A collection of ancient and modern Scottish ballads, etc

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Pitsligo and Qgilvie a', man.
And brotliors Balfours,
Tlioy stood the first show'rs,
Clackmannan and Burleigh did cJa', man
' And we ran^ and they ran, &e.
But Cleppan acted pretty.
And Strowan * the witty,
A poet tliat pleases us a*, man ;
For mine is but rhime.
In respect of what's fme.
Or what he is able to ch-a', man,
And we ran, and they ran, &c.
For Huntly and Sinclair,
They both plaid the tinkler.
With consciences black like a era', man ;
Some Angus and Fifemen,
They ran for their life, man.
And ne'er a Lot's wife there at a', man^
And we ran, and they ran, &c.
Then Laurie the traitor.
Who betray 'd his master, f
* Alexander Robertson, Esq. of Struan.
" There was at this time a report prevailed that one
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Drummond went to Perth under the notion of a deserter
from the Duke of Argyle, but in reah'ty acted the part of a
spy, and gave his Grace intelhgence of all the motions of the
enemy. This man was employed the day of the action, as
aid-de-camp to the Lord, Drummond, and in that quality, attended
the Earl of Mar to receive his orders; the Earl when
he found his right was like to break the Duke's left, sent this
Diummond with orders to General Hatnmilton, who commanded
on tlie rebels left, to attack the enemy briskly, for
that he was like to get the better on the right. But Drummond,
as they pretend, gave contrary orders and intelligence
to General Hanimilton, acquainting him that the Earl's rigbt
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