Memorials of Edinburgh in the Olden Time

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Go to: « Kay's Originals Vol. 1 « Kay's Originals Vol. 2 Memorials of Edinburgh in the Olden Time Cover Title Pages Contents List of Illustrations Preface Part 1: Historical Associations Part 1 Ch 1: Earliest Traditions Part 1 Ch 2: From The Accession of The Stuarts to the Death of James III Part 1 Ch 3: From the Accession of James IV to the Battle of Flodden Part 1 Ch 4: From the Battle of Flodden to the Death of James V Part 1 Ch 5: From the Death of James V to the Abdication of Queen Mary Part 1 Ch 6: From the Accession of James VI to the Restoration of Charles II Part 1 Ch 7: Historical Incidents after the Restoration Part 2: Local Antiquities and Traditions Part 2 Ch 1: The Castle Part 2 Ch 2: King's Stables, Castle Barns, and Castle Hill Part 2 Ch 3: The Lawnmarket Part 2 Ch 4: The Tolbooth, Luckenbooths, and Parliament Close Part 2 Ch 5: The High Street Part 2 Ch 6: The High Street and Nether Bow Part 2 Ch 7: The Canongate and Abbey Sanctuary Part 2 Ch 8: St Leonard's, St Mary's Wynd, and The Cowgate Part 2 Ch 9: The West Bow and Suburbs Part 2 Ch 10: Leith, and The New Town Part 2 Ch 11: Ecclesiastical Antiquities Appendix » Edinburgh Past and Present » Old and New Edinburgh Vol. I » Old and New Edinburgh Vol. II » Old and New Edinburgh Vol. III » Old and New Edinburgh Vol. IV » Old and New Edinburgh Vol. V » Old and New Edinburgh Vol. VI

YAMES IV. TO THE BATTLE OF FLODDEN. Up and awa my lither foot page, An Scotland and I maun part ; But sweere by the deed in ilk bluidy shrowd, That thou layn my lare i’ thy hart. GifTe I were a King, aa now I’m nane, Ille battell wold I prove, My birde ladie in Halyroode ; Wae worth the wyt 0’ lure. Sanct Giles sal1 ring ilk larum belle, Wauk up the mimes and bowse. Earl Angus has taen hime to Floudenne 1 * iJ * He cut the crosse on his right shoulder 0’ claith 0’ the bluidy redde, An hes hen his ways to the haly land Wheras Christe was quick and dead.’ 33 1 This curious fragment was found by the author in an interleaved copy of “Dalrymple’s remarks on the History of Scotland.” The following note is appended in the same hand :-“This I got from an old man, James Spence, gardener at Earlsha’ ; it had been on the fly leaf of a Psalm-book in the family as long as he remembered.” Two leaves have been torn out, so that these are only the concluding stanzas. I Y

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