This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 Excerpt: ...of the river, and was the residence of the chief of the Armstrong family. 'On the opposite hill once dwelt Jock o' the Side, a nephew of the laird of Mangerton, and according to Sir Richard Maitland of very doubtful reputation: 'He is well kenn'd John of the Syde, A greater thief did never ryde; He never tyres For to ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 Excerpt: ...of the river, and was the residence of the chief of the Armstrong family. 'On the opposite hill once dwelt Jock o' the Side, a nephew of the laird of Mangerton, and according to Sir Richard Maitland of very doubtful reputation: 'He is well kenn'd John of the Syde, A greater thief did never ryde; He never tyres For to break byres; O 'er mure and mires Ower gude a guide.' In a raid by the Liddesdale men, Jock o' the Side was taken prisoner, but was rescued by his cousins of Mangerton, known as the Laird's Jock and the Laird's Wat: 'Then out and spake the gude Lairds Jock, Now fear ye na, my billie, quoth he; For here are the Laird's Jock and the Laird's "Wat, And Hobbie Noble, come to set thee free.' Of the castle of Mangerton very few vestiges are left. See Murray's 'Handbook to Scotland.' 117. Kirsty my son. Christopher Armstrong. He was the father or grandfather of "William Armstrong, called Christie's Will, renowned for his predatory exploits even among that family of hereditary freebooters. 122. Where on Esk side thou standest stout. The Esk is a river of Dumfriesshire and Cumberland, formed by the union of two streams, the Black and White Esk. At Langholm it is joined by Eweswater, which falls into it from the north-east, and by Wauchope-water from the south-west. At Canon bie-Hoi in it unites with the Liddel, its most important tributary, and for a short distance becomes the boundary between England and Scotland. It then enters Cumberland, and having flowed past Kirkandrews and Longtown, empties itself into the Solway Frith, about two miles from Sarkfoot, on the extreme verge of Scotland. 125. Carlinrigg. See note to line 7. 127. Scotland's heart was ne'er sae wae. The fate of Johnie Armstrong created much sympathy among his own people and th...
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Add this copy of English and Scotch Historical Ballads, Ed. By a. Milman to cart. $59.74, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Palala Press.
