be found in the "Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border," vol. ii.' Mr. Charles Gibbon's Laird o'Lamington' is based on the same legend.
l. 332. " See the novel of "Redgauntlet” for a detailed picture of some of the extraordinary phenomena of the spring-tides in the Solway Frith.'—Lockhart.
l. 344. galliard (Sp. gallarda, Fr. gaillarda), a lively dance. Cp. Henry V, i. 2. 252 , ' a nimble galliard,' and note on expression in Clarendon Press ed.
l. 353. scaur, cliff or river bank. Cp. Blackie's 'Ascent of Cruachan' in 'Lays of the Highlands and Islands,' p.98:—
'Scale the scaur that gleams so red.'
Stanza XIII. l. 376. Cp. Dryden's 'Aurengzebe':—
'Love and a crown no rivalship can bear.'
l. 382.' Sir R. Kerr. See above, 1. 261
l. 383. Andrew Barton, High Admiral of Scotland, was one of a family of seamen, to whom James IV granted letters of reprisal against Portuguese traders for the violent death of their father . Both the King and the Bartons profited much by their successes. At length the Earl of Surrey, accusing Andrew Barton of attacking English as well as Portuguese vessels, sent two powerful men-of-war against him , and a sharp battle, fought in the Downs, resulted in Barton's death and the capture of his vessels. See Chambers's 'Eminent Scotsmen,' vol. v.
l.. 386. James sent his herald to Henry before Terouenne, calling upon him to desist from hostilities against Scotland's ally, the king of France, and sternly reminding him of the various insults to which Henry's supercilious policy had subjected him. Flodden had been fought before the messenger returned with his answer. Barclay, a contemporary poet, had written about seven years earlier, in his 'Ship of Fooles':—
Conjoyne with true love, peace, and fidelitie
With the Scottishe Unicornes might and hardines,
There is no doubt but all whole Christentie
Shall live in peace, wealth, and tranquilitie.'
But such a desirable consummation was to wait yet a while.
Stanza XIV. 1. 398. 'Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus,' says Scott, a man remarkable for strength of body and mind, acquired the popular name of Bell-the-Cat, upon the following remarkable occasion:— James the Third, of whom Pitscottie complains that he delighted more in music, and "policies of building," than in
