第13章

410。Beltane。Seeon319above。

415。Rootshim。Seeoni。142above。

416。Breadalbane。ThedistrictnorthofLochLomondandaroundLochTay。TheseatoftheEarlofBreadalbaneisTaymouthCastle，nearthenorthernendofLochTay。

ForMenteith，seeoni。89above。

419。GlenFruin。AvalleytothesouthwestofLochLomond。TheruinsofthecastleofBenuchara，orBannochar（seeon422justbelow），stilloverhangtheentrancetotheglen。

GlenLussisanothervalleydrainingintothelake，afewmilesfromGlenFruin，andRoss—dhuisontheshoreofthelake，midwaybetweenthetwo。Herestandsatower，theonlyremnantoftheancientcastleofthefamilyofLuss，whichbecamemergedinthatofColquhoun。

422。ThebestofLochLomond，etc。Scotthasthefollowingnotehere：

"TheLennox，asthedistrictiscalledwhichencirclesthelowerextremityofLochLomond，waspeculiarlyexposedtotheincursionsofthemountaineers，whoinhabitedtheinaccessiblefastnessesattheupperendofthelake，andtheneighboringdistrictofLochKatrine。Thesewereoftenmarkedbycircumstancesofgreatferocity，ofwhichthenotedconflictofGlenFruinisacelebratedinstance。Thiswasaclan—battle，inwhichtheMacgregors，headedbyAllasterMacgregor，chiefoftheclan，encounteredtheseptofColquhouns，commandedbySirHumphryColquhounofLuss。Itisonallhandsallowedthattheactionwasdesperatelyfought，andthattheColquhounsweredefeatedwithslaughter，leavingtwohundredoftheirnamedeaduponthefield。Butpopulartraditionhasaddedotherhorrorstothetale。ItissaidthatSirHumphryColquhoun，whowasonhorseback，escapedtotheCastleofBenechra，orBannochar，andwasnextdaydraggedoutandmurderedbythevictoriousMacgregorsincoldblood。BuchananofAuchmar，however，speaksofhisslaughterasasubsequentevent，andasperpetratedbytheMacfarlanes。Again，itisreportedthattheMacgregorsmurderedanumberofyouths，whomreportoftheintendedbattlehadbroughttobespectators，andwhomtheColquhouns，anxiousfortheirsafety，hadshutupinabarntobeoutofdanger。OneaccountoftheMacgregorsdeniesthiscircumstanceentirely；

anotherascribesittothesavageandbloodthirstydispositionofasingleindividual，thebastardbrotheroftheLairdofMacgregor，whoamusedhimselfwiththissecondmassacreoftheinnocents，inexpressdisobediencetothechief，bywhomhewaslefttheirguardianduringthepursuitoftheColquhouns。ItisaddedthatMacgregorbitterlylamentedthisatrociousaction，andprophesiedtheruinwhichitmustbringupontheirancientclan……

"TheconsequencesofthebattleofGlenFruinwereverycalamitoustothefamilyofMacgregor，whohadalreadybeenconsideredasanunrulyclan。ThewidowsoftheslainColquhouns，sixty，itissaid，innumber，appearedindolefulprocessionbeforethekingatStirling，eachridinguponawhitepalfrey，andbearinginherhandthebloodyshirtofherhusbanddisplayeduponapike。JamesVI。wassomuchmovedbythecomplaintsofthis’choirofmourningdames，’thatheletloosehisvengeanceagainsttheMacgregorswithouteitherboundsormoderation。Theverynameoftheclanwasproscribed，andthosebywhomithadbeenborneweregivenuptoswordandfire，andabsolutelyhunteddownbybloodhoundslikewildbeasts。ArgyllandtheCampbells，ontheonehand，Montrose，withtheGrahamesandBuchanans，ontheother，aresaidtohavebeenthechiefinstrumentsinsuppressingthisdevotedclan。TheLairdofMacgregorsurrenderedtotheformer，onconditionthathewouldtakehimoutofScottishground。But，touseBirrel’sexpression，hekept’aHighlandman’spromise；’and，althoughhefulfilledhiswordtotheletter，bycarryinghimasfarasBerwick，heafterwardsbroughthimbacktoEdinburgh，wherehewasexecutedwitheighteenofhisclan（Birrel’sDiary，2dOct。

1903）。TheclanGregorbeingthusdriventoutterdespair，seemtohaverenouncedthelawsfromthebenefitofwhichtheywereexcluded，andtheirdepredationsproducednewactsofcouncil，confirmingtheseverityoftheirproscription，whichhadonlytheeffectofrenderingthemstillmoreunitedanddesperate。Itisamostextraordinaryproofoftheardentandinvinciblespiritofclanship，thatnotwithstandingtherepeatedproscriptionsprovidentlyordainedbythelegislature，’forthetimeouspreventingthedisordersandoppressionthatmayfalloutbythesaidnameandclanofMacgregors，andtheirfollowers，’theywere，in1715and1745，apotentclan，andcontinuetosubsistasadistinctandnumerousrace。"

426。Leven—glen。ThevalleyoftheLeven，whichconnectsLochLomondwiththeClyde。

431。Therosebud。Thatis，Ellen。"NotehowthissongconnectsAllan’sforebodingswithRoderick’ssubsequentoffer"（Taylor）。

444。Andchoruswild，etc。TheMS。has"Thechorustothechieftain’sfame。"

476。Weeped。Theformisusedfortherhyme。Cf。noteoni。

500above。

477。Norwhile，etc。TheMS。reads：

"NorwhileonEllen’sfalteringtongueHerfilialgreetingseagerhung，Markednotthatawe（affection’sproof）

Stillheldyongentleyouthaloof；

No！nottillDouglasnamedhisname，AlthoughtheyouthwasMalcolmGraeme。

Thenwithflushedcheekanddowncasteye，Theirgreetingwasconfusedandshy。"

495。Bothwell。Seeon141above。

497。Percy’sNormanpennon。TakenintheraidwhichledtothebattleofOtterburn，inNorthumberland，intheyear1388，andwhichformsthethemeoftheballadsofChevyChase。

501。Mypomp。Mytriumphalprocession；theoriginalmeaningofpomp。

504。Crescent。ThebadgeoftheBuccleuchfamily（MissYonge）。

506。Blantyre。Apriory，theruinsofwhicharestilltobeseenonaheightabovetheClyde，oppositeBothwellCastle。

521。Thedogs，etc。TheMS。has"Thedogswithwhimperingnotesrepaid。"

525。Unhooded。Thefalconwascarriedonthewrist，withitsheadcovered，orhooded，untilthepreywasseen，whenitwasunhoodedforflight。Cf。vi。665below。

526。Trust。Believeme。

527。LikefabledGoddess。TheMS。has"Likefabledhuntress；"

referringofcoursetoDiana。

534。Staturefair。Thereadingofthe1sted。andthatof1821；

"staturetall"inmostoftheothereds。

541。Theptarmigan。Awhitebird。

543。Menteith。Seeoni。89above。

548。BenLomond。Thisismuchthehighest（3192feet）ofthemountainsontheshoresofLochLomond。Thefollowinglinesontheascentwerescratcheduponthewindow—paneoftheoldinnatTarbetahundredyearsormoreago：

"Trustnotatfirstaquickadventurouspace；

Sixmilesitstoppointsgradualfromitsbase；

UpthehighrisewithpantinghasteIpast，Andgainedthelonglaborioussteepatlast；

Moreprudentthou——whenonceyoupassthedeep，Withcautiousstepsandslowascendthesteep。"

549。Notasob。Thatis，withoutpanting，orgettingoutofbreath，likethedegeneratemoderntourist。

574。Glenfinlas。AwoodedvalleybetweenBen—anandBenledi，theentrancetowhichisbetweenLochsAchrayandVennachar。ItisthesceneofScott’sballad，Glenfinlas，orLordRonald’sCoronach。AmilefromtheentrancearethefallsoftheHero’sTarge。Seeiv。84below。

577。Stillaroyalward。Stillunderage，withthekingforguardian。

583。Strath—Endrick。AvalleytothesoutheastofLochLomond，drainedbyEndrickWater。

584。Perilaught。Incuranyperil。MiltonusestheverbintransitivelyinReasonofChurchGovernment，ii。3："itmayperiltostainitself。"

587。Notinaction。The1sted。has"norinaction。"

594。News。Nowgenerallyusedasasingular；butinoldwritersbothassingularandasplural。Cf。Shakespeare，K。John，iii。

4。164："atthatnewshedies；"andId。v。7。65："thesedeadnews，"etc。

601。As。Asif。Seeon56above。

606。Glozing。Thatglossesoverthetruth，notplainandoutspoken。Sometimesitmeanstoflatter，ordeceivewithsmoothwords；asinSpenser，F。Q。iii。8。14：

"ForhecouldwellhisglozingspeechesframeTosuchvaineusesthathimbestbecame；"

Smith，Sermons（A。D。1609）："Everysmoothtaleisnottobebelieved；andeveryglosingtongueisnottobetrusted；"Milton，P。L。iii。93："hisglozinglies；"Id。ix。549："SoglozedtheTempter；"Comus，161："well—placedwordsofglozingcourtesy，"

etc。

615。TheKing’svindictivepride，etc。Scottsayshere："In1529，JamesmadeaconventionatEdinburgh，forthepurposeofconsideringthebestmodeofquellingtheBorderrobbers，who，duringthelicenseofhisminority，andthetroubleswhichfollowed，hadcommittedmanyexorbitances。Accordinglyheassembledaflyingarmyoftenthousandmen，consistingofhisprincipalnobilityandtheirfollowers，whoweredirectedtobringtheirhawksanddogswiththem，thatthemonarchmightrefreshhimselfwithsportduringtheintervalsofmilitaryexecution。WiththisarrayhesweptthroughEttrickForest，wherehehangedoverthegateofhisowncastlePiersCockburnofHenderland，whohadprepared，accordingtotradition，afeastforhisreception。HecausedAdamScottofTushiclawalsotobeexecuted，whowasdistinguishedbythetitleofKingoftheBorder。ButthemostnotedvictimofjusticeduringthatexpeditionwasJohnArmstrongofGilnockie，famousinScottishsong，who，confidinginhisownsupposedinnocence，mettheKing，witharetinueofthirty—sixpersons，allofwhomwerehangedatCarlenrig，nearthesourceoftheTeviot。Theeffectofthisseveritywassuch，that，asthevulgarexpressedit，’therush—

bushkeptthecow，’and’thereafterwasgreatpeaceandrestalongtime，wherethroughtheKinghadgreatprofit；forhehadtenthousandsheepgoingintheEttrickForestinkeepingbyAndrewBell，whomadethekingasgoodcountofthemastheyhadgoneintheboundsofFife’（Pitscottie’sHistory，p。153）。"

623。Meggat’smead。TheMeggat，orMegget，isamountainstreamflowingintotheYarrow，abranchoftheEtrrick，whichisitselfabranchoftheTweed。TheTeviotisalsoabranchoftheTweed。

627。Thedales，etc。TheMS。has"Thedaleswhereclanswerewonttobide。"

634。ByfateofBorderchivalry。Scottsays："Jameswas，infact，equallyattentivetorestrainrapineandfeudaloppressionineverypartofhisdominions。’TheKingpasttotheisles，andthereheldjusticecourts，andpunishedboththiefandtraitoraccordingtotheirdemerit。Andalsohecausedgreatmentoshowtheirholdings，wherethroughhefoundmanyofthesaidlandsinnon—entry；thewhichheconfiscateandbroughthometohisownuse，andafterwardsannexedthemtothecrown，asyeshallhear。

Synebroughtmanyofthegreatmenoftheislescaptivewithhim，suchasMudyart，M’Connel，M’LoydoftheLewes，M’Neil，M’Lane，M’Intosh，JohnMudyart，M’Kay，M’Kenzie，withmanyotherthatI

cannotrehearseatthistime。Someofthemheputinwardandsomeincourt，andsomehetookpledgesforgoodruleintimecoming。Sohebroughttheisles，bothnorthandsouth，ingoodruleandpeace；whereforehehadgreatprofit，service，andobedienceofpeoplealongtimehereafter；andaslongashehadtheheadsofthecountryinsubjection，theylivedingreatpeaceandrest，andtherewasgreatrichesandpolicybytheKing’sjustice’（Pitscottie，p。152）。"

638。Yourcounsel。Thatis，givemeyourcounsel。Streight=

strait。

659。TheBleedingHeart。Seeon200above。

662。Quarry。Seeoni。127above。

672。Towife。Forwife。Cf。Shakespeare，Temp。ii。1。75：

"suchaparagontotheirqueen；"Rich。II。iv。1。306："Ihaveakingheretomyflatterer，"etc。SeealsoMatt。iii。9，Luke，iii。8，etc。

674。Enow。Theoldpluralofenough；asinShakespeare，Hen。V。

iv。1。240："wehaveFrenchquarrelsenow，"etc。

678。TheLinksofForth。ThewindingsoftheForthbetweenStirlingandAlloa。

679。Stirling’sporch。ThegateofStirlingCastle。

683。Blench。Start，shrink。

685。Heat。Misprinted"heart"inmanyeds。

690。Frompathlessglen。TheMS。has"fromhillandglen。"

692。Therearewhohave。Fortheellipsis，cf。Shakespeare，Temp。ii。1。262："TherebethatcanruleNaples，"etc。Seealsoiii。10below。

694。Thatbeetledo’er。Cf。Hamlet，i。4。71：

"thedreadfulsummitofthecliffThatbeetleso’erhisbaseintothesea。"

696。Theirdangerousdream。TheMS。has"theirdesperatedream。"

702。Battled。Battlemented；asinvi。7below。

703。Itwaved。Thatitwaved；anellipsisverycommoninElizabethanandearlierEnglish。Cf。789below。

708。Astound。Astounded。Thiscontractionoftheparticiple（hereusedforthesakeoftherhyme）wasformerlynotuncommoninverbsendingindandt。ThusinShakespearewefindtheparticiplesbloat（Ham。iii。4。182），enshield（M。forM。ii。4。

80），taint（1Hen。VI。v。3。183），etc。

710。Crossing。Conflicting。

716。Ere。The1sted。misprints"e’er。"

731。Level。Aim；formerlyatechnicalterm。Cf。2Hen。IV。

iii。2。286："Thefoemanmaywithasgreataimlevelattheedgeofapenknife，"etc。

747。Nighted。Benighted。Itistoberegardedasacontractionofthatword；likelatedforbelatedinMacbeth，iii。3。6，etc。

Nighted（=dark，black）inHamlet，i。2。68（"thynightedcolour"）isanadjectiveformedfromthenounnight。

757。Checkeredshroud。Tartainplaid。Theoriginalmeaningofshroud（seeWb。）wasgarment。

763。Parting。Departing。Seeon94above。

768。Sodeep，etc。AccordingtoLockhart，theMS。reads：

"Thedeep—tonedanguishofdespairFlushed，infiercejealousy，toair；"

butwesuspectthat"Flushed"shouldbe"Flashed。"

774。Solately。Atthe"Beltanegame"（319above）。

781。Thusastheystrove，etc。TheMS。reads：

"Thus，astheystrove，eachbetterhandGraspedforthedaggerorthebrand。"

786。Ihold，etc。Scotthasthefollowingnoteonthelastpageofthe1sted。："TheauthorhastoapologizefortheinadvertentappropriationofawholelinefromthetragedyofDouglas：’I

holdthefirstwhostrikesmyfoe。’"

789。Hisdaughter’shand，etc。Fortheellipsisofthat，seeon703above。Deemedisoftenmisprinted"doomed。"

791。Sullenandslowly，etc。TheMS。reads：

"SullenandslowtherivalsboldLoosedathishesttheirdesperatehold，Buteitherstillonotherglared，"etc。

795。Brands。ApetwordwithScott。Notehowoftenithasbeenusedalreadyinthepoem。

798。Asfaltered。Seeon601above。

801。Pity’twere，etc。Scottsayshere："HardihoodwasineveryrespectsoessentialtothecharacterofaHighlander，thatthereproachofeffeminacywasthemostbitterwhichcouldbethrownuponhim。Yetitwassometimeshazardedonwhatwemightpresumetothinkslightgrounds。ItisreportedofoldSirEwenCameronofLochiel，whenupwardsofseventy，thathewassurprisedbynightonahuntingormilitaryexpedition。Hewrappedhiminhisplaid，andlaycontentedlydownuponthesnow，withwhichthegroundhappenedtobecovered。Amonghisattendants，whowerepreparingtotaketheirrestinthesamemanner，heobservedthatoneofhisgrandsons，forhisbetteraccommodation，hadrolledalargesnow—ball，andplaceditbelowhishead。Thewrathoftheancientchiefwasawakenedbyasymptomofwhatheconceivedtobedegenerateluxury。’Outuponthee，’saidhe，kickingthefrozenbolsterfromtheheadwhichitsupported，’artthousoeffeminateastoneedapillow？’Theofficerofengineers，whosecuriousLettersfromtheHighlandshavebeenmorethanoncequoted，tellsasimilarstoryofMacdonaldofKeppoch，andsubjoinsthefollowingremarks：’Thisandmanyotherstoriesareromantick；butthereisonething，thatatfirstthoughtmightseemveryromantick，ofwhichIhavebeencrediblyassured，thatwhentheHighlandersareconstrainedtolieamongthehills，incolddryweather，theysometimessoaktheplaidinsomeriverorburn（i。e。brook），andthenholdingupacornerofitalittleabovetheirheads，theyturnthemselvesroundandround，tilltheyareenvelopedbythewholemantle。

Theythenlaythemselvesdownontheheath，upontheleewardsideofsomehill，wherethewetandthewarmthoftheirbodiesmakeasteam，likethatofaboilingkettle。Thewet，theysay，keepsthemwarmbythickeningthestuff，andkeepingthewindfrompenetrating。ImustconfessIshouldhavebeenapttoquestionthisfact，hadInotfrequentlyseenthemwetfrommorningtonight，and，evenatthebeginningoftherain，notsomuchasstirafewyardstoshelter，butcontinueinitwithoutnecessity，tilltheywere，aswesay，wetthroughandthrough。

Andthatissooneffectedbytheloosenessandspunginessoftheplaiding；butthebonnetisfrequentlytakenoff，andwrunglikeadishclout，andthenputonagain。Theyhavebeenaccustomedfromtheirinfancytobeoftenwet，andtotakethewaterlikespaniels，andthisisbecomeasecondnature，andcanscarcelybecalledahardshiptothem，insomuchthatIusedtosay，theyseemedtobeoftheduckkind，andtolovewateraswell。ThoughIneversawthispreparationforsleepinwindyweather，yet，settingoutearlyinamorningfromoneofthehuts，Ihaveseenthemarksoftheirlodging，wherethegroundhasbeenfreefromrimeorsnow，whichremainedallroundthespotwheretheyhadlain’（LettersfromScotland，Lond。1754，8vo，ii。p。108）。"

809。Hishenchman。ScottquotesagaintheLettersfromScotland（ii。159）："Thisofficerisasortofsecretary，andistobeready，uponalloccasions，toventurehislifeindefenceofhismaster；andatdrinking—boutshestandsbehindhisseat，athishaunch，fromwhencehistitleisderived，andwatchestheconversation，toseeifanyoneoffendshispatron。AnEnglishofficerbeingincompanywithacertainchieftain，andseveralotherHighlandgentlemen，nearKillichumen，hadanargumentwiththegreatman；andbothbeingwellwarmedwithusky[whisky]，atlastthedisputegrewveryhot。Ayouthwhowashenchman，notunderstandingonewordofEnglish，imaginedhischiefwasinsulted，andthereupondrewhispistolfromhisside，andsnappeditattheofficer’shead；butthepistolmissedfire，otherwiseitismorethanprobablehemighthavesuffereddeathfromthehandofthatlittlevermin。ButitisverydisagreeabletoanEnglishmanoverabottlewiththeHighlanders，toseeeveryoneofthemhavehisgilly，thatis，hisservant，standingbehindhimallthewhile，letwhatwillbethesubjectofconversation。"

829。Onthemorn。Modifyingshouldcircle，notthenearerverbhadsworn。

831。TheFieryCross。Seeoniii。18below。

846。Point。Pointout，appoint。Cf。Shakespeare，Sonn。14。6：

"NorcanIfortunetobriefminutestell，Pointingtoeachhisthunder，rain，andwind。"

Thewordinthisandsimilarpassagesisgenerallyprinted"’point"bymoderneditors，butitisnotacontractionofappoint。

860。Thenplunged，etc。TheMS。has"Hespoke，andplungedintothetide。"

862。Steeredhim。Seeoni。142above。

865，866。Darkening……gave。Inthe1sted。theselinesarejoinedtowhatprecedes，astheyevidentlyshouldbe；inallthemorerecenteds。theyarejoinedtowhatfollows。

CantoThird。

3。Store。Seeoni。548above。

5。Thatbe。inoldEnglish，besidesthepresenttenseam，etc。，therewasalsothisformbe，fromtheAnglo—Saxonbeon。The2dpersonsingularwasbeest。The1stand3dpersonpluralbeisoftenfoundinShakespeareandtheBible。

10。Yetlivetherestill，etc。Seeonii。692above。

15。Whattime。Cf。ii。307above。

17。Thegatheringsound。Thesound，orsignal，forthegathering。Thephraseillustratesthedifferencebetweentheparticipleandtheverbalnoun（orwhateveritmaybecalled）in—ing。Cf。"alaboringman"and"alaboringday"（JuliusCaesar，i。1。4）；andseeoured。ofJ。C。p。126。

18。TheFieryCross。Scottsayshere："Whenachieftaindesignedtosummonhisclan，uponanysuddenorimportantemergency，heslewagoat，andmakingacrossofanylightwood，seareditsextremitiesinthefire，andextinguishedtheminthebloodoftheanimal。ThiswascalledtheFieryCross，alsoCreanTarigh，ortheCrossofShame，becausedisobediencetowhatthesymbolimplied，inferredinfamy。Itwasdeliveredtoaswiftandtrustymessenger，whoranfullspeedwithittothenexthamlet，wherehepresentedittotheprincipalperson，withasingleword，implyingtheplaceofrendezvous。Hewhoreceivedthesymbolwasboundtosenditforward，withequaldespatch，tothenextvillage；andthusitpassedwithincredibleceleritythroughallthedistrictwhichowedallegiancetothechief，andalsoamonghisalliesandneighbours，ifthedangerwascommontothem。AtsightoftheFieryCross，everyman，fromsixteenyearsoldtosixty，capableofbearingarms，wasobligedinstantlytorepair，inhisbestarmsandaccoutrements，totheplaceofrendezvous。Hewhofailedtoappearsufferedtheextremitiesoffireandsword，whichwereemblematicallydenouncedtothedisobedientbythebloodyandburntmarksuponthiswarlikesignal。Duringthecivilwarof1745—6，theFieryCrossoftenmadeitscircuit；andupononeoccasionitpassedthroughthewholedistrictofBreadalbane，atractofthirty—twomiles，inthreehours。ThelateAlexanderStewart，Esq。，ofInvernahyle，describedtomehishavingsentroundtheFieryCrossthroughthedistrictofAppine，duringthesamecommotion。ThecoastwasthreatenedbyadescentfromtwoEnglishtrigates，andthefloweroftheyoungmenwerewiththearmyofPrinceCharlesEdward，theninEngland；yetthesummonswassoeffectualthatevenoldageandchildhoodobeyedit；andaforcewascollectedinafewhours，sonumerousandsoenthusiastic，thatallattemptattheintendeddiversionuponthecountryoftheabsentwarriorswasinprudenceabandoned，asdesperate。"

19。TheSummerdawn’sreflectedhue，etc。Mr。Ruskinsays（ModernPainters，iii。278）："AndthusNaturebecomesdeartoScottinathreefoldway：deartohim，first，ascontainingthoseremainsormemoriesofthepast，whichhecannotfindincities，andgivinghopeofPraetorianmoundorknight’sgraveineverygreenslopeandshadeofitsdesolateplaces；dear，secondly，initsmoorlandliberty，whichhasforhimjustashighacharmasthefencedgardenhadforthemediaeval；……anddeartohim，finally，inthatperfectbeauty，deniedalikeincitiesandinmen，forwhicheverymodernhearthadbegunatlasttothirst，andScott’s，initsfreshnessandpower，ofallmen’smostearnestly。

"Andinthisloveofbeauty，observethattheloveofcolourisaleadingelement，hishealthymindbeingincapableoflosing，underanymodernfalseteaching，itsjoyinbrilliancyofhue……Ingeneral，ifhedoesnotmeantosaymuchaboutthings，theonecharacterwhichhewillgiveiscolour，usingitwiththemostperfectmasteryandfaithfulness。"