104。Lurch。Rob。Cf。Shakespeare，Cor。ii。2。105："Helurch’dallswordsofthegarland；"thatis，robbedthemalloftheprize。
112。Thedrum。The1sted。has"yourdrum。"
116。Plaid。Fortherhyme，seeoni。363above。
124。Storeofblood。Plentyofblood。Cf。Milton，L’Allegro，121："Withstoreofladies，"etc。Seealsoontheadjective，i。
548above。
127。Rewardthytoil。TheMS。goesonthus：
"Gettheeanape，andthenatonceThoumaystrenouncethewarder’slance，Andtrudgethroughboroughandthroughland，Theleaderofajugglerband。"
Scotthasthefollowingnotehere："Thejongleurs，orjugglers，aswelearnfromtheelaborateworkofthelateMr。Strutt，onthesportsandpastimesofthepeopleofEngland，usedtocallintheaidofvariousassistants，torendertheseperformancesascaptivatingaspossible。Theglee—maidenwasanecessaryattendant。Herdutywastumblinganddancing；andthereforetheAnglo—SaxonversionofSaintMark’sGospelstatesHerodiastohavevaultedortumbledbeforeKingHerod。InScotlandthesepoorcreaturesseem，evenatalateperiod，tohavebeenbondswomentotheirmasters，asappearsfromacasereportedbyFountainhall：’ReidthemountebankpursuesScotofHardenandhisladyforstealingawayfromhimalittlegirl，calledthetumbling—lassie，thatdanceuponhisstage；andheclaimeddamages，andproducedacontract，wherebyheboughtherfromhermotherfor？0Scots。ButwehavenoslavesinScotland，andmotherscannotselltheirbairns；andphysiciansattestedtheemploymentoftumblingwouldkillher；andherjointswerenowgrownstiff，andshedeclinedtoreturn；thoughshewasatleasta’prentice，andsocouldnotrunawayfromhermaster；yetsomecitedMoses’slaw，thatifaservantshelterhimselfwiththeeagainsthismaster’scruelty，thoushaltsurelynotdeliverhimup。TheLords，renitentecancellario，assoilziedHardenonthe27thofJanuary（1687）’（Fountainhall’sDecisions，vol。i。p。
439）。"
136。Purvey。Provide。Cf。Spenser，F。Q。v。12。10："Heallthingsdidpurvaywhichforthemneedfullweare。"
147。Bertram，etc。TheMS。has"Bertramhis
suchviolencewithstood。"
152。Thetartanscreen。Thatis，thetartanwhichshehaddrawnoverherheadasaveil。
155。Thesavagesoldiery，etc。TheMS。has"Whiletherudesoldiery，amazed；"andin164below，"ShouldEllenDouglassufferwrong。"
167。Ishameme。Ishamemyself，Iamashamed。Theverywasformerlyusedintransitivelyinthissense。Cf。Shakespeare，R。
ofL。1143："Asshaminganyeyeshouldtheebehold；"A。Y。L。iv。
3。136："IdonotshametotellyouwhatIwas，"etc。
170。Needwood。AroyalforestinStaffordshire。
171。PoorRose，etc。TheMS。reads：
"’MyRose，’——hewipedhisironeyeandbrow，——
’PoorRose，——ifRosebelivingnow。’"
178。Part。Act；usedfortherhyme。Theexpressionisnotunlike"dothepartofanhonestman"（MuchAdo，ii。1。172），or"actthepart，"asweshouldnowputit。
183。Tullibardine。ThenameofanoldseatoftheMurrayfamily，abouttwentymilesfromStirling。
199。Errantdamosel。Cf。Spenser，F。Q。ii。1。19："Th’
adventureoftheErrantdamozell。"
209。GivenbytheMonarch，etc。TheMS。has"TheMonarchgavetoJamesFitz—James。"
218。Bower。Chamber。Seeoni。217above。
222。PermitImarshalyoutheway。PermitthatIconductyouthither。
233。Thevacantpurse，etc。TheMS。reads：
"Thesilkenpurseshallserveforme，Andinmybarret—capshallflee""——
aforcedrhymewhichthepoetdidwelltogetridof。
234。Barret—cap。Clothcap。Cf。theLay，iii。216：
"OldEngland’ssign，St。George’scross，Hisbarret—capdidgrace。"
Heputsthepurseinhiscapasafavor。Seeoniv。686above。
242。Master’s。HemeanstheDouglas，butJohnofBrenttakesittorefertoRoderick。See305below。
261。Wot。Know，understand。Seeoni。596above。
276。Ruggedvaults。TheMS。has"lowbroadvaults；"andin279，"stretching"forcrushing。
291。Oakenfloor。TheMS。and1sted。have"flintyfloor；"andbelow：
"’thoumaystremain；’
Andthen，retiring，boltandchain，Andrustybar，hedrewagain。
Rousedatthesound，"etc。
292，293。Such……hold。Thiscoupletisnotinthe1sted。，andpresumablynotintheMS。，thoughthefactisnotnotedbyLockhart。
295。Leech。Physician。Cf。F。Q。iii。3。18："Yfanyleachesskill，"etc。；andintheprecedingstanza，"Moreneedeofleach—
craftehathyourDamozell，"etc。
306。Prore。Prow（Latinprora）；usedonlyinpoetry。
309。Astrand。Onstrand（cf。ashore），stranded。
316。Atsea。TheMS。has"onmain，"and"plain"forleaintherhyme。The1sted。andthatof1821have"onsea。"
334。Hasneverharp，etc。TheMS。reads：
"ShallneverharpofminstreltellOfcombatfoughtsofierceandwell。"
348。Strikeit！Scottsays："Thereareseveralinstances，atleastintradition，ofpersonssomuchattachedtoparticulartunes，astorequiretohearthemontheirdeath—bed。SuchananecdoteismentionedbythelateMr。RiddelofGlenriddel，inhiscollectionofBordertunes，respectinganaircalledthe’DandlingoftheBairns，’forwhichacertainGallovidianlairdissaidtohaveevincedthisstrongmarkofpartiality。Itispopularlytoldofafamousfreebooter，thathecomposedthetuneknownbythenameofMacpherson’sRantwhileundersentenceofdeath，andplayeditatthegallows—tree。SomespiritedwordshavebeenadaptedtoitbyBurns。AsimilarstoryisrecountedofaWelshbard，whocomposedandplayedonhisdeath—bedtheaircalledDafyddyGarreggWen。ButthemostcuriousexampleisgivenbyBrantomeofamaidofhonoratthecourtofFrance，entitledMademoiselledeLimeuil：’Durantsamaladie，dontelletrespassa，jamaisellenecessa，ainsicausatousjours；carelleestoitfortgrandeparleuse，brocardeuse，ettres—bienetfortapropos，ettres—belleaveccela。Quandl’heuredesafinfutvenue，ellefitvenirasoysonvalet（ainsiquelesfillesdelacourenontchacuneun），quis’appelloitJulien，etscavoittres—
bienjouerduviolon。"Julien，"luyditelle，"prenezvostreviolon，etsonnezmoytousjoursjusquesacequevousmevoyezmorte（carjem’yenvais）laDefaitedesSuisses，etlemieuxquevouspourrez，etquandvousserezsurlemot，’Toutestperdu，’sonnezleparquatreoucingfois，lepluspiteusementquevouspourrez，"cequifitl’autre，etelle—mesmeluyaidoitdelavoix，etquandcevint"toutestperdu，"ellelereiterapardeuxfois；etsetournantdel’autrecosteduchevet，elleditasescompagnes："Toutestperduacecoup，etabonescient；"etainsideceda。Voilaunemortejoyeuseetplaisante。
Jetienscecontededeuxdesescompagnes，dignesdefoi，quivirentjouercemystere’（OEuvresdeBrantome，iii。507）。ThetunetowhichthisfairladychosetomakeherfinalexitwascomposedonthedefeatoftheSwissofMarignano。TheburdenisquotedbyPanurgeinRabelais，andconsistsofthesewords，imitatingthejargonoftheSwiss，whichisamixtureofFrenchandGerman：
’Toutestverlore，LaTintelore，ToutestverlorebiGot。’"
362。Withwhat，etc。ThislineisnotintheMS。
369。BattleofBeal’auDuine。Scotthasthefollowingnotehere：
"AskirmishactuallytookplaceatapassthuscalledintheTrosachs，andclosedwiththeremarkableincidentmentionedinthetext。ItwasgreatlyposteriorindatetothereignofJamesV。
’Inthisroughly—woodedisland[FN#13]thecountrypeoplesecretedtheirwivesandchildrenandtheirmostvaluableeffectsfromtherapacityofCromwell’ssoldiersduringtheirinroadintothiscountry，inthetimeoftherepublic。Theseinvaders，notventuringtoascendbytheladdersalongthelake，tookamorecircuitousroadthroughtheheartoftheTrosachs，themostfrequentedpathatthattime，whichpenetratesthewildernessabouthalfwaybetweenBineanandthelakebyatractcalledYea—
chilleach，ortheOldWife’sBog。
’Inoneofthedefilesofthisby—roadthemenofthecountryatthattimehungupontherearoftheinvadingenemy，andshotoneofCromwell’smen，whosegravemarksthesceneofaction，andgivesnametothatpass。[FN#14]Inrevengeofthisinsult，thesoldiersresolvedtoplundertheisland，toviolatethewomen，andputthechildrentodeath。Withthisbrutalintention，oneoftheparty，moreexpertthantherest，swamtowardstheisland，tofetchtheboattohiscomrades，whichhadcarriedthewomentotheirasylum，andlaymooredinoneofthecreeks。Hiscompanionsstoodontheshoreofthemainland，infullviewofallthatwastopass，waitinganxiouslyforhisreturnwiththeboat。Butjustastheswimmerhadgottothenearestpointoftheisland，andwaslayingholdofablackrocktogetonshore，aheroine，whostoodontheverypointwherehemeanttoland，hastilysnatchingadaggerfrombelowherapron，withonestrokeseveredhisheadfromthebody。Hispartyseeingthisdisaster，andrelinquishingallfuturehopeofrevengeorconquest，madethebestoftheirwayoutoftheirperiloussituation。Thisamazon’sgreatgrandsonlivesatBridgeofTurk，who，besidesothers，atteststheanecdote’（SketchoftheScenerynearCallander，Stirling，1806，p。20）。Ihaveonlytoaddtothisaccountthattheheroine’snamewasHelenStuart。"
376。Norippleonthelake。"Thelivelinessofthisdescriptionofthebattleisduetothegreatervarietyofthemetre，whichresemblesthatofMarmion。Thethree—accentlinesintroducedatintervalsgiveitlightness，andtherepetitionofthesamerhymeenablesthepoettothrowtogetherwithoutbreakallthatformspartofonepicture"（Taylor）。
377。Erne。Eagle。SeeWb。
392。Isee，etc。Cf。iv。152above。
396。Boune。Seeoniv。36above。Mosteds。misprint"bound。"
404。Barded。Thereadingofthe1sted。andthatof1821；
"corrected"inalltherecentonesinto"barbed。"Scottdoubtlesswrotebarded（=armored，orwearingdefensivearmor；
butappliedonlytohorses），awordfoundinmanyoldwriters。
Cf。Holinshed（quotedbyNares）："withbardedhorses，allcoveredwithiron，"etc。SeealsoWb。ScotthasthewordagainintheLay，i。311：
"Abovethefoamingtide，Iween，Scarcehalfthecharger’sneckwasseen；
Forhewasbardedfromcountertotail，Andtheriderwasarmedcompleteinmail。"
405。Battalia。Battalion，army。Thewordisnotapluralofbattalion，assomehaveseemedtothink。SeeWb。
414。Vaward。Inthevanward，orvanguard；misprinted"vanward"
insomeeditions。Shakespearehasthenounseveraltimes；asinHen。V。iv。3。130："Theleadingofthevaward；"Cor。i。6。53：
"Theirbandsi’thevaward；"andfigurativelyinM。N。D。iv。1。
110："thevawardoftheday，"etc。
419。Pride。Someeds。misprint"power。"
429。As。Asif。Seeonii。56above。
434。Theirflighttheyply。Thereadingofthe1sted。andthatof1821。Mostoftheeds。have"plight"forflight，andTaylorhasthefollowingnoteonTheirplighttheyply："Themeaningofthisisnotveryclear。Possibly’theykeepupaconstantfire，’
buttheyseemintoocompletearoutforthat。"Cf。iii。318
above。
438。Therear。The1sted。has"theirrear。"
443。Twilightwood。Cf。403above。"Theappearanceofthespearsandpikeswassuchthatinthetwilighttheymighthavebeenmistakenatadistanceforawood"（Taylor）。
449—450。Andcloselyshouldering，etc。ThiscoupletisnotintheMS。
452。Tinchel。"Acircleofsportsmen，who，bysurroundingagreatspace，andgraduallynarrowing，broughtimmensequantitiesofdeertogether，whichusuallymadedesperateeffortstobreachthroughtheTinchel"（Scott）。
459。Thetide。The1sted。has"theirtide。"
473。Now，gallants！etc。Cf。Macaulay，BattleofIvry：
"Nowbythelipsofthoseyelove，FairgentlemenofFrance，Chargeforthegoldenlilies，——
Uponthemwiththelance！"
483。Andrefluent，etc。TheMS。reads：
"AndrefluentdownthedarksomepassThebattle’stidewaspoured；
Theretoiledthespearman’sstrugglingspear，Thereragedthemountainsword。"
488。Linn。Herethewordis=cataract。Seeoni。71andii。
270above。
497。Minstrel，away！TheMS。has"Away！away！"
509。Surge。Notetheimperfectrhyme。Seeoni。223above。
511。Thatsullen。Thereadingofthe1sted。andthatof1821；
"thesullen"inmanyeds。
514。Thatpartsnot，etc。LockhartquotesByron，Giaour：
"thelovelinessindeathThatpartsnotquitewithpartingbreath。"
515。Seeming，etc。TheMS。reads：
"Andseemed，tominstrelear，totollThepartingdirgeofmanyasoul。"
Forpart=depart，seeonii。94above。
523。Whilebythelake，etc。TheMS。reads：
"WhilebythedarkenedlakebelowFileoutthespearmenofthefoe。"
525。Atwearybay。Seeoni。133above。
527。Tatteredsail。The1sted。has"shatteredsail；"notnotedintheErrata。
532。Saxons。Someeds。misprint"Saxon。"
538。Wont。Seeoni。408above。
539。Store。Seeoni。548above。Bonnet—piecesweregoldcoinsonwhichtheKing’sheadwasrepresentedwithabonnetinsteadofacrown。
540。Tohimwillswim。Fortheellipsis，seeoni。528above。
556。Herbillows，etc。The1sted。has"Herbillowrearedhissnowycrest，"and"its"fortheyinthenextline。
564。Ittinged，etc。TheMS。has"Ittingedtheboatsandlakewithflame。"
Lines561—568areinterpolatedintheMS。onaslipofpaper。
565。Duncraggan’swidoweddame。Cf。iii。428fol。above。
567。Anakeddirk。The1sted。has"Herhusband’sdirk。"
592。Chime。Music。Cf。iv。524above。
595。Variedhislook，etc。TheMS。has"Glowedinhislook，asswelledthesong；"andin600，"hisglazingeye。"
fiery
602。Thus，motionless，etc。Cf。theIntroductiontoRobRoy；
"RobRoy，whileonhisdeath—bed，learnedthataperson，withwhomhewasatenmity，proposedtovisithim。’Raisemefrommybed，’saidtheinvalid；’throwmyplaidaroundme，andbringmemyclaymore，dirk，andpistols：itshallneverbesaidthatafoemansawRobRoyMacGregordefencelessandunarmed。’Hisfoeman，conjecturedtobeoneoftheMacLarens，enteredandpaidhiscompliments，inquiringafterthehealthofhisformidableneighbor。RobRoymaintainedacold，haughtycivilityduringtheirshortconference；andsosoonashehadleftthehouse，’Now，’hesaid，’allisover——letthepiperplayHatilmitulidh’[wereturnnomore]，andheissaidtohaveexpiredbeforethedirgewasfinished。"
605。Grimandstill。Originally"sternandstill。"Inanotetotheprinter，sentwiththefinalstanzas，Scottwrites："I
sendthegrandfinale，andsoexittheLadyoftheLakefromtheheadshehastormentedforsixmonths。Incantovi。stanza21，——
sternandstill，readgrimandstill；sternlyoccursfourlineshigher。Forasimilarreason，stanza24，——dundeerreadfleetdeer。"
608。Andartthou，etc。TheMS。has"’Andartthougone，’theMinstrelsaid。"
609。Foeman’s。Misprinted"foeman’s"insomeeds。
610。Breadalbane。Seeonii。416above。
614。Theshelter，etc。TheMS。has"Themightiestofamightyline。"
631。Evenshe。Thatis，Ellen。
638。Storied。Referringtothescenesdepictedonthepaintedglass。Cf。Milton，IlPenseroso，159："Andstoriedwindows，richlydight。"Thechangeoftenseinfallisofcoursefortherhyme；butwemightexpect"lighten"forlightened。
643。Thebanquet，etc。TheMS。reads：
"Thebanquetgay，thechamber’spride，Scarcedrewonecuriousglanceaside；"
andin653，"earnestonhisgame。"
665。Ofperchandhood。Thatis，ofenforcedidleness。Seeonii。525above。Insomeeds。thissongisprintedwithoutanydivisionintostanzas。
670。Forest。The1sted。andthatof1821have"forests，"butwesuspectthatScottwroteforest。
672。Ismeetforme。TheMS。has"wasmeantforme。"Fortheellipsis，cf。540above。
674。Fromyondullsteeple’s，"etc。TheMS。has"Fromdarkenedsteeple’s"etc。Seeonv。558above。
677。Thelark，etc。TheMS。has"Thelivelylarkmymatinsrung，"and"sung"intherhyme。Theomissionoftowithringandsingishereapoeticlicense；butinElizabethanEnglishitiscommoninmanycaseswhereitwouldnotnowbeadmissible。Cf。
Othello，ii。3。190："youwerewontbecivil；"F。Q。i。1。50：
"Hethoughthaveslaineher，"etc。
680。Ahall，etc。TheMS。has"ahallshouldharborme。"
683。Fleetdeer。Seeon605above。
707。Atmorningprime。Earlyinthemorning。Primeisproperlythefirstcanonicalhourofprayer，or6a。m。Foritslooserusehere，cf。F。Q。ii。9。25："ateveningandatprime。"
712。Stayed。Supported；nottobeprinted"staid，"asinsomeeditions。
716。Within，etc。TheMS。reads：
"Within’twasbrilliantall，andbrightThevisionglowedonEllen’ssight。"
726。Presence。Presence—chamber。Cf。Rich。II。i。3。289：
"Supposethesingingbirdsmusicians，Thegrasswhereonthoutread’stthepresencestrew’d"
（thatis，strewnwithrushes）；Hen。VIII。iii。1。17：
"thetwogreatcardinalsWaitinthepresence，"etc。
727。Forhim，etc。TheMS。reads："Forhimwhoownedthisroyalstate。"
737。Sheen。Bright。Seeoni。208above。
740。AndSnowdoun’sKnightisScotland’sKing。Scottsays：
"ThisdiscoverywillprobablyremindthereaderofthebeautifulArabiantaleofIlBondocani。Yettheincidentisnotborrowedfromthatelegantstory，butfromScottishtradition。JamesV。，ofwhomwearetreating，wasamonarchwhosegoodandbenevolentintentionsoftenrenderedhisromanticfreaksvenial，ifnotrespectable，since，fromhisanxiousattentiontotheinterestsofthelowerandmostoppressedclassofhissubjects，hewas，aswehaveseen，popularlytermedtheKingoftheCommons。Forthepurposeofseeingthatjusticewasregularlyadministered，andfrequentlyfromthelessjustifiablemotiveofgallantry，heusedtotraversethevicinageofhisseveralpalacesinvariousdisguises。ThetwoexcellentcomicsongsentitledTheGaberlunzieManandWe’llgaenaemairarovingaresaidtohavebeenfoundeduponthesuccessofhisamorousadventureswhentravellinginthedisguiseofabeggar。Thelatterisperhapsthebestcomicballadinanylanguage。
"Anotheradventure，whichhadnearlycostJameshislife，issaidtohavetakenplaceatthevillageofCramond，nearEdinburgh，wherehehadrenderedhisaddressesacceptabletoaprettygirlofthelowerrank。Fourorfivepersons，whetherrelationsorloversofhismistressisuncertain，besetthedisguisedmonarchashereturnedfromhisrendezvous。Naturallygallant，andanadmirablemasterofhisweapon，theKingtookpostonthehighandnarrowbridgeovertheAlmondriver，anddefendedhimselfbravelywithhissword。Apeasantwhowasthrashinginaneighboringbarncameoutuponthenoise，and，whethermovedbycompassionorbynaturalgallantry，tooktheweakerside，andlaidaboutwithhisflailsoeffectuallyastodispersetheassailants，wellthrashed，evenaccordingtotheletter。HethenconductedtheKingintohisbarn，wherehisguestrequestedabasinandatowel，toremovethestainsofthebroil。Thisbeingprocuredwithdifficulty，Jamesemployedhimselfinlearningwhatwasthesummitofthedeliverer’searthlywishes，andfoundthattheywereboundedbythedesireofpossessing，inproperty，thefarmofBraehead，uponwhichhelaboredasabondsman。ThelandschancedtobelongtotheCrown；andJamesdirectedhimtocometothepalaceofHolyroodandinquirefortheGuidman（thatis，farmer）ofBallenguich，anamebywhichhewasknowninhisexcursions，andwhichansweredtotheIlBondocaniofHarounAlraschid。Hepresentedhimselfaccordingly，andfound，withdueastonishment，thathehadsavedhismonarch’slife，andthathewastobegratifiedwithacrowncharterofthelandsofBraehead，undertheserviceofpresentingaewer，basin，andtowelfortheKingtowashhishandswhenheshallhappentopassthebridgeofCramond。ThispersonwasancestoroftheHowisonsofBraehead，inMid—Lothian，arespectablefamily，whocontinuetoholdthelands（nowpassedintothefemaleline）underthesametenure。[FN#15]
"AnotherofJames’sfrolicsisthusnarratedbyMr。CampbellfromtheStatisticalAccount：’Beingoncebenightedwhenouta—
hunting，andseparatedfromhisattendants，hehappenedtoenteracottageinthemidstofamoor，atthefootoftheOchilhills，nearAlloa，where，unknown，hewaskindlyreceived。Inordertoregaletheirunexpectedguest，thegudemandesiredthegudewifetofetchthehenthatroostednearestthecock，whichisalwaystheplumpest，forthestranger’ssupper。TheKing，highlypleasedwithhisnight’slodgingandhospitableentertainment，toldminehost，atparting，thatheshouldbegladtoreturnhiscivility，andrequestedthatthefirsttimehecametoStirlinghewouldcallattheCastle，andinquirefortheGudemanofBallenguich。Donaldson，thelandlord，didnotfailtocallontheGudemanofBallenguich，whenhisastonishmentatfindingthattheKinghadbeenhisguestaffordednosmallamusementtothemerrymonarchandhiscourtiers；andtocarryonthepleasantry，hewasthenceforthdesignatedbyJameswiththetitleofKingoftheMoors，whichnameanddesignationhavedescendedfromfathertosoneversince，andtheyhavecontinuedinpossessionoftheidenticalspot，thepropertyofMr。ErskineofMar，tillverylately，whenthisgentlemanwithreluctanceturnedoutthedescendantandrepresentativeoftheKingoftheMoors，onaccountofhisMajesty’sinvincibleindolence，andgreatdisliketoreformorinnovationofanykind，although，fromthespiritedexampleofhisneighbortenantsonthesameestate，heisconvincedsimilarexertionwouldpromotehisadvantage。’
"Theauthorrequestspermissionyetfarthertoverifythesubjectofhispoem，byanextractfromthegenealogicalworkofBuchananofAuchmar，uponScottishsurnames（EssayupontheFamilyofBuchanan，p。74）：
’ThisJohnBuchananofAuchmarandArnpryorwasafterwardstermedKingofKippen[asmalldistrictofPerthshire]uponthefollowingaccount：KingJamesV。，averysociable，debonairprince，residingatStirling，inBuchananofArnpryor’stime，carrierswereveryfrequentlypassingalongthecommonroad，beingnearArnpryor’shouse，withnecessariesfortheuseoftheKing’sfamily；andhe，havingsomeextraordinaryoccasion，orderedoneofthesecarrierstoleavehisloadathishouse，andhewouldpayhimforit；whichthecarrierrefusedtodo，tellinghimhewastheKing’scarrier，andhisloadforhisMajesty’suse；towhichArnpryorseemedtohavesmallregard，compellingthecarrier，intheend，toleavehisload；tellinghim，ifKingJameswasKingofScotland，hewasKingofKippen，sothatitwasreasonableheshouldsharewithhisneighborkinginsomeoftheseloads，sofrequentlycarriedthatroad。Thecarrierrepresentingtheseusage，andtellingthestoryasArnpryorspokeit，tosomeoftheKing’sservants，itcameatlengthtohismajesty’sears，whoshortlythereafter，withafewattendants，cametovisithisneighborking，whowasinthemeantimeatdinner。KingJames，havingsentaservanttodemandaccess，wasdeniedthesamebyatallfellowwithabattle—axe，whostoodporteratthegate，tellingtherecouldbenoaccesstilldinnerwasover。ThisanswernotsatisfyingtheKing，hesenttodemandaccessasecondtime；uponwhichhewasdesiredbytheportertodesist，otherwisehewouldfindcausetorepenthisrudeness。