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Brave Argyle* and Belhaven,†
Not like frighted Leven,‡

Which Rothes and Haddington|| sa' man;
For they all with Wightman**

Advanced on the right, man,

While others took flight, being ra', man.
And we ran, and they ran, &c.

Lord Roxburgh++ was there,

In order to share

With Douglas,

who stood not in awe, man,

Volunteerly to ramble

With lord Loudon Campbell,§§

Brave Ilay did suffer for a' man.

And we ran, and they ran, &c.

* John (Campbell) 2d duke of Argyle, commander in chief of the government forces; a nobleman of great talents and integrity, much respected by all parties: died 1743.

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+ John (Hamilton) lord Belhaven; served as a volunteer; had the command of a troop of horse raised by the county of Haddington: perished at sea, 1721.

David (Lesly) earl of Leven; for the government.

§ John (Lesly) earl of Rothes; for the government.

Thomas (Hamilton) earl of Haddington; for the government. ** Major general Joseph Wightman.

++ John (Ker) first duke of Roxburgh; for the government.

‡‡ Archibald (Douglas) duke of Douglas.

f Hugh (Campbell) earl of Loudon.

Archibald earl of Ilay, brother to the duke of Argyle. He was dangerously wounded.

Sir John Schaw,* that great knight,
Wi' broad-sword most bright,

On horseback he briskly did charge, man;
An hero that's bold,

None could him with-hold,

He stoutly encounter'd the targemen.

And we ran, and they ran, &c.

For the cowardly Whittam,†

For fear they should cut him,

Seeing glittering broad-swords wï' a pa', man,

And that in such thrang,

Made Baird edicang,+

And from the brave clans ran awa', man.
And we ran, and they ran, &c.

Brave Mars and Panmure||

Were firm I am sure,

The latter was kidnapt awa', man,

With brisk men about,

* An officer in the troop of gentlemen volunteers.

+ Major-general Thomas Whitham.

i. e. Aid du camp.

§ John (Erskine) earl of Mar, commander in chief of the Chevalier's army; a nobleman of great spirit, honour, and abilities. He died at Aix-la-Chapelle in 1732.

|| James (Maule) earl of Panmure; died at Paris, 1723.

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Brave Harry* retook

His brother, and laught at them a', man.
And we ran, and they ran, &c.

Grave Marshall+ and Lithgow,‡
And Glengary's§ pith too,
Assisted by brave Loggie-man,||
And Gordons the bright

So boldly did fight,

The redcoats took flight and awa' man.

And we ran, and they ran, &c.

* Honorable Harry Maule, brother to the earl. The circumstance here alluded to is thus related in the earl of Mar's printed account of the engagement: "The prisoners taken by us were very civilly used, and none of them stript. Some were allow'd to return to Sterling upon their parole, &c... The few prisoners taken by the enemy on our Left were most of them stript and wounded after taken. The earl of Panmure being first of the prisoners wounded after taken. They having refused his parole, he was left in a village, and by the hasty retreat of the enemy, upon the approach of our army, was rescu'd by his brother and his servants."

+ George (Keith) earl Marischall, then a youth at college. He died at his government of Neufchatel in 1771. His brother, the celebrated marshall Keith, was with him in this battle.

James (Livingston) earl of Calendar and Linlithgow: attainted.

§ Alexander M'Donald of Glengary, laird of a clan; a brave and spirited chief: attainted.

|| Thomas Drummond of Logie-Almond; commanded the two battalions of Drummonds. He was wounded.

Strathmore and Clanronald-+
Cry'd still, advance, Donald!
Till both these heroes did fa', man;‡
For there was such hashing,

And broad swords a clashing,

Brave Forfars himself got a cla', man.
And we ran, and they ran, &c.

* John (Lyon) earl of Strathmore; "a man of good parts, of a most amiable disposition and character."

+ Ranald McDonald, captain of Clan Ranald. N. B. The captain of a clan was one who, being next or near in blood to the chief, headed them in his infancy or absence.

"We have lost to our regret, the earl of Strathmore and the captain of Clan Ranald." Earl of Mar's Letter to the governor of Perth. Again, printed account: "We cann't find above 60 of our men in all kill'd, among whom were the earl of Strathmore [and] the captain of Clan Ranald, both much lamented." The latter, "for his good parts and gentle accomplishments, was look'd upon as the most gallant and generous young gentleman among the clans... He was lamented by both parties that knew him."

His servant, who lay on the field watching his dead body, being asked next day who that was, answered, He was a man yesterday.-Boswell's Journey to the Hebrides, p. 359.

§ Archibald (Douglas) earl of Forfar, who commanded a regiment in the duke's army. He is said to have been shot in the knee, and to have had 10 or 12 cuts in his head from the broadswords. He died a few days after of his wounds.

Lord Perth stood the storm,
Seaforth but lukewarm,

Kilsyth and Strathallan§ not sla', man;

And Hamilton|| pled

The men were not bred,

For he had no fancy to fa' man.

And we ran, and they ran, &c.

Brave generous Southesk,**

Tilebairn++ was brisk,

Whose father indeed would not dra', man,

* James marquis of Drummond, son of James (Drummond) duke of Perth, was lieutenant general of horse, and "bebaved with great gallantry." He was attainted, but escaped to France, where he soon after died.

+ William (Mackenzie) earl of Seaforth. He was attainted, and died in 1740.

+ William (Livingston) viscount Kilsyth; attainted,

§ William (Drummond) viscount Strathallan; whose sense of loyalty could scarcely equal the spirit and activity he manifested in the cause. He was taken prisoner in this battle, which he survived to perish in the still more fatal one of Culloden-muir.

|| Lieutenant-general George Hamilton, commanding under the earl of Mar.

** James (Carnegie) earl of Southesk; was attainted, and, escaping to France, died there in 1729.

tt William (Murray) marquis of Tullibardin, eldest son to the duke of Athol. Having been attainted, he was taken at sea in 1746, and died soon after, of a flux, in the Tower,

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