第19章

104。Lurch。Rob。Cf。Shakespeare，Cor。ii。2。105："Helurch’dallswordsofthegarland；"thatis，robbedthemalloftheprize。

112。Thedrum。The1sted。has"yourdrum。"

116。Plaid。Fortherhyme，seeoni。363above。

124。Storeofblood。Plentyofblood。Cf。Milton，L’Allegro，121："Withstoreofladies，"etc。Seealsoontheadjective，i。

548above。

127。Rewardthytoil。TheMS。goesonthus：

"Gettheeanape，andthenatonceThoumaystrenouncethewarder’slance，Andtrudgethroughboroughandthroughland，Theleaderofajugglerband。"

Scotthasthefollowingnotehere："Thejongleurs，orjugglers，aswelearnfromtheelaborateworkofthelateMr。Strutt，onthesportsandpastimesofthepeopleofEngland，usedtocallintheaidofvariousassistants，torendertheseperformancesascaptivatingaspossible。Theglee—maidenwasanecessaryattendant。Herdutywastumblinganddancing；andthereforetheAnglo—SaxonversionofSaintMark’sGospelstatesHerodiastohavevaultedortumbledbeforeKingHerod。InScotlandthesepoorcreaturesseem，evenatalateperiod，tohavebeenbondswomentotheirmasters，asappearsfromacasereportedbyFountainhall：’ReidthemountebankpursuesScotofHardenandhisladyforstealingawayfromhimalittlegirl，calledthetumbling—lassie，thatdanceuponhisstage；andheclaimeddamages，andproducedacontract，wherebyheboughtherfromhermotherfor？0Scots。ButwehavenoslavesinScotland，andmotherscannotselltheirbairns；andphysiciansattestedtheemploymentoftumblingwouldkillher；andherjointswerenowgrownstiff，andshedeclinedtoreturn；thoughshewasatleasta’prentice，andsocouldnotrunawayfromhermaster；yetsomecitedMoses’slaw，thatifaservantshelterhimselfwiththeeagainsthismaster’scruelty，thoushaltsurelynotdeliverhimup。TheLords，renitentecancellario，assoilziedHardenonthe27thofJanuary（1687）’（Fountainhall’sDecisions，vol。i。p。

439）。"

136。Purvey。Provide。Cf。Spenser，F。Q。v。12。10："Heallthingsdidpurvaywhichforthemneedfullweare。"

147。Bertram，etc。TheMS。has"Bertram|his|

|such|violencewithstood。"

152。Thetartanscreen。Thatis，thetartanwhichshehaddrawnoverherheadasaveil。

155。Thesavagesoldiery，etc。TheMS。has"Whiletherudesoldiery，amazed；"andin164below，"ShouldEllenDouglassufferwrong。"

167。Ishameme。Ishamemyself，Iamashamed。Theverywasformerlyusedintransitivelyinthissense。Cf。Shakespeare，R。

ofL。1143："Asshaminganyeyeshouldtheebehold；"A。Y。L。iv。

3。136："IdonotshametotellyouwhatIwas，"etc。

170。Needwood。AroyalforestinStaffordshire。

171。PoorRose，etc。TheMS。reads：

"’MyRose，’——hewipedhisironeyeandbrow，——

’PoorRose，——ifRosebelivingnow。’"

178。Part。Act；usedfortherhyme。Theexpressionisnotunlike"dothepartofanhonestman"（MuchAdo，ii。1。172），or"actthepart，"asweshouldnowputit。

183。Tullibardine。ThenameofanoldseatoftheMurrayfamily，abouttwentymilesfromStirling。

199。Errantdamosel。Cf。Spenser，F。Q。ii。1。19："Th’

adventureoftheErrantdamozell。"

209。GivenbytheMonarch，etc。TheMS。has"TheMonarchgavetoJamesFitz—James。"

218。Bower。Chamber。Seeoni。217above。

222。PermitImarshalyoutheway。PermitthatIconductyouthither。

233。Thevacantpurse，etc。TheMS。reads：

"Thesilkenpurseshallserveforme，Andinmybarret—capshallflee""——

aforcedrhymewhichthepoetdidwelltogetridof。

234。Barret—cap。Clothcap。Cf。theLay，iii。216：

"OldEngland’ssign，St。George’scross，Hisbarret—capdidgrace。"

Heputsthepurseinhiscapasafavor。Seeoniv。686above。

242。Master’s。HemeanstheDouglas，butJohnofBrenttakesittorefertoRoderick。See305below。

261。Wot。Know，understand。Seeoni。596above。

276。Ruggedvaults。TheMS。has"lowbroadvaults；"andin279，"stretching"forcrushing。

291。Oakenfloor。TheMS。and1sted。have"flintyfloor；"andbelow：

"’thoumaystremain；’

Andthen，retiring，boltandchain，Andrustybar，hedrewagain。

Rousedatthesound，"etc。

292，293。Such……hold。Thiscoupletisnotinthe1sted。，andpresumablynotintheMS。，thoughthefactisnotnotedbyLockhart。

295。Leech。Physician。Cf。F。Q。iii。3。18："Yfanyleachesskill，"etc。；andintheprecedingstanza，"Moreneedeofleach—

craftehathyourDamozell，"etc。

306。Prore。Prow（Latinprora）；usedonlyinpoetry。

309。Astrand。Onstrand（cf。ashore），stranded。

316。Atsea。TheMS。has"onmain，"and"plain"forleaintherhyme。The1sted。andthatof1821have"onsea。"

334。Hasneverharp，etc。TheMS。reads：

"ShallneverharpofminstreltellOfcombatfoughtsofierceandwell。"

348。Strikeit！Scottsays："Thereareseveralinstances，atleastintradition，ofpersonssomuchattachedtoparticulartunes，astorequiretohearthemontheirdeath—bed。SuchananecdoteismentionedbythelateMr。RiddelofGlenriddel，inhiscollectionofBordertunes，respectinganaircalledthe’DandlingoftheBairns，’forwhichacertainGallovidianlairdissaidtohaveevincedthisstrongmarkofpartiality。Itispopularlytoldofafamousfreebooter，thathecomposedthetuneknownbythenameofMacpherson’sRantwhileundersentenceofdeath，andplayeditatthegallows—tree。SomespiritedwordshavebeenadaptedtoitbyBurns。AsimilarstoryisrecountedofaWelshbard，whocomposedandplayedonhisdeath—bedtheaircalledDafyddyGarreggWen。ButthemostcuriousexampleisgivenbyBrantomeofamaidofhonoratthecourtofFrance，entitledMademoiselledeLimeuil：’Durantsamaladie，dontelletrespassa，jamaisellenecessa，ainsicausatousjours；carelleestoitfortgrandeparleuse，brocardeuse，ettres—bienetfortapropos，ettres—belleaveccela。Quandl’heuredesafinfutvenue，ellefitvenirasoysonvalet（ainsiquelesfillesdelacourenontchacuneun），quis’appelloitJulien，etscavoittres—

bienjouerduviolon。"Julien，"luyditelle，"prenezvostreviolon，etsonnezmoytousjoursjusquesacequevousmevoyezmorte（carjem’yenvais）laDefaitedesSuisses，etlemieuxquevouspourrez，etquandvousserezsurlemot，’Toutestperdu，’sonnezleparquatreoucingfois，lepluspiteusementquevouspourrez，"cequifitl’autre，etelle—mesmeluyaidoitdelavoix，etquandcevint"toutestperdu，"ellelereiterapardeuxfois；etsetournantdel’autrecosteduchevet，elleditasescompagnes："Toutestperduacecoup，etabonescient；"etainsideceda。Voilaunemortejoyeuseetplaisante。

Jetienscecontededeuxdesescompagnes，dignesdefoi，quivirentjouercemystere’（OEuvresdeBrantome，iii。507）。ThetunetowhichthisfairladychosetomakeherfinalexitwascomposedonthedefeatoftheSwissofMarignano。TheburdenisquotedbyPanurgeinRabelais，andconsistsofthesewords，imitatingthejargonoftheSwiss，whichisamixtureofFrenchandGerman：

’Toutestverlore，LaTintelore，ToutestverlorebiGot。’"

362。Withwhat，etc。ThislineisnotintheMS。

369。BattleofBeal’auDuine。Scotthasthefollowingnotehere：

"AskirmishactuallytookplaceatapassthuscalledintheTrosachs，andclosedwiththeremarkableincidentmentionedinthetext。ItwasgreatlyposteriorindatetothereignofJamesV。

’Inthisroughly—woodedisland[FN#13]thecountrypeoplesecretedtheirwivesandchildrenandtheirmostvaluableeffectsfromtherapacityofCromwell’ssoldiersduringtheirinroadintothiscountry，inthetimeoftherepublic。Theseinvaders，notventuringtoascendbytheladdersalongthelake，tookamorecircuitousroadthroughtheheartoftheTrosachs，themostfrequentedpathatthattime，whichpenetratesthewildernessabouthalfwaybetweenBineanandthelakebyatractcalledYea—

chilleach，ortheOldWife’sBog。

’Inoneofthedefilesofthisby—roadthemenofthecountryatthattimehungupontherearoftheinvadingenemy，andshotoneofCromwell’smen，whosegravemarksthesceneofaction，andgivesnametothatpass。[FN#14]Inrevengeofthisinsult，thesoldiersresolvedtoplundertheisland，toviolatethewomen，andputthechildrentodeath。Withthisbrutalintention，oneoftheparty，moreexpertthantherest，swamtowardstheisland，tofetchtheboattohiscomrades，whichhadcarriedthewomentotheirasylum，andlaymooredinoneofthecreeks。Hiscompanionsstoodontheshoreofthemainland，infullviewofallthatwastopass，waitinganxiouslyforhisreturnwiththeboat。Butjustastheswimmerhadgottothenearestpointoftheisland，andwaslayingholdofablackrocktogetonshore，aheroine，whostoodontheverypointwherehemeanttoland，hastilysnatchingadaggerfrombelowherapron，withonestrokeseveredhisheadfromthebody。Hispartyseeingthisdisaster，andrelinquishingallfuturehopeofrevengeorconquest，madethebestoftheirwayoutoftheirperiloussituation。Thisamazon’sgreatgrandsonlivesatBridgeofTurk，who，besidesothers，atteststheanecdote’（SketchoftheScenerynearCallander，Stirling，1806，p。20）。Ihaveonlytoaddtothisaccountthattheheroine’snamewasHelenStuart。"

376。Norippleonthelake。"Thelivelinessofthisdescriptionofthebattleisduetothegreatervarietyofthemetre，whichresemblesthatofMarmion。Thethree—accentlinesintroducedatintervalsgiveitlightness，andtherepetitionofthesamerhymeenablesthepoettothrowtogetherwithoutbreakallthatformspartofonepicture"（Taylor）。

377。Erne。Eagle。SeeWb。

392。Isee，etc。Cf。iv。152above。

396。Boune。Seeoniv。36above。Mosteds。misprint"bound。"

404。Barded。Thereadingofthe1sted。andthatof1821；

"corrected"inalltherecentonesinto"barbed。"Scottdoubtlesswrotebarded（=armored，orwearingdefensivearmor；

butappliedonlytohorses），awordfoundinmanyoldwriters。

Cf。Holinshed（quotedbyNares）："withbardedhorses，allcoveredwithiron，"etc。SeealsoWb。ScotthasthewordagainintheLay，i。311：

"Abovethefoamingtide，Iween，Scarcehalfthecharger’sneckwasseen；

Forhewasbardedfromcountertotail，Andtheriderwasarmedcompleteinmail。"

405。Battalia。Battalion，army。Thewordisnotapluralofbattalion，assomehaveseemedtothink。SeeWb。

414。Vaward。Inthevanward，orvanguard；misprinted"vanward"

insomeeditions。Shakespearehasthenounseveraltimes；asinHen。V。iv。3。130："Theleadingofthevaward；"Cor。i。6。53：

"Theirbandsi’thevaward；"andfigurativelyinM。N。D。iv。1。

110："thevawardoftheday，"etc。

419。Pride。Someeds。misprint"power。"

429。As。Asif。Seeonii。56above。

434。Theirflighttheyply。Thereadingofthe1sted。andthatof1821。Mostoftheeds。have"plight"forflight，andTaylorhasthefollowingnoteonTheirplighttheyply："Themeaningofthisisnotveryclear。Possibly’theykeepupaconstantfire，’

buttheyseemintoocompletearoutforthat。"Cf。iii。318

above。

438。Therear。The1sted。has"theirrear。"

443。Twilightwood。Cf。403above。"Theappearanceofthespearsandpikeswassuchthatinthetwilighttheymighthavebeenmistakenatadistanceforawood"（Taylor）。

449—450。Andcloselyshouldering，etc。ThiscoupletisnotintheMS。

452。Tinchel。"Acircleofsportsmen，who，bysurroundingagreatspace，andgraduallynarrowing，broughtimmensequantitiesofdeertogether，whichusuallymadedesperateeffortstobreachthroughtheTinchel"（Scott）。

459。Thetide。The1sted。has"theirtide。"

473。Now，gallants！etc。Cf。Macaulay，BattleofIvry：

"Nowbythelipsofthoseyelove，FairgentlemenofFrance，Chargeforthegoldenlilies，——

Uponthemwiththelance！"

483。Andrefluent，etc。TheMS。reads：

"AndrefluentdownthedarksomepassThebattle’stidewaspoured；

Theretoiledthespearman’sstrugglingspear，Thereragedthemountainsword。"

488。Linn。Herethewordis=cataract。Seeoni。71andii。

270above。

497。Minstrel，away！TheMS。has"Away！away！"

509。Surge。Notetheimperfectrhyme。Seeoni。223above。

511。Thatsullen。Thereadingofthe1sted。andthatof1821；

"thesullen"inmanyeds。

514。Thatpartsnot，etc。LockhartquotesByron，Giaour：

"thelovelinessindeathThatpartsnotquitewithpartingbreath。"

515。Seeming，etc。TheMS。reads：

"Andseemed，tominstrelear，totollThepartingdirgeofmanyasoul。"

Forpart=depart，seeonii。94above。

523。Whilebythelake，etc。TheMS。reads：

"WhilebythedarkenedlakebelowFileoutthespearmenofthefoe。"

525。Atwearybay。Seeoni。133above。

527。Tatteredsail。The1sted。has"shatteredsail；"notnotedintheErrata。

532。Saxons。Someeds。misprint"Saxon。"

538。Wont。Seeoni。408above。

539。Store。Seeoni。548above。Bonnet—piecesweregoldcoinsonwhichtheKing’sheadwasrepresentedwithabonnetinsteadofacrown。

540。Tohimwillswim。Fortheellipsis，seeoni。528above。

556。Herbillows，etc。The1sted。has"Herbillowrearedhissnowycrest，"and"its"fortheyinthenextline。

564。Ittinged，etc。TheMS。has"Ittingedtheboatsandlakewithflame。"

Lines561—568areinterpolatedintheMS。onaslipofpaper。

565。Duncraggan’swidoweddame。Cf。iii。428fol。above。

567。Anakeddirk。The1sted。has"Herhusband’sdirk。"

592。Chime。Music。Cf。iv。524above。

595。Variedhislook，etc。TheMS。has"Glowedinhislook，asswelledthesong；"andin600，"his|glazing|eye。"

|fiery|

602。Thus，motionless，etc。Cf。theIntroductiontoRobRoy；

"RobRoy，whileonhisdeath—bed，learnedthataperson，withwhomhewasatenmity，proposedtovisithim。’Raisemefrommybed，’saidtheinvalid；’throwmyplaidaroundme，andbringmemyclaymore，dirk，andpistols：itshallneverbesaidthatafoemansawRobRoyMacGregordefencelessandunarmed。’Hisfoeman，conjecturedtobeoneoftheMacLarens，enteredandpaidhiscompliments，inquiringafterthehealthofhisformidableneighbor。RobRoymaintainedacold，haughtycivilityduringtheirshortconference；andsosoonashehadleftthehouse，’Now，’hesaid，’allisover——letthepiperplayHatilmitulidh’[wereturnnomore]，andheissaidtohaveexpiredbeforethedirgewasfinished。"

605。Grimandstill。Originally"sternandstill。"Inanotetotheprinter，sentwiththefinalstanzas，Scottwrites："I

sendthegrandfinale，andsoexittheLadyoftheLakefromtheheadshehastormentedforsixmonths。Incantovi。stanza21，——

sternandstill，readgrimandstill；sternlyoccursfourlineshigher。Forasimilarreason，stanza24，——dundeerreadfleetdeer。"

608。Andartthou，etc。TheMS。has"’Andartthougone，’theMinstrelsaid。"

609。Foeman’s。Misprinted"foeman’s"insomeeds。

610。Breadalbane。Seeonii。416above。

614。Theshelter，etc。TheMS。has"Themightiestofamightyline。"

631。Evenshe。Thatis，Ellen。

638。Storied。Referringtothescenesdepictedonthepaintedglass。Cf。Milton，IlPenseroso，159："Andstoriedwindows，richlydight。"Thechangeoftenseinfallisofcoursefortherhyme；butwemightexpect"lighten"forlightened。

643。Thebanquet，etc。TheMS。reads：

"Thebanquetgay，thechamber’spride，Scarcedrewonecuriousglanceaside；"

andin653，"earnestonhisgame。"

665。Ofperchandhood。Thatis，ofenforcedidleness。Seeonii。525above。Insomeeds。thissongisprintedwithoutanydivisionintostanzas。

670。Forest。The1sted。andthatof1821have"forests，"butwesuspectthatScottwroteforest。

672。Ismeetforme。TheMS。has"wasmeantforme。"Fortheellipsis，cf。540above。

674。Fromyondullsteeple’s，"etc。TheMS。has"Fromdarkenedsteeple’s"etc。Seeonv。558above。

677。Thelark，etc。TheMS。has"Thelivelylarkmymatinsrung，"and"sung"intherhyme。Theomissionoftowithringandsingishereapoeticlicense；butinElizabethanEnglishitiscommoninmanycaseswhereitwouldnotnowbeadmissible。Cf。

Othello，ii。3。190："youwerewontbecivil；"F。Q。i。1。50：

"Hethoughthaveslaineher，"etc。

680。Ahall，etc。TheMS。has"ahallshouldharborme。"

683。Fleetdeer。Seeon605above。

707。Atmorningprime。Earlyinthemorning。Primeisproperlythefirstcanonicalhourofprayer，or6a。m。Foritslooserusehere，cf。F。Q。ii。9。25："ateveningandatprime。"

712。Stayed。Supported；nottobeprinted"staid，"asinsomeeditions。

716。Within，etc。TheMS。reads：

"Within’twasbrilliantall，andbrightThevisionglowedonEllen’ssight。"

726。Presence。Presence—chamber。Cf。Rich。II。i。3。289：

"Supposethesingingbirdsmusicians，Thegrasswhereonthoutread’stthepresencestrew’d"

（thatis，strewnwithrushes）；Hen。VIII。iii。1。17：

"thetwogreatcardinalsWaitinthepresence，"etc。

727。Forhim，etc。TheMS。reads："Forhimwhoownedthisroyalstate。"

737。Sheen。Bright。Seeoni。208above。

740。AndSnowdoun’sKnightisScotland’sKing。Scottsays：

"ThisdiscoverywillprobablyremindthereaderofthebeautifulArabiantaleofIlBondocani。Yettheincidentisnotborrowedfromthatelegantstory，butfromScottishtradition。JamesV。，ofwhomwearetreating，wasamonarchwhosegoodandbenevolentintentionsoftenrenderedhisromanticfreaksvenial，ifnotrespectable，since，fromhisanxiousattentiontotheinterestsofthelowerandmostoppressedclassofhissubjects，hewas，aswehaveseen，popularlytermedtheKingoftheCommons。Forthepurposeofseeingthatjusticewasregularlyadministered，andfrequentlyfromthelessjustifiablemotiveofgallantry，heusedtotraversethevicinageofhisseveralpalacesinvariousdisguises。ThetwoexcellentcomicsongsentitledTheGaberlunzieManandWe’llgaenaemairarovingaresaidtohavebeenfoundeduponthesuccessofhisamorousadventureswhentravellinginthedisguiseofabeggar。Thelatterisperhapsthebestcomicballadinanylanguage。

"Anotheradventure，whichhadnearlycostJameshislife，issaidtohavetakenplaceatthevillageofCramond，nearEdinburgh，wherehehadrenderedhisaddressesacceptabletoaprettygirlofthelowerrank。Fourorfivepersons，whetherrelationsorloversofhismistressisuncertain，besetthedisguisedmonarchashereturnedfromhisrendezvous。Naturallygallant，andanadmirablemasterofhisweapon，theKingtookpostonthehighandnarrowbridgeovertheAlmondriver，anddefendedhimselfbravelywithhissword。Apeasantwhowasthrashinginaneighboringbarncameoutuponthenoise，and，whethermovedbycompassionorbynaturalgallantry，tooktheweakerside，andlaidaboutwithhisflailsoeffectuallyastodispersetheassailants，wellthrashed，evenaccordingtotheletter。HethenconductedtheKingintohisbarn，wherehisguestrequestedabasinandatowel，toremovethestainsofthebroil。Thisbeingprocuredwithdifficulty，Jamesemployedhimselfinlearningwhatwasthesummitofthedeliverer’searthlywishes，andfoundthattheywereboundedbythedesireofpossessing，inproperty，thefarmofBraehead，uponwhichhelaboredasabondsman。ThelandschancedtobelongtotheCrown；andJamesdirectedhimtocometothepalaceofHolyroodandinquirefortheGuidman（thatis，farmer）ofBallenguich，anamebywhichhewasknowninhisexcursions，andwhichansweredtotheIlBondocaniofHarounAlraschid。Hepresentedhimselfaccordingly，andfound，withdueastonishment，thathehadsavedhismonarch’slife，andthathewastobegratifiedwithacrowncharterofthelandsofBraehead，undertheserviceofpresentingaewer，basin，andtowelfortheKingtowashhishandswhenheshallhappentopassthebridgeofCramond。ThispersonwasancestoroftheHowisonsofBraehead，inMid—Lothian，arespectablefamily，whocontinuetoholdthelands（nowpassedintothefemaleline）underthesametenure。[FN#15]

"AnotherofJames’sfrolicsisthusnarratedbyMr。CampbellfromtheStatisticalAccount：’Beingoncebenightedwhenouta—

hunting，andseparatedfromhisattendants，hehappenedtoenteracottageinthemidstofamoor，atthefootoftheOchilhills，nearAlloa，where，unknown，hewaskindlyreceived。Inordertoregaletheirunexpectedguest，thegudemandesiredthegudewifetofetchthehenthatroostednearestthecock，whichisalwaystheplumpest，forthestranger’ssupper。TheKing，highlypleasedwithhisnight’slodgingandhospitableentertainment，toldminehost，atparting，thatheshouldbegladtoreturnhiscivility，andrequestedthatthefirsttimehecametoStirlinghewouldcallattheCastle，andinquirefortheGudemanofBallenguich。Donaldson，thelandlord，didnotfailtocallontheGudemanofBallenguich，whenhisastonishmentatfindingthattheKinghadbeenhisguestaffordednosmallamusementtothemerrymonarchandhiscourtiers；andtocarryonthepleasantry，hewasthenceforthdesignatedbyJameswiththetitleofKingoftheMoors，whichnameanddesignationhavedescendedfromfathertosoneversince，andtheyhavecontinuedinpossessionoftheidenticalspot，thepropertyofMr。ErskineofMar，tillverylately，whenthisgentlemanwithreluctanceturnedoutthedescendantandrepresentativeoftheKingoftheMoors，onaccountofhisMajesty’sinvincibleindolence，andgreatdisliketoreformorinnovationofanykind，although，fromthespiritedexampleofhisneighbortenantsonthesameestate，heisconvincedsimilarexertionwouldpromotehisadvantage。’

"Theauthorrequestspermissionyetfarthertoverifythesubjectofhispoem，byanextractfromthegenealogicalworkofBuchananofAuchmar，uponScottishsurnames（EssayupontheFamilyofBuchanan，p。74）：

’ThisJohnBuchananofAuchmarandArnpryorwasafterwardstermedKingofKippen[asmalldistrictofPerthshire]uponthefollowingaccount：KingJamesV。，averysociable，debonairprince，residingatStirling，inBuchananofArnpryor’stime，carrierswereveryfrequentlypassingalongthecommonroad，beingnearArnpryor’shouse，withnecessariesfortheuseoftheKing’sfamily；andhe，havingsomeextraordinaryoccasion，orderedoneofthesecarrierstoleavehisloadathishouse，andhewouldpayhimforit；whichthecarrierrefusedtodo，tellinghimhewastheKing’scarrier，andhisloadforhisMajesty’suse；towhichArnpryorseemedtohavesmallregard，compellingthecarrier，intheend，toleavehisload；tellinghim，ifKingJameswasKingofScotland，hewasKingofKippen，sothatitwasreasonableheshouldsharewithhisneighborkinginsomeoftheseloads，sofrequentlycarriedthatroad。Thecarrierrepresentingtheseusage，andtellingthestoryasArnpryorspokeit，tosomeoftheKing’sservants，itcameatlengthtohismajesty’sears，whoshortlythereafter，withafewattendants，cametovisithisneighborking，whowasinthemeantimeatdinner。KingJames，havingsentaservanttodemandaccess，wasdeniedthesamebyatallfellowwithabattle—axe，whostoodporteratthegate，tellingtherecouldbenoaccesstilldinnerwasover。ThisanswernotsatisfyingtheKing，hesenttodemandaccessasecondtime；uponwhichhewasdesiredbytheportertodesist，otherwisehewouldfindcausetorepenthisrudeness。