- James Douglas Earl of Morton, elected Regent of Scotland, November 24, 1572.
- Of one of the English Marches. Lord Hunsden.
- Of the Earl of Morton, the Regent.
4.i.e.Lake of Leven, which hath communication with the sea..
- At that time in the hands of the opposite faction.
- The Lord Warden of the East Marches.
- Governor of Berwick.
- Warden of the Middle March.
9.i.e.where I was. An ancient idiom.
- There is no navigable stream between Lough-leven and the sea: but a ballad
maker is not obliged to understand geography.