin u es M r Ritson ) that thisbal

lad is mu ch older n ot on l h th f e k , yt an e date o th boo ,

THE TW A C BI OR ES.

s I was walkin all ala ne A g , I hea rd twa corbies ma king a m e ; ’ The tane u n to the t other sa y, ” W here sall we gang an d dine to- dayP

‘ In behint on au ld fail d ke y y ,

I wot there lies a n ew- sla in knight ;

And nae bod ken s that he lies there y ,

Bu t his ha wk his hou nd an d lad fair. , , y

His hou nd is to the hun tin ane g g , ' His ha wk to fetc h the wild- fo wl ha me,

’ ’ His lad s ta en another ma te y ,

So we may make ou r dinner sweet .

F aii—Turf

21 8 M I NSTRE L SY or

T H E D OU GLAS TRAGEDY .

T 11 11: ballad of he D u la s Tra ed is on e of the few T o g g y , to which pop u lar tradition has ascribed complete loca li

t . The farm of Bla ck hou se in Selkirk shire is sa id o y , , t

e n he n lan hol hav bee t sce e of this me c y even t . There are the remain s of a ver an cien t tower ad ac en t to y , j th e farm- hou se in a wild an d solitar len u on a torren , yg , p t, named Dou las- burn which oin s the Yarrow aft g , j , er

assin a cra rock called the Dou las- crai p g ggy , g g . This wild scene n ow a art of the Tra uair esta te fo , p q , rmed on e of the most an cien t po ssession s of the ren own ed fa mil of Dou las for Sir John Dou la s eldest so n y g g , of

William the first Lord ou las is said to ha ve sat a , D g , , s

’ baron ial lord of Dou las- bu rn durin his father s g , g life time in a arliamen t of Malcolm Can more held a t For , p , f — ' l ar. Gon sc a o r r vo . I . . 20. The tower a ears , p pp to have been s u are with a c ircular tu rret a t on e an le q , g ,

MI NSTRELSY OF

’ Lord W illiam lobkit o er his left l shou der,

T o see wha t he cou ld see,

’ And there he s d her seven brethren bold py ,

Come riding over the lee.

’ ” Li ht down li ht do wn Lad Mar ret he id g , g , y g , sa ,

An d hold m steed in ou r h and y y ,

U ntil tha t a ain st ou r seven brethren ld g y bo , ” And ou r father I il: a s nd y , ma ta .

She held his steed in her milk- whi h d te an ,

An d n ever shed on e tear,

’ U ntil tha t she saw he rethren fa r seven b ,

’ And her father hard fi htin who lov d her so dea r g g, .

0 hold ou r hand Lord W illia m she sa id y , , ’ For you r strokes they are wond rou s sa ir ;

T ru e lovers I ca n et man a an e g y , ” fa th r Bu t a e I ca n never get mair.

’ ’ n u t her h n dk O she s ta e o a erchief,

’ t w 0 the holland fin I as sac e,

‘ An d a e she di hted her father s blood wounds y g y ,

T hat were r d wi e der than the ne . ' ' TH E sc o rn sH BOR DER . 223

’ ” O chu sc O chu se Lad Mar ret he said , , y g , , 0 whether will ye gang or bide ‘ ’ ” ll an I ll an Lord W illiam she said I g g, g g, , , l ” For ye have eft me no other guide.

’ d her on a milk- whi He s lifte te steed,

An d himself on a da le re pp g y,

W ith a bu elet horn hu n down b his side g g y ,

lowl the th e awa And s y y bai rad y.

' 0 the radc on and on the rade y , y , ’ And a by the light of the moon

Until the came to on wan wate r y y ,

l h d wn And there they ig ted o .

They lighted down to ta k a drin k Of the spring that ran sac c lea r ; ’ And do wn the stream ran his ude h t s blood g ear ,

And sair she gan to fear.

” Hold u hold u Lord W illiam she sa s p , p, , y , For I fea r that yo u are slain

T is naethin bu t the shado w of m sca rlet c loa k g y , w l ” That shin es in the a ter sac p ain .

YOU B I NG ENJ E.

NEVE R BE FORE PUBLI SHED.

I x this ballad the reader will fin d traees of a singular su erstition not et al o ether discredited in p , y t g the wilder

arts of Scotlan d. The l kewake or watchin p y , g a dead

bod in itself a melan chol ofi ce is ren dered i y, y , , n the

idea of the assista nts more dismall awful b the m s , y , y y In th in terious horrors of su perstition . e terval betwixt

death an d intermen t the disembodied s irit is su osed , p pp

i n to hover arou n d its mortal hab tatio , an d, if in voked

b certain rites retain s the ower of communicatin y , p g, f i throu h its or ans the ca use o ts dissolution . Such g g ,

en uiries however are alwa s dan erous an d n ever to q , , y g , be resorted to u nless the dec eased is sus ected to ha ve , p

' suflered oal la as it is called. It is the more un safe f p y,

to ta m er with this charm in an unauthoriz ed man n er p , because the inhabitants of the infernal re ions are at g , rm: SCOTTI SH soam m. 227

such eriods eculiarl active. One of the mos p , p y t potent m onies in the charm for u in , ca s g the dead body to k is in the door f s ea ett a ar or hal o en . this p , , s g j , p Ou account the easan ts of Scotlan d sedulousl avoid l , p y ea

vin the door a ar while a cor se lies in he h ou se. g j , p t

' The door must either be lefi wide o en or uite shut p , q ; but the first is alwa s referred on accoun of the ex y p , t croise of hos italit usual on su h i p y c occas ons. The l t

ten dants mu st be likewise careful n ever to leave itho cor se for a momen t alone or if it isleft alone to avoi p , , , d, with a de ree of su erstitiou s h orror the first si ht of g p , g

it. The followin stor which is fre u en tl related b g y, q y y the ea san ts of Scotlan d will illu strate the ima inar p , g y dan er of leavin the door a ar. I n former times a g g j , man an d his wife lived in a solitar cotta e on one of y g ,

d r f ne da e h s the exten sive Bor e ella. O y th u ban d died suddenl and his wife who was e uall afraid of y , q y s a in alone b the cor se or leavin the dead bod t y g y p , g y b itself re eatedl wen t to the door an d looked an y , p y , xiouslyover the lon ely moor for the sight of some per

a roachin . In her con fu sion an d alarm she se son pp g ,

iden tall left the door a ar when the cor se suddenl c y j , p y

arted u an d sat in the bed frownin an d rinn in st p , , g g g i l her fri h fu ll . She sat alon e cr in b tter u n at g t y , y g y, ’ f n dead man se e able to a void the asci ation of the y , an d l il ill too much terrified to break the su len s en ce, t a os

i r h wild entered th holic riest ass n ove t e e cotta e. t p , p g , g

he door u ite o en then ut his little iin He first set t q p , p 10

230 MI NSTRELI Y 0 !

‘ And he was stou t and roud-hu rted , p , ’ And thought o t bitterlie ; ’ And he s ane b the wan oon li ht g y m g . t is To mee h Marjorie.

0 o en o en m true love p , p , y ,

I dare na o en ou n Ben e p , y g p , My three brothers are within

Ye lied e lied e bonn burd , y , y y , ’ Sae loud s I hear ye lie ;

s I came the Lowden b an ks A by , ’ Theybade gude e en to me.

But fare e weel m se fau se love y , y , That I have loved sae lang

I t seta e chu se another love f y , ” And let oun Ben ie an y g j g g,

Then Marjorie turned her round abou t ;

The tear blindin her es g ,

I r n l da e a, da rena, et thee in ,

’ ” Bu t I ll me d wn to co o thee.

0 Stout—Thr wh e i ough this ol ballad, (uh les in one instance.) sg

M I N STRELSY OF

T he n i ht it is be low l ltewake g y ,

The mom her burial da y,

nd we maun watch at mirk midni ht A g , ” n w s A d hear hat he will say.

And torches burnin clear g ,

T he streikit cor se till still midn i ht p , g ,

The w k but a ed naethin hear. y , g

’ About the middle 0 the ni ht g , The cocks began to craw ; ’ An d at the dead hour 0 the ni ht g ,

T e r se n to t w h co p bega hra .

O whae has done the wran sister g, , Dr dared the deadly sin

’ W hae was sae sto u an f u t, d ear d nae do t,

’ As thra w ye o er the linn

Young Benye was the first as man I laid my love u pon

He was sae stout and rou d- hearted , p , ’ ” H e thr w m e e o er the linn .

234 u ms'mm r o r

LADY ANNE .

T1113 ballad was communicated to me by Mr Kirkpa

trick Shar e of Hoddom who mention s havin co ied p , g p

f old m zin Althou h it s robabl t e it rom an aga e. g ha p y

ceived some modern correction s the en eral turn seems , g

to ancient d corre o swith that of a fi a ment be , an sp nd g ,

eonta in in ’ the fol owin ve w h ve g l g rses, hich I a heard sun g in my childhood :

th She set her back against s orn, And there sbe hashsr young son born ; O ! smile nae sae, mybonnybabe ' ” An s i w e me dead. ye m le see s eet, ye ll smil

9

’ lad went to the ch Ao when that y urch ,

She spied a naked boy in th e porch.

’ 0 bonn w y boy, an ye ere mine , ’ ” l d clead ye in the silks sac fine.

0 mother dear, when I was thine. ” To me e w f y ere na hal so kind.

i C Q Q ' THE sc orrI sn BORDER . 235

Stories of this nature are very common in the annals

of o ular su erstition . It is for exam le currentl p p p , p , y

li i e ho had believed in Ettrick Forest, that a bert n , w destro ed fift - sixinhabited houses in order to throw y y , the ossessionsof the cott a ers into hisestate and who p g , was won t to commit to a carrier in the neighbou rhood

e e of his ille itimate children shortl f th car g , y a ter they were born . His emissar re ularl carried them awa y g y y,

ain heard of The un ust an d but they were never ag . j cruel gain sof the profiigate laird were dissipated byhis

x r va an ce and the ruin s of his hou se seem to bear e t a g , witness to the truth of the rhythmical prophecies de nounced against ig and still curren t amoa g the peasant

hi died n un l death but e a ry. He mself a time y ; th gent i of his smea rs an d cr mes survived to extreme old age.

When on his death - bed he eemed much o ressed in , s pp min d and sen t for a cler man to s eak eace to his , gy p p d artin s irit : but before he mess n er returned ep g p , t e g , the man was in his last agon y; and the terrified assist

had fled from his cott u ou l ve ti n ants age, nanim s y a r g, that the wailing of murdered inihntshad ascended from behin d his couch and min led with e roans of the , g th g

artin inn dep g s er. L A D Y A N N E .

I An ne sa te in h r bower FA R. Lad e y ,

Down b the reenwood side y g ,

And the flowers did s rin and the birds did sin p g, g, ’ T was t l - d he p easant May ay tide.

’ But fair Lad Anne on Sir W illiam ca ll d y , ’ W ith the tear rit in her c c g ,

0 thou h thou be fau se ma heaven thee uard g , y g , I n the wars ayon t the sea

Ou t of the wood ca me three bon nie boy

U on the simmer s morn p ,

’ nd the did si nd l the ba A n a a at . y g, p y

As na ked as the wer o rn v e b .

LORD W ILLIAM .

T 11 18 ballad m a imed to me by Mr Ja nos

Ho an d althou h it bears a mun rosemhh nce to gg ; , g g

of ad » stron indeed as wm a that l h rl M , g, , b t su osition that the on e hasbeen deri from tb ofi er pp ved ,

itsin ri i merit o w r i Mr yet t ns c seemst a rant tsinsertion .

H o hasadded the followin n ote which in the course gg g , , of m en uiries I he“Bound l corro r y q , i mp y bo ated. ' 1 am fully con vin ced of the antiquityof chiem g ;

for althou h mu ch of e lan u a e m what , g th g g see some

modernized this mu st be attributed to its curren c , y,

ein much liked an d ver much sun in thisn ei h b g , y g g

bourhood. I can trace it back several en eration s g ,

of i e but cann ot hw ts ever having b en in print. I

ha ve n ever heard it with an considerable ven ation y , a ve that one reciter ca lled the dwelling of the feign ” cd sweetheart, Casllcm a . 240 M INSTRE LSY 0 1 a

LOR D W ILLI AM.

Loa n W I LLI AH was the bravest knight hat dw t in ir d T al fa Scotlan ,

’ And thou h renown d in France and S ain g p ,

’ Fell b a l s y adie hand.

As she was walkin maid alone g ,

Down b on shad wood y y y , “ ’ She heard a smit o bridle rein s,

’ She wish d might be for good .

’ Sm t— n — Clu hing oise, from smite henee also (perk y ) Smith and Smithy.

H I NI TBELBY OF

Ride ou, ride 0 11, Lord William, now, As fast as ye can dm !

You r bonny h asat Castle- h w ' “ i l w r to see W l ea y you .

t u then s ke a ba m bir Ou p pa y d,

Sat hi h u on a tree g p , How could you kill that n oble lord ” e c m to m rr thee H a e a y .

Come do wn come down m bonn bird , , y y , And ea t bread at?my han d

Your ca e shall be of wir ou d g y g , ’ ” W h w it s u th w ar no b t e and.

’ Kee e our ca e o ou d lad p y y g g , y, And I will keep my tree ;

As e hae don e to Lord W illiam y , ” Sae wad e d y o to me .

She set her foot on her door ste p, A bonny marble stane ;

An d carried him to her cham ber, ’ O er him to make h r m e ane . ' ' T H E sc o rrtsn BORD ER . 243

’ And she has kept that good lord s corpse

Three uarters of a ear q y ,

Until tha t word e an to s read b g p , h f Then s e began to ear.

T hen she cried on her waitin maid g , , ’ Aye ready at her ca ;

There is a kni ht into m bower g y , " ” 153 time he were awa .

’ The ane has ta en him b the head y ,

The ither b the feet y ,

w t n w r And thro n him in he wa ate , h t wid T a ran baith e and deep.

Look back look back now M fair , , , y , ’ On him tha t lo ed ye weel A better ma n than that blu e corpse ’ ” N er dr w sw rd of st e e a o eel. T L HE BROOMFIE D H I LL .

T n : conclu din g verses of this ballad were in serted in

he co of Ta mla ne iven to the ublic in the firs edi t py , g p t

hi k Th re r o tion of t s wor . ey a now resto ed t their p ro per plac e. Considering how very apt the most accu rate reciters are to patch u p on e ba llad with verses from an other the u tmost caution ca n n ot alwa s a void su ch , y

errors.

A more sangu ine an tiquat‘ythan the editor might per ha s endea vo r to iden tif this oem which is of un p u y p , ” doubted an ti u it with the Broom Broom on H ill q y, , mention ed b Lane in his P ro ress Queen Eliza beth y , g of

’ into Wa m ickshire asformin art of Ca ta in Coxs col , g p p lection so mu ch en vied b the black - letter an ti uaries , y q f h — ’ o e r W r kshire . t esen . . s a 66 da D u o a wic . 1 p t y mu , p

The ll f n in same ba ad isqu oted by one o the perso ages,

TH E BR OOMFIELD H I LL.

T u n a s: was a knight and a lady bright H ad a tru e tryst at the broom ’ The ane a ed earl in the orn in g y m g,

The other in the afternoon .

’ An d a e she i r m ther s bower door y sat n he o ,

And a e she made her man e y ,

0 wh th r sho ld an to roomfield hill e e u I g g the B , T Or shou ld I stay at ha me P

For if I an to the roomfield hill g g B , My maidenhead is gone ;

And if I chance to sta at hame y , ’ ” M l v y o e will ca me man sworn . HE T I H T SC O T S BOR DE R . 247

U en s ins a witch wo p th p man, Aye from the room aboon ;

O e ma an to Broomfield hill , y y g g , d An yet come maiden hame.

For when e an to the Broomfield hill , y g g . ’ Ye ll fin d our love aslee y p,

v - W ith a sil er belt abou t his head,

And a b room-c ow at his feet.

ke e the blossom of the broom Ta y , ll T he blossom it sme s sweet,

’ And strew it at ou r tru e lo s h y ve ead,

And likewise at his feet .

Take e the rin s of ou r fin ers y g y g ,

u t them on his ri ht hand P g ,

n ot T o let him know, whe he d h awake, ” Hislove was at his command .

’ d the broom flower on Hive- hill She pu , ’ ’ And strewd on s white hals bane,

that w s to be Witterin true And a g ,

T hat maiden she had gane. N l llBTllELl Y 0 ?

0 where were

That I hae (”a 8“M y

That wadna wat wo n e ch and ke m , W hen there wasmaiden here

’ And gar d my bridle ring ’ Bu t nae kin thin w d w n e g al ah y , ” T ill she w ast and as p gum .

nd wae betide e m a oss hawk A y , y g yg ,

That I did love sae dear,

That wadna watch and wake!) me, ” W hen there was maiden here.

’ I cla ed v i m win s m er pp y g , ast .

nd a e m bells I ran A y y g, ’ And a e cr il Waken waken master y y , , , , ” f r th l e Be o e e ady gang.

But haste and haste m ude white steed , yg , d till T o come the mai en ,

’ Or a the birds of glide green wood ” f o r s h ll h O y u fle h s a a ve their fill.

MI NSTREL SY OF

PROU D

' This Ba lla d was communicated “the Edtb r by H r Hu u

r w M usic- oelk r Edinbur h wi h o , , g , t whose mother 1? had verse: a one li wa i nd ne were nt ng, which a re here su lied rom a dt m nt Balla d havin a pp f f , g

plot somewhat simila r. These verses are the 6th and 9th.

” wa s on a ni ht an evenin bri ht T g , g g , ’ W hen the dew be an to fa g ,

M a r ret w w lkin u and down Lady ga as a g p , ’ ’ in o r h l w Look g e er cast e a .

l k h l ked west She oo ed east, and s e oo ,

T see wha t she cou ld s o py,

in h r si ht W hen a gallan t kn ight came e g ,

And to the ga te drew nigh . 7 You seem to be no entleman g , You wear your boots so wide ;

But ou seem to be some cu n n in hun te r y g , ” You wea r the horn s so yde.

” I am n o c unn in hu n ter he said g , ,

’ Nor ne er in ten d to be ;

Bu t I am come to this ca stle

T o seek the love of thee ;

And if ou do not rant me love y g , ’ ” his n i t fo T gh r thee I ll die.

If ou shou ld die for me sir kn i ht y , g ,

’ There s few for ou will mane y ,

For mon a better h ied for me y as d ,

Wh v s ose gra e are growing green .

” But e mau n read m riddle she id y y , sa , An d an swer my qu estion s three ; ” An d bu t e read them ri ht she said y g , , t di Gae s retch ye ou t and e.

— Syl e Long or low.

MI NBT BELI Y OP

” If e be m brother Willie she i y y , sa d ,

As I trow weel e be y , ’ This ni ht I ll neith er eat nor drin k g , ’ ” Bu t gae slang v i th ee.

” O hald ou r ton ue Lad Mar aret he s i y g , y g , a d, Again I hear you lie ;

’ For e ve u n washen han ds afl i ve y , j ( 6 . fee“ wi’ T o gas to clay me.

For the wee worms are m bedfellows y , And ca u ld clay is my sheets

An d when the storm winds do blow y , ” M bod lies and l y y seeps.

Ummdmc h ad: an d smu u hen fed —Alltl ling to the m of washing and dressing dead bodies. T HE

ORIGINAL BALLAD

TH E BROOM OF COW D ENKNOW S.

The bea utifid air of Cowdcnkaows is we”known and pop ula r.

' ' I a E ttrtck Forest the fi llowtag words are tmgfom ly adapt

ed to the tu ae aad to be the on im l lla d. Aa edi , sem k ba tio this a oral ta lc d Z-ri a l mn the rc a p d , §fi ag coad d u b yfi p

' W W W l ubltched b r Ha m in 1772. Cowdeulcuow: W: p yM , is t ituated s oa the Lcader about ur il m M ebme p , fi m a fm .

- aad is aow the p rop rty q r Hvu x.

n u : broom and the bon n bonn broom , y y ,

And the broom of the Cowdenlmows

d a e sac sweet as th e lassie sa n An y g, ’

I the bou ht milkin the ewes. g , g MI NSTREL SY OF

T he hills were hi h on ilka sid g e, " ’ ’ An the bou ht i the lids o g the hill,

And a e as she san her voice it ran y , g, g, ’ ’ Ou t o er the ha d 0 you hill .

’ T here was a troop o gen tlemen

Came ridin merrilie b g y, ’ An d one of them has rode out o the wa y,

t to the T o the bough bon ymay.

’ W eel ma e save an see bonn lass y y , y , ’ ’ ” An weel mayye save an see .

’ ’ sae wi ou e weel- bred kni ht An y , y g , ’ ’ ’” And what s your will wi me i

The n i ht is mist and mirk fair ma g y , y,

And I ha ve ridden astra y,

And will ou be so kind fair ma y , y, As come ou t and poin t my way

R ide o ut ride ou t e t w rider , , y p

’ You r steed s baith stou t and strung ;

For ou t of the bou ht I dare 113 come g ,

’ ” For w fear at ye do me rang.

258 MINSTBELSY OP

’ C he s

’ d t d l w hair An s reelt her yd o ,

Now ta ke e that m ba mie ma , y , y y, ” b r Of me till y(m a r mai .

’ O h l i err - hrown steed e s eapt on h s b y , ’ ’ ’ ’ An soon he s c arte en his men ;

’ ’ ve tarr laxl 0 master, ye yd g

en we t O I hae been msg d hae be s , ’ ’ w An I hae been far o er the lmo e,

Bu t the bonniest lass that ever I saw ’ w ” I s i the bought milking the e es.

‘ She set the oo u on her head g p ,

’ ’ An she s gane singing hame

0 where has e been m se dau hter y , y g Y ” e hae as been your lane.

’ 0 nae bod was v i me fa ther y , , ’ O nae body has been wi me ;

T he ni ht is mist and mirk father g y , ,

Ye m d e ay gang to the oor and se .

Ca —Milkin - ai g g p l. T TH E SC OT ISH BORDER.

t w be our ewe - he d father Bu ae to y r , , And an ill deed mayhe die ; ’ bu t t h He g the bought a he back 0 t e knowe, ' ' And a tod hasfrighted me.

There came a tad to the bo h - o ug t d or, The like I never saw ; l And ere he had tane the amb he did,

’ I had lourd he had ta en them

O whan fifteen weeks was some and ene g ,

i n w s and F ftee eek three,

That lassie be an to look thin and ale g p ,

I t fell on da on a het simmer da a y, y. ’ ’ She was ca in out her father s k e g y , ’ B ca me a troo o entle en y p g m ,

’ W ee] a e save an see bo ma m yy , nny y, W ee] may ye save and see !

W eel I wat e a ver onn ma , y be yb y y, ’ ’ ” But whee s aught that babe ye are wi P

ToL - Fox. M IN STRELSY 0 1"

Never a w rd could that lamie sa o y,

For never a m e cou ld she blame, ” Ah never a word cou ld the lassie sa y, ” Bu I have a ud n t h t g ema a eme.

Y ied e lied m ver bonn ma e l , y , y y y y, Sae loud as I hear you lie ; For dinna ye mind that misty night ’ ‘ I was i the bought wi thee ?

I ken ou b ou r middle sac un y y y J p, ’ ’ An our merr twinklin c c y y g , ’ ’ That e re the bonn lass i the Cowden know y y , ’ ” e ma w m or t An y y eel see f o be.

’ Then he s lea t off his herr - brown steed p y , ” ’ An he s set that fair may on

’ Ca ou t ou r k e ude father ou rsell y y , g , y , ’ ’ or sh s n ver ca them o F e e u t again .

th o I am e Laird f the Oaklan d hills, I has thirty plows and three ;

’ An I has gotten the bon niest lass ’ ’ ” T hat in s a the sou th cou ntrie.

T HE SCOTTISH BORDER .

abbo t and was chr ved of him and told unte his t , s y ,

t n ssid d rs e his d ) ths sbhott sll tha ths ky g , an p y d

' “ s- o l him for he wold fle the k n snch s bott to y , gy y g “ le hst d l En lond shxfld h lad sad o fitl wss-y , t g e g jy

f h en the onke in to a ardene and thero , T o w t m g ,

e therin and r u an d ut b r fonde a tod ; toke he pp, p y

in a ca e and filled it with ood ale r ked pp , g , p y

b r in ever lace in the ca e till the y y p , pp , ou in ever lace an brou ht h t bef r th e k n t y p ; g i t o y g,

knel d and said Sir wasss le for n ever in and y , , , y

’ our l fe drenchs e of such ca e. Be ne y y y a pp gy ,

’ od h kin d m nk e a monke, qu t e g ; an the onke dra

ret drau te an d toke the k n the cu a and the g , y g pp ,

n slso drsnke s ret Grants an se downe the ky g g , d t

ca — The monk e snon went to the Farm r s and ppe. e y ,

r d ed snon e on whose soule God have merc the y , y,

Amen . An d v monkes s n for his soule es eciall y g p y,

ll while the abb st i T e was and sha ey md th. h kyng

anon ful evil at ese, and m mmded t o remove the

le and ask d sh e th d men told him tab , y e monke ; an d f that he was ed, or his wombe wasbroke in son da r.

h n the kin h his id ded for W e g erd t t ying, he eomaun

se but all hit was for nou ht for his bel be to trus ; g , y

en to swelle for the ri k st he ran e that he g d n th d k ,

’ within 11 da s ut n uke s dyed y , the m o sh Sey t L

' A diflesen t sccount of the poisoning of King John is '

in a MS. Chronicle ofE-n lsnd written in the mi given g ,

d o in e A i lsek norityof EdI a nd III . an e ntained t h ueb n

LORD R ANDAL.

O wa n na hae e been Lord Randal m son y , , y

0 where has e been m handsome ou n man y , y y g

I has been to the wild wood mother make m bed soon ; , y ,

W here at e our dinner Lord Randal m son g y y , , y

Where at e ou r dinn er m handsome oun man g y y , y y g

’ ’ I din d wi m true- love mother make m bed soon y ; , y , ' ’ w ” For I m wear v i hun tin and fain wald lie do n . y g,

What at e to our dinner Lord Randal m son g y y , , y ” What at e to our dinner m handsome oun man i’ g y y , y y g

’ ’ I at eels boil d in broo mother make m bed soon g ; , y , MI NS‘I‘RELBY 0 ?

What became of ourbloodhounds Lord Randal m sin ? y . , y

What became of our bloodhonmds m handso y , y me young

man

’ 0 the swelld and th e died mother make m bed soon y y , y ,

For

’ O I fear e are ison d Lord Randal m son y po , , y ! ‘ ” O I fear e are oison d m handsome un y p , y yo g man I

’ 0 es ! I am oison d mother make m bed soon y p ; , y , ‘ ” For I m si h rt nd I f w ck at the ea , a ain ald lie down .

M I NBTM LI Y OP

' b his havin in 1282 bestowed the d fln y g, , m ‘ hurch of Garvoeh u on the monksot Aberbrothwi k c p c , — ' ' f r e safet of his. souL R s A o th y eg d er d M ,

’ a B find in quoted by Cmfi hrd t Peerage. ut I no sh nee in histor in w ic he enour f a of eotland y, h h t h o Queen S

' was committed to the chanee ot a dnel. It istrne, that

Mar wife ofAlexanderIL was about 12412 somewhat y, , , , im licated in a da n in the murder of p rk story, co cern g

Patrick Earl of Athole burned in his lod in at Had , , g g din ton where he had on e to attend a reat tourna g , g g ' ' ment. The relatim s of the deceased haron accused d

er irWilliamBisst a werful no l man the murd S , po b e , who appearsto have been in such high favourwith the young

ueen that she offered her oath as a com u r ator to Q , , p g ,

ro n B i self stood u n his d p ve his i n ocen ce. isat h m po e fen ce an d roffered the combat to hisaccu sers bu h , p t e was obli ed to ve wa to the tide and was a g gi y , b nished

' from Scotlan d. This aflair in terested all the n orthern barons an d it isn ot im ossible that some shar p , e, taken in it b this Sir H u h de Arbuthn ot ma h ve v n y g , y a gi e a slight foundation for the tradition of the coun try

W ' m rou x Book vii. ch . 9 . Or if e su ose Sir H , , w pp ugh le Blond to be a predecessor of the Sir Hugh who flou ri he hi eenth centur h ma have be h shed in t t rt y, e y en t e victor in a duel shortl noticed as havin occurred in , y g

of r o c 1 154, when one Arthur, accused t eas n, was un su cessful in i l he d men of God Arthum h s appea to t j u g t . re i M el ri hr c a n a u da il C on . San g lcolmp rodil rus lo pe . tz

Crucis a . An lia acra vol. I . 6 . , p g S , . p 1 1

2 ' ' mm sc oru su Bolton . 271

' le ot chivalr a nancss abound is in the genuin e sty y. R

l in n r ar the wa in in real his with simi ar stances, o e y nt g

’ The most solemn art of a kni ht s oath wasto tor] . p g “ o r heli an d maidm s of nde dd snd all wid ws, o p nes, g ” — ’ ‘ H . The love d fi n e. L11msav s era ldry, MS

Kni ht of Chaucer exclaims with of the fair sex. The g ,

To fight for a lady! a benedieite !

lt were a lnstydght b r to see.

sl i It was an argument, seriou y urged by S r John of

i aul for m k w r u on d ard IL in He n t. a ing a p E w , behalf

living without council or comfort. Ah apt illustration of the ballad would have been the

ou ahat underta ken b th ree S anish ham i snsa in , y p c t ga st ' thm Moorsom nady in defenee of the hm ourot the

Sueh an oath is still tsken b the l n htsof the nath but y ig , , I m ru a m w m m m m um m obli ator as ths eonseisatious la sd fl erbsrt et Chsrbur “ g y y. gravely alleges it as s sufi cient rsason for having ehallengsd divc s " cavaliers that the either a bed from a lad her bou , yhad sn tc y quet, or os b ssme dis otut s of similar im ortanee ls M . y e s y p , p u l her, as hislordslu v p eoncei ed, in the predieament of a distressed damoaello 272 n ws'rnsnsr or

‘ Queen of Grm sd wifie to lh hommed Chi uim the g q , ‘ monarch ot kin o nt l have not at h nd last that gd m. B

' mmt is recorde Ra m nd Beren er Count d Bar d. y o g , the life m d hm om of the Empre- Mafildg wifsof the '

Em eror Henr V . and mother to H nr I I. of En p y , e y g — lan df See Auromo Ut Loa, dd sew Honors MM

en ice 156 . V , 9

A lessa ocr hal exam le isthe duel fou in 1 p yp p , ght 887, betwixt a uesle Gr sand ohn de Csro ne befa 'e the J q y J g ,

ofFran h w re retainersof he Earl King ce. T ese warriors e t

of Alen on and ori inall sworn brothers. ohn de Ca c , g y J ro n e went over the sea for the advancemen t of his g ,

fame leavin in his eastle a beautifiil wife where she , g , liv soberl n d sa el But the devil en r ed y a g y. te ed int o the heart ofJa uesle Gr s an d he rode one mornin m q y , , g,

’ Earl shouse to the castle of his w the frien d, here he was

os ita bl received b he un i io h p y y t susp c us lady. He re

uu ted her to showhim the don on or kee ofthe castle q j , p , and in that remote and inaccessible tower forciblyvio

lated her chastit . He then mounted his h r u y o se, and

turned to the Earl of Alen on within so short a c space,

h h e r iv Th t at hisabsenoe ad not b en pe ee ed. e ladyabode

Ah Jaques it wasn ot welldone thusto shame me but

on ou ll e shame rest if God sen d m husband y sha th , y

’ 274 u ssr-asasiror

the lysteswere msde in a plseseallsd flaynt xl he

r ne behin de h . y , t e Temple Thu e was sno meshs

eo le that it was mem le o ho p p , y t be lde ; and m tll “ ' one side of the l stes there wasmade ret seafl l y g e du , ‘ ' f that the lordes might the better se the batayle d the “ ii cham ions md so the bothe p ; y came to the felh , “ ' srmed at all s and there eche o peace , t thaln was sst “ in theyr chayre ; the Erle of Saynt Ponle gouvemul

“ with Jaequesle Grys; and when the knyght mtred in

to the felde he came to hisw fe who wasth ' , y , u e syt t n e in a cha re covered in blacke and he sa d y g y , , y to her thus Dame b our informac on and in , yy y , your

uarrell I do ut m l fe in adventure as f q , p y y , to yght

wi le Gr s e kn we if h th Jacques y y o , t e cause he j ust

’ ’ an d true. S r said the lad it isas have y , y, I sayd wherefore ye maye fyght surely the cause is good

’ an d r e With those wordes the kn hte t u . , yg kissed the

lad a d k her b the han de en ble y, n ta e y , and th ssed

m and see en trad into the felde. The lad by , y sate

li in the blacks cha ra in her ra ersto God n sty y , p y , a d

v r n e Mar humbl r en e then to the y gy y, y p ay g , hy

. s all race to send her husban d the vi theyr pecy g , m

r aecord n e to the r ht. She was in ret bev . y, y g yg g y

h w n ot sure of her l fe for if her hus nee, for s e as y ,

bande sholde have ben discomf ted sh was ud ed y , e j g ,

without remed to be bren te and her hu sbande y, ,

han I sa he er she re en her or ged. cannot y w th p ted ' ' THE sc orrxsn 110 110 153 . 275

not, asthe matter wasso forwarde, that bu h all : and her husbande were in rete er ll : how ei f nall g p y b t, y y,

s h b he adven ut h h she mu t as t a u yde t t e. T en t ese

ha ons were set on e a ainst another and so two c mpy g ,

e n he r horses and behauved them nobl mount d e t y , y; w r ned to es of for they hnewe hat pe tey deed srmes.

‘ w r m n lo es and kn htes oi Fraunee There e e a y rd yg ,

h der to se tha ba s l w that were come t y t t y e. The t o

o usted at the r f rst met n b t none of champy nsj y y y g, u them di hvt te other and after the ustes the d ; , j , y l o f rfourme the r bata l and yghted n oote to pe y ye, see — ht n . And f rst ohn of Caton foug valyau tly y , J gue was

h in he h he whereb all his frendeswer i urte t t yg , y e n

rate fet e but after that he fou ht so val auntl g ; , , g y y,

h he b down his adversar to the erth t at ette y a, and

hr a is ard in hisbod an d soo lew b m i t e t h aw y, s y n the

felde ; and then he demaun ded, if he had don e his

de o re or ot ? and the answered h he v y n y , t at had va

l i le lyaunt y atchieve dh s batay . Then Jaquesle Grys

wasdel u ered to the han man of Par s and he drewe y g y ,

b m to the bbet of Moun tfawcon and there han y gy , g

him u Then John of ron m before h cd p. Ca gne ca e t e

k n e an d kneled down e an d the k n e made him y g , , y g

stand u before b m and the same da e the to p y , y ,

k n e caused to be del vered to b m a thousands y g y _ y

fran ks nd r c nc dhim be of his h , a ct y to c ambre, with

a cnc on of ii hundred oundo b cre dur n e p y p yy , y g

' is l t The n be thank the term of h y e. ed the kynge

278 u mm n m or

LO B ND .

THE birds san sweet as on bell g y ,

The w l or d had not their make,

’ The ueen she s one to her chamber Q g , W ith i Rod ngham to talk.

I love ou well m ueen m dame y , y Q , y , ’ ren t Bove land an d s so clear,

d for the love of ou m ueen An y . y Q , ” in W ou ld thole pa most severe .

I f well ou love me Rodin ham y , g , ’ I m sure so do I thee :

I l w ll as an man ove you e y , ’ ” Sa ve the King s fair bodye. ' ' rm; sc orrrsn nonn nn . 279

I love ou well m ueen m dame y , y Q , y ;

Tis tru th that I do tell :

And for to l e a ni ht with ou y g y , ” s w The salt sea I ould sail.

wa awa 0 Bedin ham A y, y, g

You are both stark and stoor

’ W ou1d you delile the King s own bed And make his Queen a whore

’ To- orrow u d be tak n sure m yo e . And like a traitor slain ;

’ And I d be burned at a stake,

’ ” Altho I be the Queen .

’ He then st d ut t r r -door epp o a he oom ,

Until he met a le er- man p ,

Just b the hard - y wayside.

With liquors very sweet

And ave him m k g ore and more to drin , MI NSTRELSY 017

He to ok him in his arms two,

And carried him alon g, ’ Till he came to the ueen s on d Q be ,

d th i m down An ere he la d hi .

As swift as an roe y , ” ‘ I ill he came to the very plaee

Where the Kin hi self did g m go.

The Kin said nto Rodin ham g u g , W hat news have you to me ’ H e said Your ueen s a false woman , Q , ” As I did l inl p a y see.

’ ’ He hasten d to the ueen s chamber Q ,

So costl and so fine y , ’ Un til he came to the ueen s own bed Q ,

h e l e - man was l i W ere th ep r a n .

He looked on the le er- man p ,

’ Who lay on his Queen s bed

He lifted u the snaw- white sheets p ,

And thus he to him said :

MINQ’I‘REI JY OF

’ Perha s I ll take m word a ain p y g , And ma re ent the same y p , ’ If that you ll get a Christian man ” T o fi ht that Rodin ham g g .

” Alas ! l s th cri a a ! en ed our Queen , “ Alas, and woe to me !

’ There s not a man in all Scotland ” ill fi h wi him f r W g t th o me.

She breathed unto her messen ers g ,

nt them so t n Se u h, east , a d west

The cou ld find non e to fi ht with him y g ,

Nor en ter the contest .

She breathed on her messen ers g ,

She sen t them to th e north ;

And there the found Sir Hu h le Blond y g ,

T o fight him he came forth .

W hen unto him theydid unfold

The circumstance all ri ht g ,

He bade them o and tell the ueen g Q ,

Th t for er h ld fi a h e wou ght. THE SCOTTI SH BORDER . 283

The day came on that was to do That dreadful tragedy; Sir H ugh le Blond was not come up

To fight for our ladye.

” Put on the fire, the monster said ” It is twelve on the bell. ” scarcel ten now said th e Kin Tis y , , g ; m l ” I hea rd the clock ysel .

or hou r the ueen is brou ht Bef e the Q g , The burning to prooed ’ v I n a black elvet chair she s set,

A token for the dead.

he saw th flames ascendin hi h S e g g , ’ The tears blinded her c c ” Where is the worth kni ht said y g , she , “ ” Who is to figbt fir me ?

Then u and s ak the Kin himsel p p g ,

M dearest hav no doubt y , e ,

For onder comes the m m l y m hil e , 284 MI NSTBELI Y

They then advanced to fight the duel

Till down the blood of fl odingham

Came runnin to his h g eel.

Sir Hu h took out a lust sword g y , ’ Twas of the metal clear ; And he has piereed Rodingham

” onfess our treacher now he said C y y, , , This day befire you die

I do confess m treacher y y, I shall no longer lye

ke wicked a I li to H man em, d ll h l ” This ay I sha e s ain .

The ueen was brou ht to her chamber Q g ,

wo in A good man aga .

he ueen then said unto the i n T Q K g, ’ Arbattle s near the sea ;

Give it u n o the northern kni ht t g , ” t f r That his day fought o me.

NOTES

SI R HUGH LE BLOND .

- — Until he me a er ma n d P. 27 . v. . t .p , ;e. 9 4 Filth oom s of livin and the wan t of lin m , p e s g, en , ade this horrible disease formerl v r common in S l y e y cot and. Robert Bruce died of the le ros and throu h all Scotl p y , g and, there hos itals erected for the rece tion of ls ers to p p p , prevent their min lin with the rest of the o g g c mmunity.

I t is twelve on the bell. ” — I t is scarcel ten now said the K in 6 e. P. . 2 y , , g, ; 283 v. In the roman of lin called r ce Doo , La Fleu : desBatta illes, a false accuser discoversa similar impatience to hurryover the ’ ex tion before the arrival of the lad scham i n ecu , y p o Aiasi

' comme H ercha mbaut soulmi etter la dame deda ns le ee j f , “ ° ’ 1m 1 Im dict i Sa w s de Clerva ut m a , 3 S re Hm ha mbaat, vow ester trop a blasmer ; ca r vous rtedeoez meaer ccste chose que pa r droit ainsi 9147! est ordonné je em acmrder qae

' ‘ ' caste da me a it us vassa l qm Ia dgflendra coatre was et Dmi t ’ art ca r elle a l e , n point cau p en cc que faccuscz ; d b

6

GRE ME AND BEW ICK .

: date of thisballad and its sub ect are uncert in. Tn , j , a . internal eviden ce I am inclin to lac e it late in From , ed p

n h cen tu r Of the Gre mes en ou h is else the sixtee t y. g where said. It is n ot im ossible that such a clan as p , ,

e are described ma have retained the rude i ne th y , y g rance of an cient Border man ners to a later period than ' their more inland n eighbours and hence the taunt of

old Bewick to Gimme. Bewick isan an cien t name in

“

Cumberland . and Northumberland. The ballad itself was iven in the first edition from the recitation of a g , ,

n leman who rofessed to have for otten some verses. ge t , p g

These have in the resen t edition bein artl resto , p , g p y red from a co obtained b th e recitation of an Od er , py y in Carlisle which furn ish some sli ht al r , has also ed g te ation a.

The ballad isremarkable as con ta in in robabl the , g, p y, very latest allusion to the institu tion of brotherhood in

GRE ME AND BEW ICK .

Gun s Lord Graeme is to Carlisle gene ; Sir Robert Bewick there met be ;

nd arm in arm to the wine the did o A y g ,

And the drank till the were baith i y y merr e.

’ Gude Lord Gre me has ta en u the cu p p, ’ Sir Robert Bewiclt, and here s to thee !

’ And here s to our twae sons at hame ! ” r l Fo they ike na best in our ain countrie.

0 were our son a lad like mine y , ’ And e k that he ul learn d som boo s co d read,

The mi ht hae been twae brethren ba uld y g , ” And th i ht ha h r eym g e bragged t e Borde side.

294 MI NBTBELBY on

’ ‘ t s that thou sa s limmer loa Wha y , tlmu n P How dares thou stand to spa k to me ?

' f thou do not end this rr soon I qua el , ’ ” There sm ri ht hand thou shalt ti ht with me y g g .

’ h hristie Gw e a to his chamber ene T en C g ,

‘ he suld fi ht with his auld f Wheth er g ather,

Or with hisbillie Bewiclt, be.

f uld kill m billie dear I I s y , ’ God s blessing I shall never win ;

But if I strike at m auld father y , ’ think twald l sin I be a morta .

But if I kill m billie dear y , ’ will I t is God s ! so let it be.

But I make a vow ere I an frae ham , g g e, ’ ” That shall be the ex man I n t s die.

’ ’ ' Then he s ut on s back a ude ould k p g jac ,

And on his head a ca of st el p e , And sword and buckler byhis side ; 0 gin he did not become them weel !

M INSTRELSY OF

m 0 horse, 0 horse, nowbillie Grae e, And get thee far from hence with speed

d et thee out of this countr An g y, That none mayknow who has done the deed

v l illi mek O I ha e sain thee, b e De ,

' I f this be true thou tellest to me ;

v e fr But I made a ow, are I cam ee hame, ” t m w That aye the nex an I ad be.

’ ’ He has itch d his sword in a moodie- hill p , ’ And he has lea d twen t lan feet and three p y g . ’ And on his ain sword s oin t he la p p,

And d ad u on the ro n f l e p g u d e l he.

” Twas then came u Sir Robert Bewic k p ,

And his brave son alive saw he ” Rise u rise u m son he said p, p, y , , ” thi k r For I n ye has gotten the victo ie .

0 held our to n ue m father dear ! y g , y Of you r prideful talking let me be !

Ye mi ht hae drunken our wine in eace g y p , And l d m billi et me an y e be.

' - M oodie JnL Mole- hill.

THE

WHARTON A D S DUEL OF N TUART .

I N T WO PARTS .

on s asma be seen from the two recedin ballads D , y p g , om h i f Th are derived fr t e t mes o chivalry. eysucceeded

bo to the combat at outra nce, a ut the en d of the sixteenth

n tur an d thou h the were n o lon er coun d ce y , g y g tenance b the laws n or con sidered a solemn a eal to the Deit y , pp y, nor hon oured by the presence of applau ding monarchs and multitudes et the were authorized b the man , y y y ‘ n ers of the a e an d b th e a lause of the fair. The g , y pp y

for the all and er on bein All thingsbeing ready j , ev y e g in tbeit lace and I m self bein next to the Queen (of France a eetin p , y g ) p g

when the daneerswould come in , one knockt at the door somewhat

as I thou ht a ver civil erson. Wh louder than became, g , y p en he me in there was a sudden whis er am n the la ca , I remember p o g dies, ’ ’ ’ sa in onsieur l a n or tis Mon i r Bal n y g, C est M g y, , seu ag y; whereu n I w th i d l m po , also, sa e lad es an gent ewo en, one alter an

THE sc orrrsn Bosn ian . 303

sed to contribute to the in crease of honour, the na tional ardour of the Fren ch gallan ts led them early to distinguish themselves by neglect of every thing that

u th i rsonal a e . l conhi contrib te to e r pe s f ty Hence, due s

o be fou ht b the combatants in their shirts began t g y , and with the rapier only. To this custom contributed also the art of fencing. then cultivated as a new study

I l and ain b which the swo became at in ta y Sp , y rd ,

an offensive a d defensive wea on . The reader on ce, n p ” will see the new scien ce of defence, as it was called,

' r l b haks eare in Bomeo a sd Jahet and b idicu ed y S p , , y

n uevedo in some of his n ovels. But the more Do Q , ancient customs continu ed for some time to maintain

r The Sieur lombiere mentionstwo n their g ound. Co ge

l who fou ht with e ual advanta e for a whole t emen , g q g

da in all the ano l of chivalr and the next da y, p p y y, , y,

u to the m ern mode of B a had reco rse od combat. y

o o fashions, t wo c mbatants n horseback ran a tilt at

each other with lances without an coveri n but eir , y g th

When armour was laid aside the on e uence was , c s q ,

that the first du els were ver san uinar terminatin y g y, g

fre uen tl in the death of one an d sometimes as in the q y , ,

ballad of r Nor w l Th both s n sen a ed. s hi al : e , pe o g g a t s

seconds who had n othin to do with the uarrel fou ht , g q , g

stoutl our se desenm er and often sealed with their y, p y ,

blood their frien i r heir ri i l A des ra dsh p fo t p nc pa s. pe te

' ' THE sc o ru su sonn ss. 307

' med nor did Lord San uhar think of it unless wi y; q , th

re ret u ntil some ears af er when he chanced to be g , y t ,

in he F ch r Henr the Great casuall ask t ren cou t. y y ed ? ” Mm how he lost his e e B the thrust of sword , y y a ,

answered Lord San uhar n ot casin to enter into ar q , g p

ti l r The kin su osin he ac id he u cu a s. g, pp g t c ent t co se

u ence of a duel immediatel en uired Does h q , y q , t e man yet live These few words set the blood of the Scottish nobleman on fire ; nor did he rest till he had

‘ sken h base ven ean ee ot assassinatin b hired t t e g g, y

ru fi an s e unfortunate fencin - master. The mutual , th g

animosit wixt the En lish and Scottish ustioni y, bet g , had already occasioned mu ch bloodshed among the

entr b sin le combat and ames now found him g y y g , J self under the necessity of making a striking example

of th e grossest partiality. Lord Sanquhar was con

' damne to be han ed and suflered that i no inious d g , g m

we are n ow arrived at the sub

' ject of our ballad ; for to the tragical duel ot Stuart and Wharton and to other in stan cesof blood combatsand , y

’ brawlsbetwixt the two nations isim uted amessfirm , p J

in th ase f r n ess e c o Lord San quha . ’ For Ramsa one of the kin s servants not lon y, g , g

’ before an uhar s trial had switched the Earl of S q ,

’ Mon t omer who was the kin sfirst favourite ha g y, g , p

il because he took it ao. Maxwell another of th. p y , ,

had i e Hawle a entleman of the Tem le b b tt n y, g p , y M I NS’I‘RE LBY OF

r which en ra ed the Tem lat e in tboee times the ca , g p , (

riotous sub ect to tumults and brou ht it almost to , j ,) g “ nal uarrel till the kin sto t it and t ook it a natio q , g p ,

himsel The Lord Bruce had su mmoned Sir up f. f rward Earl of Dorset into Edward Sackville, (a te , )

with a fatal com liment to take death fi'om France, p

‘ - ated Sir am tu hishand. And the much Ia me J S a rt,

' “ kin s blood a nd Sir Geor e Wha rton the one tythe g , g ,

branch that aoble h mil or little m thless prime y j y, f ' tilios hoaosr bein M tank the paac g , ( g M ) ' a ad ell to ether b each other s —W1n fi eld, f g y

’ so n s Life of James VI . 60.

' The su flerers in this melancholy shkir were both m of hi h birth the heirs a aren t of two noble fa en g , pp

ilies an d ou ths of the most romisin ex ectation m , y p g p .

Sir m Stua rt was a Kn i ht of the Bath an d el Ja es g , dest

son of Walter first Lord Blan t re b Nicolas dau h , y , y , g

r o ir ames mervile of b sn te f S J So , Cam u ethan . Sir

Geor e Wharton was also a Kn i ht of the g g Bath, and

eldest son of Phili Lord Wharton b Frances dau h p, , y , g

H n r lifford Earl mberlan d H ter of e ofCu . e r yC , ma ried

Anne u h er ofthe Earl ofRutlan d bu t lef da t t is . , g , no sue The circumsta n ces of the quarrel an d combat are ao

cu ratel detailed in the ballad of whi th y , ch ere exists a

black- letter co in the Pearson Collection n ow in the li py ,

b rar of the late ohn Duke ofRoxbur he entitled A y J g , ,

See an account of this es d l t Guar n d perate ue in he dia .

T HE SCOTTISH BORDER .

T H E

DU OF W HARTON AND EL ST UART .

' ra n r fi n er.

’ I 'r grieveth me to tell you 0 l Near London late wha t did befal ,

‘ Twixt two young gallant gentlemen ;

I t rieveth me an d ever shall. g ,

‘ ne 61 them was Sir Geor e Wharton O g , ’ My good Lord Wharton s son and heir;

The other ames Stuart a Scottish kni ht , J , g ,

One that a valian t heart did bear.

W hen first to cou rt these nobles came,

ne ni ht a amin fell to words O g , g g, ;

d in hei f rew so hot An t r ury g ,

That they did both try their keen swords.

MI NSTI E LBY OF

THE

W T A DUEL OF HAR ON ND STUART .

PART SE COND.

soasa W n a a ron was the first se G man ,

Came to the a ointed lace that da pp p y,

W here he es ed our Scots lord comin py g,

fast he w As as could post a ay.

The met shook hands their cheeks w y , ; ere

Then to Geor e W harton ames did sa g J y,

I dinna like our doublet Geor e y , g ,

t s ds sae weel on ou th I tan y is day.

Sa have ou ot no armour on P y, y g Have you no u nder robe of steel I never saw an Englishman ” Become his dou blet half sae weel.

31 6 M I NSTRE L BY or

Let a s to God be u eath our souls q , Our bodies to the dust and clay

ith that he drew his deadl sword W y ,

' The first was drawn on field that day.

’ Se en bou ts and turns these heroeshad,

’ ’ Or e er a drop 0 blood was drawn ; ‘ ‘ Our Scotc h lord wond uickl cr d , q y y , Stou t Wharton thou still hands thy awn

The first stroke that Geor e Wharton a g g s, ’ H e stru ck him thro the shoulder- bane ;

’ ’ The neist was thro the thick o the thigh

He thou ht our tch lord had been g Sco slain .

’ Oh ever alaok Geor e Wharton cr d g y ,

Art thou a livin man tell m ? g , e ’ I f there s a su r eon livin can g g , ’ ” He s cure th wounds ri ht s e dil y g p e y.

” No more of that ames Stuart said , , J ; Speak not of c uring wounds to me !

For one of u s mu st ield our breath y , ” Ere off the field one foot we flee.

MI NSTRELSY OF

NO T E

THE DUEL OF WHARTON AND STUART.

rt these nobles came Whenfi rst at cou , — ne n i ht a- n min ell to words. P. 81 1 . v. . O g , g g , f 3 Sir George Wharton was quarrelsome at cards ; a temper which be exhibited so disagreeablywhen playin g with the Earl of Pembroke that the Earl told him Sir Geor e I , , g , have loved ou lon bu t b ou r manner in la in ou y g ; , yy p y g, y la it u on me either to leave to love ou or to leave to la y p y , p y with ou wherefore chusin to love ou still I will 11 y ; , g y , ”— ’ la with ou an more. Lon e s sI llustrations vol. . p y y y , III p. 350. T HE LAMENT

THE BORDER W IDOW

T1113 fi'a ment ob ined f tion in he ore g , ta rom recita t F st

of E ttriclt, is said to relate to the execution of Cock

burne of Hen derland a Border fr eboo er han ed over , e t , g

the ate of his own tower b James V. in the course g , y ,

of that memorable ex edition in 152 which wasfatal p , 9,

to Johnie Armstran Adam Scott of Tushielaw and g, ,

man le of y other marauders. The vestiges of the cast Hen derlan d are still to be traced upon the farm of that

name belon in to r Murra of Henderland. The , g g M y y

are situated n ear ou of e river Me at which the m th th gg ,

fallsinto the lake of St Mar in Selkirkshire. The ad y,

acent coun tr which now hardl bearsa sin le tree is j y, y g ,

celebrated b sl as in his ime affordin shelter o yLe y, , t , g t

” NSTI E LSY OI"

T HE LAMENT

W DOW THE BORDER I .

t me a bonn bower MY love he bu il y ,

’ ‘ t wi lil c ou r ADd clad i a y fl , ’ w w r e ne er did see A bre er bo e y , i Than my true love he bu lt for me.

e a an b middle da There cam m , y y,

e s ied his s ort and wen t awa H p p , y h the Kin that ver n i ht An d broug t g y g , w m br e m bower and sle kni ht. Who ak y , y g

slew m kn i ht to me see dear He y g , ; ’ l w m kni ht and oin d his ear He se y g , p g ;

M servants all for life did flee y , miti And left me in extre e.

’ P ots L - i Po nded, stu died by distress.

FAIR HELEN OF KIRCONNELL.

ded T 11 11 following very popular ballad has been han The down by tradition in its presen t imperfect state.

affectin inciden t on which it isfounded iswellk nown . g , , ‘ A lad of he n of H elen Irvin or Bell for this y, t ame g, , ( is disputed by the two clan s) daughter of the Laird of

‘ ir n l i - shir le ra for her K con e , n Dumfries e, an d ce b ted

bea ut was beloved b two en tlemen in the nei h y, y g g

bou rhood. The n ame of the favou red suitor was Adam

lemin o f Kirk atrick that of the other has esca d F g, p pe

tradition : thou h it has been alle ed that he was a g g ,

l l k o d r f h er Bel , of B ac et H use. The a d esses o t e latt

were however favoured b the fri en dsof the lad and , , y y,

0 This dis ute is win to the uncertain date of e p o g th ballad ; ta , althou h the last r etors of Kirconnel we I v w g p opri re r ings, hen de rised of their ossessions b Robert Maxwell i K p p y n 1600, yet ircon ' nel is h s Tow r termed in old chronicles, T e Ben e and a stone, with the arms of that famil has been f und amon i . y, o g ts ruins. Fair He ’ len s simamc therefore de ends u on he , , p p t period at which she lived. which it is nowimpossible to ascertain.

F AI R H E L E N.

PAS T

d fairest O swn ra sr sweet , an fair,

f birth worth be ond com r O and y pa e,

r of m care Thou art the eauae y ,

Since first I loved thee.

Q.

Yet God hath iven to me a mind g , The which to thee shall prove as kinO

As an one that thou shalt find y ,

h h or low de r e Of ig g e .

The deadest ool the dee st linn p , pe ;

man l i The richest east truth with n ,

h r Though e p eferred be. 5 MIN STRELI Y OF

Yet neverthel s , e s, I em content,

And never a whit m love re en t y p , ” Bu t think the time was a weel s ent p ,

Thou h I disdained be g .

0 Helen sweet and maist com lete , p , ’ My captive spirit s at thy feet !

Thinks thou still fit thus for to treat

Thy captive cruelly

v O Helen bra e ! but this I crave,

Of th oor slave some it have y p p y , ’ And do him save that s near his rave g ,

And dies for lo th ve of ee.

H UGHIE THE GR jEME.

’ Lord Scroo e s to the hun tin ene Gun s. p g g ,

’ H e has ridden o er moss and muir ;

d he has ri it Hu hie the e me An g pp g ,

Now ood Lord croo e this ma not be ! , g S p , y H ere hangs a broad sword by my side ;

nd if that thou canst con uer me A q , ” he r it n be tr T matte may soo yed.

’ I ne er was afi'aid of a traitor thief ;

lthou h th name be H u hie the me A g y g Gm ,

' ll ma ke thee re ent th ee of th deeds I p y , ” od i i If G but grant me l fe and t me. T hen do our worst now ood Lord Scroo e y , g p , And deal you r blows as hard as you can l I t shal be tried within an hour, ” W hich of n a two is the better man .

B tas the were dealin their blows so free u y g ,

nd both so blood at the time A y ,

ver the moss ca me te n eomen so tall O y ,

All for to take brave Hughie the Gra ms.

Then the hae ri it H u hie the Gm mc y g pp g , And brought him u p thro ugh Carlisle town ;

s d l l The lasse an ads stood on the wa ls,

“ ’ ‘ Cr in , H u hie the Graeme, thou se ne er et down y g 0 g g

T hen hae the chosen a u r of men y j y , “ The best that were in Carlisle town ;

And twelve of them cried ou t at on e c ,

H u hie the Graeme thou must ae d w g , g o n

Then u bes a k him ude ord H u me ' p p g L ,1

’ As he sa t b the u d e s knee y j g ,

T went white owsen m ude lord y , y g ,

’ If you ll gran t H ughic the e me to

Ga l m — — la L Anc. Son s. BoIa A . g 1 ne Songs.

M I N STB E I .8Y OF

” hel d our ton u e m father he sa s 0 y g , y , y , An d see that ye dinna weep for me ! ’ o t e ma ravish me 0 m life F r h y y y , " i me fro he v But they canna ban sh a en hie .

Fare e weel fair Ma ie m wife y , gg , y

The last time we ca me ower the muir,

T was t ou bereft me of m life h y , ’ ’ nd wi bisho thou la d the wh A the p p y ore.

Here ohnie Armstran take thou m sword , J g, y ,

’ T hat is ma de 0 the metal sae fine ; ' And when tho u comest to the E n lish side g , ” R emember the dea th of H ughie the Gre me .

Border—An c. Songs. T H E SC OT T I SH BOR DER .

NOT E

UGHIE T HE GR H E ME .

" ’ — And an the Bisho thou la d the whan . P. 888. v. p p y 2. Of the moralit of Robert Aldrid e bisho of Carlisl y g , p e, we know but littl e bu t his political and religious faith were of a stretching an d accommodating texture. Anthonya W ood oh serves that therc were man ch n s in his time both , y a ge , in church and state ; bu t that the worthyprelate retained his a fe e ofi ces nd pre rmen ts during th m all. JOHNIE OF BREADI SLEE .

A N ANCI ENT NI TH I SDALE BALLAD .

T 11s: hero of this ballad appearsto have been an outlaw

an d deer- stealer—probablyone of the broken men ru i B ' din u on the order . There are severaldifieren t co ies g p p , in on e ofwhich the prin cipal personage iscalled Johnie qocl-ielam The sta nzas of greatest merit have been

sele ted from each co 18 ometimes is c py. It s said, that th

ou tlaw ossessed the old as le of Morton in fries p c t , Dum

shire, n ow ruinou s Near to this castle there was

a ark built b Sir Thom a Ran dol h on the face of p , y p ,

a ver reat an d hi h hill so artificiall tha t b the yg g y, , y

advan ta e of the hill all il suh as g , w d beasts, c deers,

harts an d roes and ha res did easil lea in but cou ld , , , y p ,

not et out a ain an d if an other cattle su ch as g g y ,

cows shee or oats did volun ta ril lea in or were , p, g , y p ,

forced to do it it is if their o wn ers were er , doubted p

MI NSTRE L SY OF

B JOHNIE OF R EAD I SLEE .

0

AN A NCI ENT N IT H I SDALE BAL LAD .

0 11 111 13 rose u in a M a mornin J p y g,

’ Call d for water to wash his hands

Gar loose to me the gu de graie dogs

’ ” hat T are boun d wi iron bands.

’ ’ W hen John ie s mother at wbrd 0 that g , Her hands for dule she wrang

O ohn ie for m benison J y , T o the grenewood din n a gang

’ Eneu h e hae o ude whea t bread g y g , ’ And en eugh o the blu de- red wine

An d therefore for nae v enison ohn ie , , , J , ” I r ir r a e st f ae h me . p y y . a T HE sc orr rsn BORDER . 343

’ ’ B t ohnie s b slt t u his de bend bow u J u p gu ,

His arrows an e b an e , y ;

And he has ene to Du rrisdeer g ,

T o hu nt the du n deer down .

As he ca me down b M erriemass y ,

An d in b the ben t line y y , T here has he espied adeer lying

in ’ An eath a bu sh of l g .

Johnie he shot a nd the du n deer la , p,

And he woun ded her on the side ;

t w n th w ter an d the brae Bu , a t ee e a ,

His houn ds they laid her pride.

s ‘ And :I ohnie has br ftled - the deer sac weel . y l , ’ That he s had ou t her liver and lungs ; ’ And wi these he has feasted his l d ho unds b u y , ‘ i t n e As f hey had bee rl s sons.

’ T he eat see much 0 the venison y , ’ And dran k see mu ch 0 the blude,

’ T hat ohn ie an d a his lu d hounds J b y , ll Fe asleep as they had been dead.

— — Lia H th. tl v See the g ea 1 Bryt ed To cut up enison.

M I N STR ELSY OF

0 is there nae a bonn ie bird, Can sing as I can say; ’ Could flee a wa to m mother s bower y y , And tell to fetch John ie away

’ The sta rlin flew to his mother s window stane g , I t whistled and it sang ; ’ And aye the ower word 0 the tu ne W as John ie tarries lang

’ T he made a rod 0 the hazel bu sh y ,

’ Another 0 the slae- thorn tree,

An d mony mon y were the men

At fetc hing o u r Joh nie .

T hen ou t an d s ak his au ld mother p ,

’ And fast her tea rs did fa - h

’ Ye wad n ae be waru d m son ohn ie , y J ,

’ Free the hu n tin ide a wa g to h .

Aft has I brou ht to Breadislee g , ’ T he less ear a nd the a ir g ,

’ Bu t I n e er brou ht to Breadislee g , W hat grieved my heart sae sair !

— Gm r Usuall si n ifi s oods s oil. y g e g , but here p TH E SCOTT I SH BOR DE R .

But wae betyde tha t silly au ld carle

An ill death shall he die

For the highest tree in M erriemass ’ ” hi m in s Shall be s orn g fee.

’ hnie s ude bend bow is broke Now Jo g , And his gude graie dogs are sla in

And his bodie lies dead in Du rrisdeer,

is don And his hu nting it e. M I N ST RE LSY OF

I ANFAR K ATHAR NE J IE .

“ ” ’ r the title de qf The Laird of Lamin ton. I t is m g am

' - in a nwre er eet state em m ml n cited m es. The re p f , _fi p ' sidence the la d and the sceae the i'a at her hn dal qf y, qf qfl y , is suid b old o l to ha ve beea u on the hc nks the Cad , y p p q p qf dea nea r to where it oi the w — her a the skir , j as T eed Ot s s y mish wa s ou ht nea r Tra ua ir a nd K a r u a n s J a xra f g q , m ' 111 n a dwelling was the glen about three miles a bove Tra ua o q ir H use.

’ T H E R E was a ma and a weel far d ma y, y, Lived high u p in yon glen

H r name was Katharine an farie e J ,

She was cou rted by mony men .

U then chme Lord Lau derda le p , U p frae the La wlan d M r ;

An d h h s me to cou rt this ma e a co y,

’ r A mo u n ted in good orde . 4

M I NSTRE L SY OF

T he bride looked out at a hi h window g ,

Beheld baith dale and down ,

n w w A d she a s a are of her first true love,

W ith riders many a on e.

him rn hi She sc offed , a nd sco ed m, Upon her wedding day And said I t was the Fairy court T o see him in array

0 come e here to fi ht o n lord y g , y u g , Or come ye here to play Or come ye here to drin k good '” Upon the wedding dayi

” I come na here to fi ht he said g , , I come na here to play

’ ’ ll bu t l ad a d ce wi the ri I e an bonnie b de, w ” An d mou n t an d o m a . , g y y

I t is a glass of the blood- red win e

W as filled u them between p ,

And a e she drank to Lau derdale y ,

W ha her true love had been . T H O T 351 E SC T I SH BORDE R .

’ ’ He s ta en her b the milk- white hand y ,

An d by the grass- green sleeve ; ’ He s moun ted her i hind i ll h e be h mse ,

’ r m r d n l v At he kins en spea a ea e.

Now take o r bride Lord Lochinvar y u , Now ta ke her if you may \ Bu t if ou ta ke ou r bride a ain , y y g , ’ ” ll ll it bu t f ul W e ca o play.

There were fou r- and- twent bon nie bo 8 y y ,

’ ‘A clad in the Johnsto ne grey

T he said the would take the bride a ain y y g ,

e s n ha d if the ma B th tro n . y g , y y

’ Some 0 them were ri ht willin men g g ,

’ Bu t they were na willing a

And four- a nd- twen ty Leader lads

’

Bid them mou n t a n d ride awa .

’ hen whin rs flew frae entles sides T ge g , w w f ’ An d s ords fle rae the shea s, And red and rosy was the blood

Ra n down the lily braes.

—‘ ‘ J ohu tonc Grey l he livery of the ancient family of Johnstone. M I NBTBELBY OF

T he blood ran down b Caddon In k y ,

And down b Caddon h ue r y ,

And si hin a id the bonnie bri b , g g, O waes me for foul play

M l sain on our heart sw et thi ! y b e g y , e ng ’ W ae to your wilfu will

’ T here s mony a gallant gen tleman ’ ’d s ill W hae s blu de ye have garr to p .

’ Now a ou lords of fair En land y g ,

And that dwell b the En lish Border y g ,

Come never here to seek a wife,

For f ear of sic disorder.

’ T he ll haik e u and settle e b e y y p, y y , T ill on you r wedding day

Then ie e fro s instead of fish g y g ,

And play ye fou l fou l play.

M I NSTR ELSY OF

In thisclose ma it f unit that a en tleman eallit ty ort , g ,

We misof Lo e bd n also in creden ce at court was y . gy , g ,

' delatit asa traflekkerwith Fran cesErle Bothwell; and he bein examinat before kin an d mouse“eon feasit g g , his accusation to be of veritie that sun dr t mes he , y y

' had s okin with him ex resslie a anis the kin s ia p , p g g hibitioun rot in the ' contrare whilk confessi p , he subscryvit with hishan d and because the even t of this mater had sik a success it sail also be ra sit be , p y m en as a w rthie turne roceidin from honest y p , p , p g chest love an d charitie whilk suld on na wa isbe oh , y

sc r fromt he osteritie for the ude exam le and u it t p , g p therefore I have thought gude to insert the same for a perpetual

ueen An n e our n oble rin cess wasserved with d Q , p , y

verss entilwe men of hir a win cu ntrie and n a melie g , y ‘ with m e eallit Mrc s Mar aret Tw mtoun to whome g y , this entilman We mesof Lo e bure reat hon est g , y gy , g

affection tendin to the odlie band of marria e the , g g g ,

whilk washon estlie re u tet be the said entilwoman qy g , yea evin in his greatest mister ; for howsone she u n

derstude the said en tilman to be in distress an d a c g , pp

rantlie be hisconfe ssion to be un eist to the dea h an d p t , she having prevelege to lyin the queyn ie chalmer that

same veric n i ht of his accusation whare th e kin g , g

was also re osin that same n i ht she a f of p g g , c me urth

nlaee accordin to tti w v . g Spo s oode. T HE SCOTT I SH BOR DER .

the dure revelie ha th the renois bein then at p , y p g

u et res and ast to he chalm r whare he said qy t, p t e , t

entilman was ut in custodie to certa n ofthe arde g p y e g , an d commandit thayme that immediatelie he sould be bro ht to the kin an d u e n e whareunto the g g q y , y

evi su re creden ce obe it. But howsone she was g ng , y cu m ha the chalmer dur she des rit he wa hes , y t tc t o be sould cum furth a a n e an so she g y , d

’ closit the dur' an d con vo it the en tilman to a windo g y g , whare she min istrat a long corde unto him to con voy himself doun u on and as be hit ude cheritable p ; , g ” hel he ha elia esea it he the subteltie of love. p, pp p I O’ LOGI THE LA RD E .

I wrm. sin if e will hearken g, y , I f ye will hea rken u n to me

’ The Kin ha s ta en a oor risoner g p p , w ’ T he an to n laird 0 you ng Logie .

’ You ng Logie s laid in Edin burgh chapel ’ " Carmichael s the keeper o the key

’ And ma Ma r aret s lamen tin sair y g g , ’ A for the love o f young Logic .

Lamen t lamen t us ma Mar aret , , y g , And of you r weeping let me be

For e ma u n to the Kin himsell y g ,

go T o see k the life of vmmg Logie .

M I NSTRELSY OF

’ he sent him a urse o the red owd S p g , ’ Another 0 the white monie ;

sen him a istol for each hand She t p ,

bade him shoot when he at free And g .

W hen he ca me to the tolbooth stair, There he let his volley flee ;

e in in his chamber sta rt It made th K g ,

’ E en in the bed where he might be.

’ ae ou t ae out m merr men a G , g , y y , And bid Carmichael come spea k to me

’ ’ For I ll la m life the led e 0 that y y p g ,

’ ’ ” T hat on s the shot 0 oun L ic y y g og .

W hen Carmichael ca me before the Kin g, He fell low down u pon his kne e ; T he very first wo rd tha t the King spa k VV ’V ’ as l here s the laird of yo u ng Logie

’ armi l ru C chae tu d him rou nd abou t,

’ I wot the tear linded his e e ( b , ) There ca me a to ken frae yo u r grace ’ Has ta en wa l i a y the a rd frae me . O O TH E SC TT I SH B R DE R.

’ ast thou la d me tha t Carmich H p y , ael ? ’ And hast thou playd me th at quoth he ; ’ T he mom the ustice court s to stand j . ’ ” And Lo ie s lace ema un su g p y pplie.

’ ’ Carmichael s a wa to Mar aret s bow g er, Even as fast as he may drie

0 if ou n Lo ic be within y g g , T ell him to come and spea k with me

’ Ma Mar aret tu ru d her rou nd abou t y g ,

I wot a loud la u h la u hed she ( g g ,) ’ T he e is chi d the bird is flown gg pp , , ’ ” Ye ll see nae mair of ou n y g Logic .

The ta ne is shi ed a t the ier of Leith ‘ pp p , ’ T he te ther at the Queen s Ferrie

’ And she s o tten a father to her baim g ,

w u n i The anton laird of yo g Log c . M I NSTR EL SY OF

NOTE

’

T HE LAIR D O LOGIE .

’ — a rm l : e er o th . P. v. C ichae the ke p e key 2.

r n r r Si Joh Ca michael of Carmichael, the he o of the ballad called the Raid of the Reidswire wasa inted m of t , ppo ptain he ’ kin s uard in 1588 and u suall kee in g g , yhad the p g of state cri minals of rank.

M I NSTREL SY OF

of n ew shoesto a oor man for asmuch as afi er this p , ,

life the are to assbarefoote throu h a reat la u n de , y p g g ,

fu ll of thorn es an d fu rzen exce t b the mer ta of , p y y the almes aforesaid they have redemed the forfeytae ;

for at the ed e of the la n d an oulde man , g u e, shall meet them wit h the same shoesthat were given bythe

artie when he wasl vin an d after h e hath shodde p y g ; ,

them dismisseth th to o throu h thick and thin , g g ,

wi ho h — t ut scratc or scalle. Juliue, F. VI . 459 . The mythologic ideas of the dirge are common to va

v tha in rious creeds. The Mahometan belie es, t, a dvan cin to the final u d men t- seat he must traverse a bar g j g , of red- ho iro stre hed a oss a bottomless l t n tc cr u h . , g p

The ood worksof each rue liever assu min a g t be , g sub sta n tial form will then in ter ose betwixt his feet an d , p this rid t wicked B ge q rea d but he , having n o su ch rotection must fall headlon into the a p , g byss.

’ 0 D Hz a sea or Bibliothe ue Orientale. , q

Passa es similar to this dir e are also to fo g , g , be un d in

’ La d Culrorss Drea m as u oted in the sec on d y , q Disser

' ta tion refixed b Mr Pin kerton to his S , p y elect Souths] :

Balla ds 2 vols. The dreamer ourn e stos heaven , j y , accompa n ied an d assisted by a celestial gu ide :

Tbrox h dreadful dens which made in hea rt a g , y ghast, H e bare me u p when I began to tire. ‘ Someti mes we clamb o er cra mounta ins hi ggy gh, ' And sometimes sta ya on ugly brass of sand They were so stay that wonder was to see : ’ But when I f d. , ear d, he held me bythe han TH E SC OTTISH BORD ER .

Through great deserts we wandered on our way ’ w d f trie Forward we passed on narro bri ge o , ' w r t whi h hediousl did roar. O er aters g ea , c y

in s e su osesherself sus en ded over Aga , b pp p n al gulph

’ l was ware e i d me at the last Ere , on gr pp , v And held me high abo e a flaming fire. The fire was great ; the heat did pieroe me sore ; My faith grew weak ; my grip was verysmall ; w r I trembled fast ; myfear gre mo e and more.

A horrible icture of the same kin d dictated roba p , p

’ ' b b the a uthor s unha sta te otmin d isto be foun d ly y ppy ,

’ in Brooke s Foot Qua lit . The dr amer a m in ed fe of y e , male is sus ended over the ul h of erdition b a , p g p p y sin le hair which is severed b a demon who in the g , y , ,

form of her seducer s rin s u wards from the flames. , p g p

The Russian funeral service withou t an alle orical , y g i ex resses th en tim t of the dir e in lan w w, p e s en g

u alike sim le an o l g age p d n b e.

Hast thou itied the afflicted 0 man ? In death p ,

l ho e iti d H thou nsoled the or han sha t t u b p e . ast co p

Th or han will eliver h Hast hou c lothed he e p d t ee. t t

naked naked ill ee rotect ion The w proc ure th p .

’ ' c u a a o n s dot ia Rx n s Anec es y Rm .

’ But the most minute description of the Bu g 0 D read i l f cc u rs n the e end o Sir Owa in No . ! L. in the MS. o g , W ’ ol i n f m . . dv i r C lect o o Ro a nces 4 l . A ocates L b a r , y, Edinburgh ; though its position is not the same as in the

dir e which ma excite a sus icion that the order of g , y p

M I NSTRE LSY O F

God him eaved hadde

‘ He n tt his tot o poa die bdgge. No feld he no s h - e u pe ey e.

No nothing him no du d.

' Wh the t n en e des yseigh tho, ’ That he was more than halt ygo, Lon de theygun to crie Alias! allas ! that he was born ! Thisich knight we have forlorn ' Out of our bayfief

’ The author of the Le end Sir 01min th ou g d , gh a zealou s catholic has embraced in the full s , , e t extent, the Talm u dic doctrine of an earthl aradise di y p , stinct from the celestia l abode of the u st an d servin as a j , g

lace of in itiation re arator to erfect bliss an p , p p y p , d to — the beatific vision . See the Rabbi Men asse hen I srael, l in a treatise ca led Nishmath Gha in i. e The j , . Breath of

Life. T H E SCOT T I SH BOR DER . 367

- A LYKE W AKE DIRGE .

I S se ni hte this se n i hte T H g , g , Every night and alle ;

Fire an d sleet and ca n dle li hte , g ,

v And Christe recei e thy sau le.

When thou from hence awav are aste p , Every night a nd a lle ;

T o W hinny- mu ir thou comest a t laste ; s And Christe receive thye aule .

If ev t u vest hosen and shoon er ho ga , Every night and alle ;

Sit thee down and ut them ou , p ;

And Christe receive thye sau le . M I N ST R EL SY OF

’ f homn and shoon thou ne er avest nane I g , Every night an d alle ; The whinnes shall pricke thee to the ba re ban e ;

r c iv And Christe e e e thy saule.

From W hinn - mu ir when thou ma st asse y y p , Every night and alle ; ’ T o Brigg o Dread thou oomest at laste ;

And Christe receive

ta n z n (A S a wa n ti g . )

’ From Bri o Dread when thou ma st asse gg y p , Every n ight and a lle ; T o pu rgatory lire thou eomest at laste ;

And Christe receive th s ye a ule.

I f ever thou avest meat or drin k g , E very night an d alle ;

T he fire shall never make thee ahrinke ;

An d hrist iv C e rece e thye sau le.

THE

DOW IE DENS OF YARR OW

NOW FI RST PUBLI SHED.

hich isa ver reat favourite amon the Ta tsballad, w yg g

r s i iversall believ inhabitants of Ettrick Fo e t, sun y ed to

in f he editor foun d it eas to c olle be foun ded itct. T y ct a variety of copies; but very difi cult in deed to select

ree suit the taste of these more li ht an d idd . g , g g y

r i ion lacesthe even t recorded in the son ver T ad t p , g, y early; and it is probable that the ballad was composed soon afterwards althou h the lan ua e has been ra , g g g g

duall moderniz ed in he urse of its tran mis i y , t co s s on to

he hard does n ot relate r culars but barel th e s i T pa ti , y tr

kin outlin es of a fact a aren tl so well known w g , pp y hen

he wrote as to ren der min te deta il u r as , u as nnecessa y, it is alwa s y tedious and unpoetical. ' ' ru n sc o rrrsn BORDER . 371

The l m ofthe ballad was a h ht of r a ll av r ig g e t e y, qlled ho issaid to have resided at Kirt QG i - Oakwood eanlqand s, in u adition , termed the Baron

' k The of Kirkbo l d Oa wood. estate ye be enged md ent

' ly to the Sootts d I-larda t : 0akwood isstill thd rp o hashaen ao fi on i immemwhl The edi pa ty, and t me

' h fir led to su ose h ter was t ere e pp , th the c o d the

' n st hh k the e d G lm n l by inm S om i a se engb. (Sse

-ed the m

oun man as reaeha on sl lain and tln t in evi y g w t y s , , dm thu eoflhisbodym ained uneormpted fasn u y years: so that even the roses on his shoa sem d as fi esh as when bo was fi 'st laid in the famfly vault at ’ sse n Bu f a s in N - l h Ha ndea . t rom a p s age isbet sHa a t y, he now helieves the ballad refers to a doel fought at

’ Deueharsw rve of which n i a u be y , A nm s Tru t s p g

' ' Walter Scott, third son ot Robert of l hirlestane, in . which the latter was slain .

’ In lou hin Annan s Treat a h monumental p g g , uge

throu h each i is o sibl e l one or g other, t onlyp s e to r u two l d h e n he Latin words. It paohab y reeur s t e n t of t com Th be bat. e person alain was tbe male aneeetor of t

resen a ier p t Lord N p .

374 m um s“? or

’ ’ h kisa d hi cheek she kaimd his hair S e s , , h As oft she ad done before, 0 ;

She belted him with his noble brand,

Ashe ued u he Tennies ln nk g p t , ’ I wot he aed wi sorrow g , ’ Till down in a den he s ied nine armd men , , p ,

u th dowie houms of Yarrow O e .

eome e bere to art our land O y p y , The bonnie forest thorough P

Or come e here to wield ou r brand y y , ” Ou the dowie houms of YarrowP

I come not here to a rt m land p y , And neith er to beg nor borrow

I come to wield m noble brand y , ” he bo ks o w Ou t nnie ban f Yarro .

‘ If I see all e re nine , y to ane ; ’ And that s an unequal marrow ;

Yet will I fi ht while lasts m brand g , y ,

Ou the bonnie ban of ks Yarrow. ' ' rm?seorrrm solutes. 375

v Four has he hurt, and fi e has slain,

u the blood bra s f Y r w O y e o a ro ,

Till that stubborn kni ht cause him behind g , d his bodie thorou h An ran g .

' e hame as hauls ood- biother J lt Ga , g , g d ,

d tell our sister Sarah An y , ' ’ To come aud liit her leafu lord ;

’ ” d on Y He s sleepin soun arrow.

’ ’ Yestreen I dream d a dolefu dream

I fear there will be sorro w

’ ’ I dream d I u d the heather re en , p g , ’ W i m true love on arrow y , Y .

O en tle wind that Nowath south g , ,

From where m love re aireth y p ,

onve a kiss from his dear mouth C y , “ And tell me howhe fareth !

Butjn the len strive armed men ; ‘ g ‘ Theyve wrought me dole and sorrow ; ’ — ’ Theyve slain the comeliest knight theyve slain ” i r w He bleed ng lies on Yar o .

m a m a s." 0?

have not tint I , at tournament,

M sword nor et m s ear y , y y p ;

Bu t sair I mourn for m true love y , ’ i n i t W mo y a b tter ear.

’ But weel s me on e m a oss- hawk y , yg y g , Ye earl larith speak and l ee ;

Ye sall carr a letter to m love y y , ” w s b k Bring au ans e as to me.

ut howsell I our tru love find B y e ,

Or how su ld I her know ?

’ ’ I hear a ton ue ne er wi her s ake g p , ’ ” An eye that ne er her saw.

w l ll e m true lav k u O ee sa y y e e , See m e as ye her see ’ For of a the flowers of fair En land , g , w is h The fairest flo er s e.

’ ' The red that s on m true love s cheilt , y ,

I s like ltlood- drope on the snaw ;

The whi br t hare te , that is on her eas ,

’ Like the down 0 the white sea- maw.

M I NSTRE' LSY OF

' He li hted at the lad e s ate g y y ,

And sat him on a pin .; ’ ’ nd san fu sweet the notes 0 love A g , ’ “wi Till a was cosh thin .

And first he san a low low note g , And syne he sang s clear ; ’ ’ And aye the o erword o the sang " W as Your love c an no win here .

‘ Feast ou feast on m maiden s a , , y ,

The wine ows ou aman fl y g,

While an to m shot- window I g g y , ’ d he r An a you bonny bird s sang.

Sin ou sin on m bonn bird g , g , y y , The sang ye su ng yestreen ;

For weel ken b ou r sweet sin in I , y y g g, ” Ye are frae my true love sen .

0 first he san a merr san g y g, And syne he sang a grave ;

’ And s n e he ec k d his feathers ra y p g y,

T o h r l e the etter gave.

E I NSTE LSY OF

' ' ‘ ut when the cam to St Mar s kirk B y y ,

stud s earmen all r w There e p on . a a

d u and sta rted Lord W illiam An p ,

” n w Set dow , set do n the bier, he said Let me look her upon

’ ut as soon as Lord Willi m t uch d he B a o r hand,

lour e an to om Her co b g c e.

’ he bri hten d like the lil flower S g y , Till her pa le colou r was gone ;

With ros cheik an d rub li y , y p,

She smiled her love u on . p ,

A morsel of our bread m lord y , y , And one glass of you r Fot ae fasted these three lang day

l for ou r sake and min Al y e.

ae hame ae hame m seven G , g , y bauld brothers Gae hame and bla w you r horn ! ’ I trow e wad hae i en me the skait y g h , ’ ’ But I ve i en ou the scorn g y .

NOTES

T HE GAY GOSS- HAW K .

' ' “m true love s cheik The red, that s y , .

This aimile resembles a passage in a MS. translation of an Irish Fair tale called The Adventures Fa rc ela P rincess y , of , qf ' ' Scotla nd and a rral O Da l Son ono 'ho M ore O Da l , C y, q g y, Chie Ba rd re f of I la nd. Peravla as she en tered her bower cast her looksu on the , , p earth which was tin ed with the bl fa bird a , g ood o which t a ’ ven had newl killed Like that snow said F v was y , ara la, the com lexion of m beloved hischeeks like the n uine p y , sa g traces thereon ; whilst the raven recalls to mymemory the ’

colour of his beau tifu l locks.

There isalso some resemblance in the ndu t of th r , co c e sto y, t h and th tale ust uo The Prin ar betwix t e ballad e j q ted. cessF ' av ein des eratel in love with Car O Dal dis a es la, b g p y rel y, p tch i r h of im a faithf l confidan te who b her ma ical art n sea c h u , , y g , tra nsforms herself in to a hawk and er hin u on the win , , p c g p dows f the hard conve s to him information of the distress of o , y the Princess of Scotland.

In the ancient romance of Sir W a rm , the simile of the ” blood- drops upon snow likewise occurs

A bride bright thai ches

Asblode opon snoweing. ' ' rue sc o rrrsu no n mt. 88 . n 7

BROWN ADAM

' is a copy of this Ballad in M rs Baowu s Collection.

essica o the hero who seemsto ha ve beea aa oatla w. There j , f , ’ is however in M rs Ba owxs co a verse little merit , , py, of here omit alhtdia to the im lemeats that m atio . ted, g p qf p a

w w w O n a ad ish the wind to hlaw,

’ Or the green leaves fa therewith ?

Or who wad wish a lealer love

Than Brown Adam the Smith

' B t the hae banish d him rown Adam u y , B , Frae father and frae mother ;

’ And the hae banish d him Brown Adam y , ,

Frae sister and frae bro ther. ”INST- BELSY 0 3

’ And the hae banish d him Brown Adam y , , 0 ’ The flower 0 a his kin i

’ And he s bigger] a hour in gude green - wood tw l d d i A een his a ye an h m.

’ I t ell u on a summer s da f p y, Brown Adam he thought lang ;

nd for to h nt so v nison A , u me e ,

- w To green ood he wald gang.

’ ‘ He has ta en his how hisarm o er , His bolts and arrows lang ;

And he is to the gu de green - wood

As fast as he o l c u d gang.

’ ’ 0 he s shot u and he s shot down p, , The bird upon the brier ;

And he sent it hame to his lad e y ,

B de her h a e of gude cheir.

’ ’ O he s shot u and he s shot down p, , The bird u pon the thorn

And sent it hame to his lad e y , ’ Said he d be hame he t mom .

M I NSTBI LSY OF

Then out he drew his Ian bri ht br g g and, ’ An d flash d it in her een ;

Now ran t me love for love lad e g , y , ’ ” Or thro ye this sall gang 1

Then si hin sa s that lad e fair , g g, y y , Brown Adam tarries lang

in and starts him Brown Then Adam, ’ ” s I m ust at our Say j y hand. ’ ‘ e s rd him leave his bonn bow H ga y ,

’ ’ He sgard him leave a dearer pledge . ’ n rs hisri ht h n Four fi ge 0 g a d. ' rue sc oa rrsn 30 3 m m. 39 1

JELLON GRAME.

N E VER BEFOR E PUBLI SHED .

ts ballad is ublished from with some con T a p tradition,

ectural emen dation I t is corr b a co in Mrs j s. ected y py

’ Brown s MS. from which i diff e con clu i , t ers in th d ng

n zas. me are a are l is sta So verses pp n t y modern ed. Jellon seemsto be the same name with Jylliaa or Ja

’ ” l of Brentford s estamen is mention ed in lia n. Jy T t

’ War n s His o Poetr vol. II . . 40. The name to t ry of y, p re eatedl occurs in old ballads sometimesas that of a p y ,

e im that of a woman . Of e former man , at oth r t esas th is an in stance in the ballad of The Knight and the ”— h h r s Da u hter. Reli nes Ancient Poeh S ep e d g q of y,

vol . . 2 : . III p 7

Some do call me Jack , sweetheart,

And some do call me l ine.

n l a l four miles west of Durham Witto Gi bert, vil age , Wi is throu hou the ish ric ronounced tton ilbert. , g t b op , p J

394 n ms'rtta LsY or

The bo has buckled his belt about y , ’ And thro the green- wood ran ; ’ And he came to the ladye s bower

h id wn Before t e day d da .

0 slee e wake e Lillie Flo wer p y , y , ’ The red sun s on the rain :

’ Ye re hidden come to Silverwood,

’ ” Bu t I doubt ye ll never win hame .

i She hadna ridden a m le, a mile,

A mile but barel three y ,

Ere she ca me to a new-made rave g ,

Be r i nea th a g een a k tree .

0 the u started Jellon rame n p G , Out of a bush thereby

Li ht down li ht down now Lillie Flower g , g , , , ’ ” For it s here that ye ma un lye.

h i hted at?her milk- white steed S e l g , ’ And kneel d u pon her knee ;

O merc merc Jellon Grame y, y, ,

’ For I m no prepared to die 2 T H E SC OT SH BO D TI R ER .

Your bairn that stirs between m sid s , y e , Maun shortly see the light

But to see it welterin in m blood g y , i ” W ou ld be a piteous sght.

” 0 should I s are ou r life he sa s p y , y ,

t l h ir w r Un i t at ba n e e born ,

Full weel I ken y our auld father W ould hang meon the morn

O s are m life now Jallon Grame p y , , Myfather ye noadna dread ’ I ll k m babe in de re - wood eep y gu g eu , ’ ‘ ” Or wi it I ll beg mybread .

He took no it on Lillie Flower p y , ’ Tho she for life did pray ’ But pierced her thro the fair body

As at his feet she lay.

He felt i for illie Flower nae p ty L , W here she was lying dead ;

Bu t h fe e f r the bairn e lt som o bonny , i That lay weltering in her blu d.

’ W I LLIE S LADYE .

ANCI ENT COPY.

NEVER BEFORE PUBLI SHED.

M a Law s in his Tales Wonder has resented the , of , p ublic with a co of thisballad with addition s an d al p py ,

he itor h also seen a co con tainin terations. T ed as py, g

som mod rn sta nz as intended b Mr Jamieson of e e , y ,

Macclesfield for ublication in his Collection of Scot , p “ tish oe r Y d r hese disadvan a es the editor P t . et un e t t y , g , cann ot relin qu ish hispurpose of p ublishin g the old bal

lad in itsnative sim licit as taken from MrsBrown of , p y,

’ Falkland s MS.

Those who wish to n w , k ow ho an inca ntation , or

charm of the distressin n ature here described was . g ,

erformed in classic da s ma con sult the stor of Os p y , y y

’ lanthiss Metamor hosis in Ovid or the followin as p , , g p

' sage in Apuleius Eadem (Saga scihcet questio ns)

amatorie usorem uad in sibi dica ule robn ss a e , q c p di

’ Edit. M i in 1802. r Jam eson s interest g Collection has since been lish pub ed. THE SCOTTI SH BORDER.

rat ast is sa rciaast r natioais obse to stem l re , j p eg , p , c

i rato sts r etua r na ione damaavit. ta p g fi , pe p p e g t Et

esuoti m era nt, octo amwn m onere, misella illa ve ”— lat l a nts»! a r tura distendit r. P Metam. e eph p i u A UL.

There isalso a curioustale about a Count of Wester avia whom a deserted con cu bine bewitched u on his , p marria e so as to reclude all ho es of his becomin a g , p p g

ll n in father. The s e co t ued to o erate for three ears p p y ,

ill one da the Count ha en in to me with his for t y, pp g et mer mistress she maliciousl asked him about the in , y

se of his famil The some sus crea y. Cou nt, conceiving

icion from her man ner craftil answered that God had p , y , blessed him with three tine children ; on which she ex

’ l imed like Willie smother in he ballad Ma hea c a , t , y

ven confoun d the old ba b whose counsel threw g, y I

an en chan ted pitcher in to the draw-well of your pa

lace The s ell bein foun d and destro ed the p g , y , — Cou nt became the father of a n umerous familyF Hier

hi he a rc e ft Blessed An els . 474. g g , p ,

M I NSTBELSY OF

‘ ’ Of her ou n bairn she s ne erbe li hter y g g , Nor inher hour to shine the brighter ; “ ‘ But she sall die and turn to cla , y, ” And ve sall wed another may.

’ Anoth er ma I ll never wed y , ’ ” v n h Another may I ll ne er bri g eme .

Bu t si hin said that wear wi ht , g g, y g I wish my life were at an end

' Yet ae e to our mother a ain g y y g , ’ est kin d That vile ran k witch , o rank

An d sa o ur lad e has a irdle y, y y g , ’ ’ I t s a red gowd to th e middle

An d a e at ilka siller hem y , Hang fifty siller bells and ten

This udel ift sall be her ain g yg , ’ ” d l t me be li hter m oun bair An e g 0 y y g n .

’ ’ Of her ou n bairn she s ne er be li hter y g g , Nor in your ho ur to shine the brighter ;

For she sall die and turn to cla , y, ” n A d thou sall wed another may.

O wha has loosed the nine witch knots,

’ That were amang that ladye s locks?

’ ’ ’ And wha s ta eu ou t the kaims 0 care,

’ That were amang that ladye s hair

’ ’ And wha has ta en do wne that bush o woodbine, That hung between her hour and mine ? ’ An d wha has kill d th e master kid,

’ That ran ben eath that ladye s bed P

And wha has loosed her left foot shee, And lat that ladye lighter be

’ S n e W ill s loosed the nin e witch knots y , y , ’ That were amang that ladye s locks; ’ ’ ’ And W ill s ta en out the kaims r y 0 ca e, ’ That were in to that ladye s hair

’ ’ ’ nd he s ta en down the b h w A u s o oodbine,

H ung atween her hour an d the witch ca rline ;

’ And he has kill d the m aste r kid,

’ That ran beneath that ladye s bed ;

d e o An h has l osed her left foot shee, And latten that ladye lighter be ;

And now he has otten a bon n son g y ,

And meikle r g ac e be him upon .

CLE A RK S UNDERS .

NEVER BEFORE PUBLI SHED.

CLn a x Sau nders and may Margaret W alked ower yon garden green ; And sad an d heavy was the love

That fell thir twa between .

” lerk Saunders said A bed, a bed, C , A bed for you an d me ” F e na f e na said ma Mar aret y , y , y g ,

Till anes we married be.

For in ma come m seven bauld brot r y y he s, ’ W i torches burning bright ; ’ The ll sa W e has but se sister y y , ’ ’ And behold she s wi a knight T H E SC OTTI SH BOR DER . 407

w frae m scabbard Then ta ke th e s ord y , An d slowlylift the pin ;

And ou ma swear an d safe our aith y y , y ,

Ye never let Clerk Sau nders in.

An d ta ke a na kin in our han d p y , And tie up ba ith your bonny een

And ou ma swear and safe our ai th y y , y , ” Ye saw me na since late yestreen .

I t was abou t the midn i ht hour g ,

W hen the aslee were la id y p ,

W hen in an d came her seven broth ers,

’ W i t h r orc es burning ed.

When i v n and came her se en brothers,

’ W i to rches bu rning bright ;

T he said W e hae but as sister y , , An d behold her lying with a knight

’ T hen ou t and s ake the first 0 u m p , I hea r the sword shall gar him die

’ And out an d s a ke th e second 0 them p , ” His father has nae ma ir than he I

M I NST R ELSY OF

our faith and troth e sall never et Y y g ,

e love ll n Nor our tru sa ever twin ,

n til e come within m bower U y y , ” And kiss me cheik an d chin .

mou th it is fu ll cold Mar aret My , g ,

I t has the smell now of the ro n , . g u d

if I kiss th comel mouth And y y , i w Thy days of l fe ill not be laug.

cocks are crowin a merr midni ht 0 g y g , I wot the wild fowls are boding day;

ve me m faith a nd troth a ain Gi y g , ” n l are m on m wa A d et me f e y y.

Th faith and troth thou sall na et y g ,

n u r e love shall n twi A d o tru ever n ,

Until e tell what comes of women y ,

I wot who die in stron traivellin , g g

Their beds are made in th e heavens hi h g , ‘ Down a t the foot of ou r ood Lord s knee g , ’ VVeel set about wi gillyflowers;

I wot sw et com an for t see e p y o . TH E sc o'r'u su OR B DE R . 41 1

0 cocks are crowin a merr midni ht g y g , I wet the wild fowl are boding day;

The salms of hea ven will soon be su n p g, ’ ” nd I ere now will missd w A be a a . , , y

’ Then she has ta en a cr sta l wand y , And she has stroken her troth thereon ;

She has iven it him ou t at the shot - window g , ' W i m n a sad si h and heav o r an . y g , yg o

’ ’ I than k e Mar ret I thank e Mar ret y , g ; y , g ; And aye I tha n k ye heartilie ;

Gin ever the dead come for the uick q , ‘ ’ ” Be s r Mar ret ll come for th u e I ee. , g ,

I ts hosen and shoon and own alone , g , ’ ’ h limb w d follo w i S e c d the all, an d h m,

n til she came to the reen forest U g , ’ l t si And there she ost he ght 0 him.

s there on room at our head Sa unders I y y , I s there ony room at your feet

Or on room at our side Sau nders y y , ,

Where fain fain I w d slee , , a p 41 2 MI NSTRE LSY or

’ ’ here s n room at m head Mar ret T ae y , g , ’ There s nae room at myfeet ; My bed it is full lowly now w m Amang the hungry or s I sleep .

auld mould s m coveri now C i y ng ,

Bu t and my win ding- sheet ;

he ew it falls nae soon dow T d er n, m Tha n y resting place is weet.

’ u t lait a wa d o bonnie birk B p n , An d lay it on my breast ;

An d shed a tear u on m rave p y g ,

And wish m sau l ud y g e rest.

’ ’ And fair Mar ret and rare Mar ret g , g , ’ ’ And ar ret o veritie M g ,

’ Gin e er e love a nother man y , ’ ” Ne er love him as e did m y e.

T hen u and crew the milk- white k p coc , An d u p and crew the grey

’ Her lover v i anish d n the air,

And s he gaed weeping away.

C E AR L R I H ARD .

N V E R BEF RE P BLI ‘ E O U SIIED.

' There wo u the ollotoia are t Balladsia M r Ha m s M SS. pon f g stor in one which the m ' tuua te K ni ht is termed y, of gfin g

' - YOUNG HUN rxN . A m ment coata inin um the si-eth to f g , gfi

the tenth verse has been re t u lished. The best verses , pea edlyp b a re selected -um both co ies and some trivial alterationshave fi p , been ada ted rom tradi i p f t on.

O LADY r k never ou r ou n son ou n , oc y y g y g, One hour langer for me

For I have a sweetheart in Garlioch W ells

I lov e far better than thee.

’ ’ The very sole 0 tha t ladys foot w ” Than thy face is far mair hite.

n vertheless now Er! Richard Bu t, e , , , ’ Ye will hide in my bower a night M I NSTR ELSY OF

’ She birled him with th al nd win e e a e, As they sat down to sup

A livin man he laid him down g , ’ I wot h ne er rose u Bu t e p .

Then u an d s ake the o in a p p p p j y,

That flew aboun her head

Lady! keep weel you r green cleiding ’ ” r rl i F ae gu de E Richard s ble d.

’ 0 better I ll keep my green cleiding ’ Frae u de Erl Richard s bleid g ,

T han thou ca n st kee th clatterin tou n p y g g, ” h t l i d T a tratt es n thy hea .

’ She has ca ll d u on her bower maidens p ,

’ She has call d them ane by an e ; There lies a dead man in my hou r I wish that he were gane

The hae booted him and s u rred him y , p , As he was won t to ride ;

A hu ntin - horn tied rou nd his waist g , A sharpe sword by his side ;

And the hae had him to the wan water y ,

’ r ll it l e Fo a men ca C yd .

' rm; sc or rrsn ad a n a a .

’ I t fell em in that lad e s castle , y , The King was bou n to bed ;

An d u and s ke the o in a p pa p p j y,

That flew abune his head.

Leave of? ou r dou kin on the da y g y, And dou k u pon the night ;

And where tha t saokless’ kni ht lies slain g , The candles will burn brighth

’ O there s a bird within this bower, T hat sings baith sad and sweet

’ O th ere s a bird within our bower y ,

’ ” e K eps me free my night s sleep .

T he left the dou kin on the da y g y,

’ And dou k d u pon the night ;

And where tha t sacklees kni t la slain gh y ,

T he candles burned bright.

’ The dee est ot in a the linn p p , They fand Erl Richard ih ;

A rene turf t ed across his breast g y , w To keep that gude lord do n . 420 MI NSTRE LSY 0 1"

Then u and s ake the Kin himsell p p g , When he saw the deadly wound

O wha has slain m ri ht - han d man y g , T ha t held myhawk and hound

Then u and s ake the o in a p p p p j y, ’ Says What needs a this din

I t was his li ht leman took his life g , ”

Ami hided him in the linn .

ae swore her b the rass sae ren e S y g g ,

Sae did she b the corn y ,

She hadn n ‘ hi rl i hard a see m, E R c ,

ince Moninda a t m S y orn .

” Pu t us the wite on me , she said ; ” I t was m ma th rin y y Ca e e.

Then the hae cu t baith fern and thorn y ,

T burn h t i o t a maiden h .

I t wadna ta ke u on her cheik p , Nor yet u pon her chin

Nor et u on her ellow hair y p y ,

T o cleanse the e dl si d a y n .

NOTES

R C A D EARL I H R .

— . 41 . . . The candles burned bright P. 9 v 4

ona l th eor se- li hts called in W l Th ese are unqu esti b y e p g , a es

a nhw lla n C r h which are sometimes seen to illuminate the C y y p , l e spot where a dead bodyis concea ed . Th editor is infom that some ears a o the cor se of a man drow in cd, , y g , p , ned the low Selkirk was discovered b m n n Ettrick, be , y ea s of these m

- dl s. Such li hts are common in church ards an d are r e g y , p o r bablyof a phosphoric natu re. But u stic superstition derives from su ernatural a enc and su oses tha t as soon them p g y, pp , , as life hasde arted a ale fimue a ears at the win dow of the p , p pp h u in which the rson had died and lides towards th e o se, pe , g

hurch - ard tracin throu h ever windin the te of the c y , g g y g rou future funeral and ausin where the bier is to rest . This , p g ’ ” and er o inions rela tin to the tomb- fires livid l am oth p , g g e , seem to be of Ru nic extraction .

’ — a P. 4 19 . v. 5. The deepest p ot in the linn . The dee holes scoo ed in the rock b the eddies of a river p , p y , are called pols th e motion of the water having there some resemblance to a boiling cau ldron .

Lin n means the n h t ct. , pool be eat a ca ara

SCOT TI SH BO RDE R .

THE E - V D MON LO ER .

l hi me v s of T a t s ba lad, w ch con tains so erse merit, was

en down from recitation b Mr William Laidla w ta k y ,

tenant in Tra uair- kn owe . It con tains a le en d which q g , ,

in various sha es is curren t in Scotland. I remember p , to have heard a ballad, in which a hen d is in troduced

a in hisaddressesto a beautiful maiden but discon p y g , certed b the hol herbs which she wore in her bosom y y , makes the following lines the burden of his co urtship

Gin e wish to l man mine y be e . ’ t J wort and the v Lay aside the S ohn s ervain.

The heroine of the following tale was u nfortu nately l i without any simi ar protect on . TH E AE - V D MON LO ER .

WH E R E have ou been m lon lon love y , y g, g , This long seven years an d mair

’ 0 I m come to seek my former vows ” r m Ye g an ted e before.

0 hold ou r ton u e of our former vows y g y , For they will breed sad strife ;

0 hold ou r ton u e of ou r former vo ws y g y , w ” For I am become a ife .

’ H e tu ru d him ri ht and rou nd abou t g ,

’ And the tear blinded his e e ;

I wad never hae trodden on I rish gro und I f it h b f ad not een or thee .

TH E

O LASS F LOCHROYAN.

O wn h will shoe mybonnyfoot ? And wha will gloye my hand ? And who will lace mymiddle jimp ’ i a lan lan linen band ? W g, g

0 whe will kath e my yellow hair

With a new- made silver M e ?

And wha will fa ther my young son Till Lord Gregory come hame

Th mother will love th hand y g y ,

h sister will lace th middle im T y y j p,

Till Lord Gregory come to land.

438 I mm u ne! 0?

’ And to the door ahe sgane fi ' ’ nd lo k dk md u r l he ee d A ng ahe m fl ,

Bu t answer got sbe nane.

0 o en and let me in p ,

For the wind bl wsthrou h m ell h ir a g y y ow a , ’ ” - And the rain dra e o r chin. p e my.

Av a w e ill woma ! , a a, y n ’ Ye re no come here for good ! ’ Ye re but some witch, or wil warlock, ’ ” r mermaid o the o d O fl o .

m n I a either witch, nor wil warlock,

’ Nor mermaid o the sea ; But I am Annie of Lochroyan ; “ ” O open the door to me !

Gin thou be Annie of Lochro yan, (As I trow thou binna she) ’ Now tell me some 0 the love tokens ” That past between thee and me. ' ' T HE scorrtsn 3 03 mm. 409

“ dinna e nfin né or O y i ld g y,

As we sat at the wine,

We h n ed ' ihe rin e f mlr c a g g n e fingers, And I can shew thee thi” ?

O ours was ude and ude enou h y g , g g , But aye the best was mine ; ’ For ours was 0 tll u red owd y e g t g , ’ B 0 ut mine the diamond fine.

Aud has na thou mind u -d Gre or J g y, “ w As e sat on the hill,

r th oun son is in m arms Fo yy g y , ” d will be dead r ds An e e y.

thou be the lass of Lochro an If y , (As I kenna thou be) ’ Tell me some mair o the lo ve tokens ” w me t Past bet een and hee. 440 m u s'rnn nsv or

W ] ee ! since that it be see,

Ma never w m has borne a n y a o amthat eo ,

’ Hae a heart sae fou o wae !

‘ ' ’ Take down ta ke down mast o owd ! , , that g ’ Set u p a m at o tree ! I t disna beoome a fon aken lady ” To sail sae royallie.

When the cock had crawn and the da did da wn , y ,

An d the sun be an to ee g p p,

Then u an d raise him Lord Gre or p g y,

nd sair sair did h w A e e . , ep

’ I hae dreamd a dr m Oh eam, other, I wish it may prove true ! That the bon y Lass of Lochroyan ’ W as at the yate e en now.

’ I hae dreamd a dre m m 0 a , other,

’ The thought o t gars me greet ’ That fair Annie o Lochroyan ” u l e m Lay ca d d ad at y feet .

THE SCOTTISH BORDER .

O wae betide my cruel mother ! An ill death may she die !

’ i frae m door She turu d fair An n e y , ’ ” Wha died for love 0 me. M INSTRELSY OF

H B A W ROSE T E ED ND HI TE LILLY.

NE VER BEFORE PUBLI SHED.

’ w a en c v m fl a owu m m m wyfi e M S. ordin l m a th rk m afi x vm m Acc g y, y qf y fi m bm mode rou ciatwn a dee r do aad th film— q u ; fi , Pm

ele Roa m Hoon a: mention is made the c brated , of Ba n i:

alc hh avourite abode. d , f

Ross the Red and White Lill 0 , y,

Their mother deir was dead

nd their father has married an ill wo A man ,

i ed them twa lit l d W sh t e gui .

But she had twa as gallan t son s

’ As ever brake man s bread

’ ’ And the tane o them lo ed her W hite Lill , y,

And th to th r h e e Rose t e R ed.

T HE C O T S T ISH BORDER .

O cu tted hae the their reen oloethin y g g, A little abune their knee ;

And see hae the their ellow hair y y ,

A little abune t eir br h ee.

d left hae the that b nn hou r An y o y , To cross the raging sea ; ’ And the hae ta en to a hol ch el y y ap , W as christened b y Our Ladye.

And the hae chan ed their twa nam s y g e , Sae far frae ony tou n ; ’ ’ And the tune o them s hi ht Sweet W li g il e, ‘ d the tother s Rou e the R ounde An g .

Between the twa a romis is p e , And they hae sworn it to fulfil ;

th lew bu - rn Whenever e tane b a gle ho , l The tother su d cum her till.

’ ’ Sw t W ill s me to the Kin s cou rt ee y ga g , Her true lovei for to see ;

And Rouge the Ro unde to gude gren o- wood

’ Brown Robin s man to be. MI NSTRELSY OI

it fell anes u on a fime O , p , They putted at the stane ’ nd seven foot a ont them a A y ,

“ fl An d gave a sad 0 hon !

Then ou t bes ake him Brown Robin p , , ’ ’ But that s a woman smoan

0 Rent ye bymy rosylips? Or bymyyellow hair

r ken t e b m milk- white breast O y y y , Ye never yet saw bare

I kent na b our ros li s yy y p , Nor byyou r yellow hair ;

But cum to our hour whaever likes , y , ’ ” The ll fin d a lad e there y y .

0 in e come m bour wi hin g y y t ,

Throu h fraud deceit or uile g . , g , ’ ’ Wi this same brand that s in hand , my , “ w ” I vo I will thee kill.

' ' 451 T HE sc o rrl sn BORD ER.

leant her back a in t an sik She ga s ,

Said Robin , let me be

it a l e nd born For is ady , bred a , ’ ” hat h h T as foug t this day wi thee.

0 seven foot he started lu ck, “ Cried— Alas and wbe is me !

For I wished never in all m life , y , ’ A woman s bluid to see

And that all for the knightly vow I swore to Our Ladye ; ’ Bu t mair for the sake 0 se fair maid, ” Who n e w s W e ill se am a hit L y.

Then ou t and s ake her Ro u e the Ro unde p , , g ,

And leu h ri ht heartil e g g i , ’ She h sbeen wi e this ear an m r a y y d , ” i it w Though ye w stna as she .

Now word has ene throu ll the land g gh a ,

Before a month was ane g , ‘ T hat forester s a e in d rene- wood a p g , gu e g ,

a bo Had born n yson . 452 M I NSTREL SY OF

’ v ed to s o t The mar el ga the King c ur , And to the King himsell ; ” Now b m fee the Kin did m , y y , g y,

The like was never heard tell

ou and s ake him B uld Arthur Then t p , e , ’ And laugh d right loud and hie ‘ I r w ma has laid the lown t o some y p , ” And fled her ain oountrie.

Bring me my steid the King can say My how and arrows keen ; ’ d I ll ae hun t in onder wood An g y , ’ ” And see what s to be seen .

” ’ Gin it lease our rac e uo Ba uld Arthu r p y g , q , ’ ’ M lie e I ll an ou v i y g , g g y ,

And see in l ca n meet a bon n a e g y p g , ’ ’ ” That s stra d awa fr m y ae e.

An d the hae chased in ude ren e- wood y g g ,

he bu ck bu t and T the me,

’ Till the drew n ear Brown Robin s bou r y , ’ bo t the close da A u 0 y.

— Lowm Bogue.

M I NSTRE LSY OF

” 0 a rdon me said Sweet Will p , y,

M lie e I dare na y g , tell ; ’ And an na near on Ou tla ws bour g g y , ” or fear th F ey suld you kill.

0 hau d our ton u e m bonn bo y g , y y y For I winna be said nay;

Bu t I will an on hour within g g y , l ” Betide me wea or wae.

0

' T he have li hted li ae their milk- white steids y g ,

And saftlie en te red in

And there the saw her White Lill y , y,

Nursin her bon oun g ny y g son .

” Now b the mass the Kin he said , y , g , This is a comely sight ;

’ I trow in tea d of fo , s a rester s man , T his is a ladye bright

o u t and s ake her Rose the ed p , R .

And fell lo w o n her knee

O ardon us m racious lie e p , y g g . ’ And ou r st ll tel ory I l thee . T o' r 455 H E sc rr sn BOR DE R .

Ou r father is a wealth lord y , Lives in to Barnisdale ;

But w wicked ste mother e had a p , t Tha wrought us meilt le bale.

’ Yet had she twa as fu fair sons,

’ As e er the sun did see ;

’ ’ And the tune o them lo ed m sister deir y , ’ ” And the tother mid he lo ed me.

Then out and cried him, Bauld Arthur,

As b the in he stood y K g ,

Now b the faith of m bod , y y y, ” This su ld be Rose the Red 2

’ The Kin has sen t for robes 0 reen g g ,

’ And girdles o shining gold ;

And sae su ne have the lad es busked themselves y ,

Sae glorious to behold .

m B wn Then in and ca me hi , ro Robin ,

’ ’ Frae hun tin o the Kin s deer g g ,

ut when he saw the Kin himsell B g ,

He started bac k for fear. ' m NSrnEL sY, se.

’ T he Kin has ta en Robin b the hand g y ,

And bade him nothin drmd g ,

Bu t u it for a e the ude rene- wood q y g g , ’ d come to the court wi eed An sp .

And set him on his knee ;

Sa s Gin e live to wield a r d y y b an , ” M bowman thou sall be y .

’ Then the have ta en them to the hol cha elle y y p , And there had fair wedding ’ And when the cam to the Kin s cou rt y g ,

For o the ll jy be s did ring.

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