A collection of ancient and modern Scottish ballads, etc

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Estates in 1689, to which he was summoned, he was de-
clared a rebel nd having narrowly escaped being takea
by their cavalry, fled to the Highlands, where he exerted
himself with so miich activity in raising and organising
troops, that he soon saw himself at the head of two
thousand hardy mountai»eers. The surrender of Edin-
burgh castle by the Duke of Gordon, laid all the south
of Scotland open to the forces of William III. whose
general, Macka'y, followed Lord Dundee into Loch-
aber, where, from the nature of the coiintry, and the
difficulty of procuring provisions, both armies suftered
the greatest pri^'ations.
King James had assured Dundee that he would send hini a
considerable reinforcement from Ireland ;
but only thre6
liundretl men arrived, and these were nearly destitute (tf
'clothing, the tran^)orts with the stores having fallen
into the hands o'f t^i'e enemy's cruisers. Dundee had
row occasion f6r all the abilities of which he was pos-
'SeSsed ; the troops mider his