A collection of ancient and modern Scottish ballads, etc

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On horseback he briskly did charge, man
An hero thaf s bold.
None coald him with-hold.
He stoutly encounter'^d the targemen t
And we ran, and they ran, &c.
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For the cowardly Whittam,.*
For fear they should cut him.
Seeing glittering broad-swords with a pa*, man.
And that in such thrang,.
]VIade Baird edicang.
And from the brave clans ran awa*^, man
And we ran, and they ran, &c.
Brave Mar and Panmure
W ere firm, I am sure.
The latter was kidnapt awa', man.
With brisk men about.
Brave Harry retook
His brother, t and laught at them a', man
And we ran,^ and they ran, &c.
Grave Marshall and LithgoW;,
And Glengary's pith too.
Assisted by brave Loggia-man^
And Gordons the bright.
So boldly did fight.
The red-coats took flight and awa', man
And we ran, and they ran, &c.
* Major*- General Whitham who commanded the left wing
of the royal army.
f " The few prisoners taken by the enemy on our left were
most of them stript and wounded after taken. The Earl of
Panmure being first of the prisoners wounded after taken^
They having refused his parole, he was left in a village, and.
by the hasty retreat of the enemy, upon the approach of our
army, was rescued by his brother and his servants."—Earl, of
Mar's Account of the Engagements