'The Queen of England,'
says Spottiswoode, 'having notice sent her of what was done,
stormed not a little'; but see the excellent summary compiled
by Scott (who confesses to having touched up the ballad) for
the _Minstrelsy_.
Haribee = _the gallows hill at Carlisle_
reiver = _a border thief_, one of a class which lived sparely,
fought stoutly, entertained the strictest sense of
honour and justice, went ever on horseback, and
carried the art of cattle-lifting to the highest
possible point of perfection (_National Observer,
30th May, 1891_)
yett = _gate_
lawing = _reckoning_
basnet = _helmet_
curch = _coif or cap_
lightly = _to scorn_
in a lowe = _on fire_
slocken = _to slake_
splent = _shoulder-piece_
spauld = _shoulder_
broken men = _outlaws_
marshal men = _officers of law_
rank reiver = _common thief_
herry = _harry_
corbie = _crow_
lear = _learning_
row-footed = _rough-shod_
spait = _flood_
garred = _made_
slogan = _battle-cry_
stear = _stir_
saft = _light_
fleyed = _frightened_
bairns = _children_
spier = _ask_
hente = _lifted_, _haled_
maill = _rent_
furs = _furrows_
trew = _trust_
Christentie = _Christendom_
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