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THE

HEIR OF LINNE.

AN OLD BALLAD.

The Heir of Linne seemr, not to have been a

Lord of Parliament, but a Laird, whose

title went along with his estate


Explanation ob some of the obsolete words

WHICH OCCUR IN THE BALLAD,


Fay, faith—God's-pennie, earnest money—Losealls spend-
thrifts—Redde, testament, advice, counsel, or
dying words—Rude, cross—Wend
go—Wind, angry.


GREENOCK

Printed by William Scott