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representing the original father of the whole name; and was often obeyed in contradiction to the feudal superior。 James V。 seems first to have introduced; in addition to the militia furnished from these sources; the service of a small number of mercenaries; who formed a body…guard; called the Foot…Band。 The satirical poet; Sir David Lindsay (or the person who wrote the prologue to his play of the Three Estaites); has introduced Finlay of the Foot…Band; who after much swaggering upon the stage is at length put to flight by the Fool; who terrifies him by means of a sheep's skull upon a pole。 I have rather chosen to give them the harsh features of the mercenary soldiers of the period; than of this Scottish Thraso。 These partook of the character of the Adventurous Companions of Froissart; or the Condottieri of Italy。〃
53。 The Fleming; etc。 The soil of Flanders is very fertile and productive; in marked contrast to the greater part of Scotland。
60。 Halberd。 A combination of spear and battle…axe。 See Wb。
63。 Holytide。 Holiday。 For tide = time; see on iii。 478 above。
73。 Neighboring to。 That is; lying in adjacent rooms。
75。 Burden。 Alluding to the burden; or chorus; of a song。 Cf。 ii。 392 above。 The MS。 has 〃jest〃 for joke; and in the next line 〃And rude oaths vented by the rest。〃
78。 Trent。 the English river of that name。 Cf。 231 below。
84。 That day。 Modifying cut shore; not grieved。
87。 A merry catch; I troll。 Cf。 Shakespeare; Temp; iii。 2。 126: 〃will you troll the catch;〃 etc。
88。 Buxom。 Lively; brisk; as in Hen。 V。 iii。 6。 27: 〃of buxom valour;〃 etc。 Its original sense was yielding; obedient; as in F。 Q。 i。 11。 37: 〃the buxome aire〃 (see also Milton; P。 L。 ii。 842); and Id。 iii。 2。 23: 〃Of them that to him buxome are and prone。〃 For the derivation; see Wb。
90。 Poule。 Paul; an old spelling; found in Chaucer and other writers。 The measure of the song is anapestic (that is; with the accent on every third syllable); with modifications。
92。 Black…jack。 A kind of pitcher made of leather。 Taylor quotes Old Mortality; chap。 viii。: 〃The large black…jack filled with very small beer。〃
93。 Sack。 A name applied to Spanish and Canary wines in general; but sometimes the particular kind was specified。 Cf。 2 Hen。 IV。 iv。 3。 104: 〃good sherris…sack〃 (that is; sherry wine); and Herrick; Poems:
〃thy isles shall lack Grapes; before Herrick leaves Canarie sack。〃
95。 Upsees。 〃Bacchanalian interjection; borrowed from the Dutch〃 (Scott)。 Nares criticises Scott for using the word as a noun。 It is generally found in the phrases 〃upsee Dutch〃 and 〃upsee Freeze〃 (the same thing; Frise being = Dutch); which appear to mean 〃in the Dutch fashion。〃 Cf。 Ben Jonson; Alchemist; iv。 6:
〃I do not like the dullness of your eye; It hath a heavy east; 't is upsee Dutch;〃
that is; looks like intoxication。 See also Beaumont and Fletcher; Beggar's Bush; iv。 4: 〃The bowl 。。。 which must be upsey English; strong; lusty; London beer。〃
98。 Kerchief。 See on iii。 495 above。
100。 Gillian。 A common old English name (according to Coles and others; a corruption of Juliana); often contracted into Gill of Jill; and used as a familiar term for a woman; as Jack was for a man。 The two are often associated; as in the proverbs 〃Every Jack must have his Jill;〃 and 〃A good Jack makes a good Jill。〃
103。 Placket。 Explained by some as = stomacher; by others as = petticoat; or the slit or opening in those garments。 Cf。 Wb。 It is often used figuratively for woman; as here。 Placket and pot = women and wine。
104。 Lurch。 Rob。 Cf。 Shakespeare; Cor。 ii。 2。 105: 〃He lurch'd all swords of the garland;〃 that is; robbed them all of the prize。
112。 The drum。 The 1st ed。 has 〃your drum。〃
116。 Plaid。 For the rhyme; see on i。 363 above。
124。 Store of blood。 Plenty of blood。 Cf。 Milton; L'Allegro; 121: 〃With store of ladies;〃 etc。 See also on the adjective; i。 548 above。
127。 Reward thy toil。 The MS。 goes on thus:
〃Get thee an ape; and then at once Thou mayst renounce the warder's lance; And trudge through borough and through land; The leader of a juggler band。〃
Scott has the following note here: 〃The jongleurs; or jugglers; as we learn from the elaborate work of the late Mr。 Strutt; on the sports and pastimes of the people of England; used to call in the aid of various assistants; to render these performances as captivating as possible。 The glee…maiden was a necessary attendant。 Her duty was tumbling and dancing; and therefore the Anglo…Saxon version of Saint Mark's Gospel states Herodias to have vaulted or tumbled before King Herod。 In Scotland these poor creatures seem; even at a late period; to have been bondswomen to their masters; as appears from a case reported by Fountainhall: 'Reid the mountebank pursues Scot of Harden and his lady for stealing away from him a little girl; called the tumbling…lassie; that dance upon his stage; and he claimed damages; and produced a contract; whereby he bought her from her mother for ?0 Scots。 But we have no slaves in Scotland; and mothers cannot sell their bairns; and physicians attested the employment of tumbling would kill her; and her joints were now grown stiff; and she declined to return; though she was at least a 'prentice; and so could not run away from her master; yet some cited Moses's law; that if a servant shelter himself with thee against his master's cruelty; thou shalt surely not deliver him up。 The Lords; renitente cancellario; assoilzied Harden on the 27th of January (1687)' (Fountainhall's Decisions; vol。 i。 p。 439)。〃
136。 Purvey。 Provide。 Cf。 Spenser; F。 Q。 v。 12。 10: 〃He all things did purvay which for them needfull weare。〃
147。 Bertram; etc。 The MS。 has 〃Bertram | his | | such | violence withstood。〃
152。 The tartan screen。 That is; the tartan which she had drawn over her head as a veil。
155。 The savage soldiery; etc。 The MS。 has 〃While the rude soldiery; amazed;〃 and in 164 below; 〃Should Ellen Douglas suffer wrong。〃
167。 I shame me。 I shame myself; I am ashamed。 The very was formerly used intransitively in this sense。 Cf。 Shakespeare; R。 of L。 1143: 〃As shaming any eye should thee behold;〃 A。 Y。 L。 iv。 3。 136: 〃I do not shame to tell you what I was;〃 etc。
170。 Needwood。 A royal forest in Staffordshire。
171。 Poor Rose; etc。 The MS。 reads:
〃'My Rose;'he wiped his iron eye and brow; 'Poor Rose;if Rose be living now。'〃
178。 Part。 Act; used for the rhyme。 The expression is not unlike 〃do the part of an honest man〃 (Much Ado; ii。 1。 172); or 〃act the part;〃 as we should now put it。
183。 Tullibardine。 The name of an old seat of the Murray family; about twenty miles from Stirling。
199。 Errant damosel。 Cf。 Spenser; F。 Q。 ii。 1。 19: 〃Th' adventure of the Errant damozell。〃
209。 Given by the Monarch; etc。 The MS。 has 〃The Monarch gave to James Fitz…James。〃
218。 Bower。 Chamber。 See on i。 217 above。
222。 Permit I marshal you the way。 Permit that I conduct you thither。
233。 The vacant purse; etc。 The MS。 reads:
〃The silken purse shall serve for me; And in my barret…cap shall flee〃〃
a forced rhyme which the poet did well to get rid of。
234。 Barret…cap。 Cloth cap。 Cf。 the Lay; iii。 216:
〃Old England's sign; St。 George's cross; His barret…cap did grace。〃
He puts the purse in his cap as a favor。 See on iv。 686 above。
242。 Master's。 He means the Douglas; but John of Brent takes it to refer to Roderick。 See 305 below。
261。 Wot。 Know; understand。 See on i。 596 above。
276。 Rugged vaults。 The MS。 has 〃low broad vaults;〃 and in 279; 〃stretching〃 for crushing。
291。 Oaken floor。 The MS。 and 1st ed。 have 〃flinty floor;〃 and below:
〃'thou mayst remain;' And then; retiring; bolt and chain; And rusty bar; he drew again。 Roused at the sound;〃 etc。
292; 293。 Such 。。。 hold。 This couplet is not in the 1st ed。; and presumably not in the MS。; though the fact is not noted by Lockhart。
295。 Leech。 Physician。 Cf。 F。 Q。 iii。 3。 18: 〃Yf any leaches skill;〃 etc。; and in the preceding stanza; 〃More neede of leach… crafte hath your Damozell;〃 etc。
306。 Prore。 Prow (Latin prora); used only in poetry。
309。 Astrand。 On strand (cf。 ashore); stranded。
316。 At sea。 The MS。 has 〃on main;〃 and 〃plain〃 for lea in the rhyme。 The 1st ed。 and that of 1821 have 〃on sea。〃
334。 Has never harp; etc。 The MS。 reads:
〃Shall never harp of minstrel tell Of combat fought so fierce and well。〃
348。 Strike it! Scott says: 〃There are several instances; at least in tradition; of persons so much attached to particular tunes; as to require to hear them on their death…bed。 Such an anecdote is mentioned by the late Mr。 Riddel of Glenriddel; in his collection of Border tunes; respecting an air called the 'Dandling of the Bairns;' for which a certain Gallovidian laird is said to have evinced this strong mark of partiality。 It is popularly told of a famous freebooter; that he composed the tune known by the name of Macpherson's Rant w