A collection of ancient and modern Scottish ballads, etc

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Pitciiple getting notice, conveens about thirty horsemen
fully armed, and with them niarclies to intercept Fren-
draught, and to be revenged of him for the hurt his son
had got. He came to the Marquis's house October 7.
Upon which the Marquis wisely desired Frendraught to
keep company with his lady, and he would discourse
Pitcaple, who complained to liim grievously of the harm
he had done to his son, and vowed he would be revenged
af him ere he returned home. The Marquis did all he
could to excuse Frendraught, and satisfy Pitcaple, but to
no purpose ; and so he went away in a chaff, still vow-
ins revenge. The Marquis communicated all that had
passed to Frendrxiught, and kept him at his house a day
or two ; and even then would not let him go home alone,
but sent his son John Gordon, Viscount of Melgum and
Aboyne, with some others, as a safeguard to him, until
l>e should be at home, (among whom was John Gordon
of Rothemay, son to him lately slain) lest Pitcaple should
ly in ambush for him.
*' They convoyed him safely home, and after dinner Aboyne
pressed earnestly to return ; and as earnestly did Fren-
draught press him to stay, and would by no means part
with him that night. He at last condescended to stay,
though unwillingly. They were well entertained, supped
merrily, and went to bed joyfull. The Viscount was laid
in a room in the old tower of the hall, standing upon a
vault, where there was around hole under his bed. Ro-
bert Gordon and English Will, two of his servants, were
laid beside him. The Laird of Rothemay, and some servants
by him, in an upper room above Aboyne. And
above that, in another room, George Chalmers of Noth,
and another of the Viscount's servants; all of them
lodged in that old tower, and all of them in rooms one