A collection of ancient and modern Scottish ballads, etc

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of Bedford, and several border chiefs, were taken pri-
soners. They were carried to tlie Regent, the Earl of
Morton, at Dalkeith, who treated them with great hu-
manity, detained them a few days, that their resentment
might cool, and then dismissed them with expressions of
regard.]
The seventh of July, the siilth to say.
At the Reidswire the tryst was set
Our wardens they affixed the day.
And, as they promised, sae they met.
Alas ! that day I'll ne'er forget
Was sure sae feard, and then sae faine
They came there justice for to get.
That ne'er will greiu* to come again.
!
;
—
Carmlchael was our warden then.
He caused the country to conveen ;
And the Laird's Wat, that worthie man.
Brought in that sirname weil beseen : f
The Armstrangs that aye hae been
A bardie house, but not a hail ;
The Elliot's honnors to maintain.
Brought down the lave o' Liddesdale.
Then Tividale came to wi' speid;
The sheriffe brought the Douglas down,
Wi' Cranstane, Gladstain, gude at need,
Baith Rewle water, and Hawick town.
Beanjeddart bauldly made him boun,
Wi' a' the Trurabills, Strang and stout ;
The Rutherfoords, with grit renown.
Convoyed the town of Jedbrugh out.
* Long. t Appointed.
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