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\"Bertramhis
suchviolencewithstood。\"
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，\"hisglazingeye。\"
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。