A True History Of several Honourable Families of the Right Honourable Name of Scot In the Shires of Roxburgh and Selkirk, and others adjacent. Gathered out of Ancient Chronicles, Histories, and Traditions of our Fathers. By Capt. Walter Scot, An old Souldier, and no Scholler, And one that can Write nane, But just the Letters of his Name |
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Now follows the several Places of Residence of the Family of Buckcleugh.
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Now follows the several Places of Residence of the Family of Buckcleugh.
Now my Jocking Muse assist my Rhyme compleat,I'm drown'd in Prose since thou lay down to sleep;
Thy Journey's long, and so thou must not stay,
We'l take some part of Tweddale in our way;
The Barrony of Eward was Buckcleughs share,
And yet they are Supperior,
Over Eward and neither Eward was in the Barrony,
With Kirk-Eward, Lady-Eward and Lock-Eward, all three;
These Towns most sweet surround a pleasant Hill,
And Scotstoun-hall doth joyn unto them still.
It was call'd Scotstoun-hall when Buckcleugh in it did dwell,
Unto this time it is call'd Scotstoun still:
It was in Kirk-Eward-paroch then,
But now it's in the Paroch of Lintoun,
There is three Towers in it was mounted high,
And each of them had their own entry,
A Sally-door did enter on,
Which serv'd all three, and no man kend,
When Buckcleugh at Scots-hall kept his house,
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In the Cross-Kirk there has buried been
Of the Lairds of Buckcleugh, either six or seven;
There can none say but it's two hundred year
Since any of them was buried there,
The Earls of Hamiltoun and Dowglass,
To brave Buckcleugh shewed great kindness,
Their kindness with him did prevail,
That he must live near them in Clidsdail,
Scots-hall he left standing alone,
And went to live at Mordistoun;
And there a brave House he did rear,
Which to this time it doth appear;
Several Ages after, he did these Lands excamb,
With Inglis that was the Laird of Branksom,
And since that time I can mak't appear,
It's near two hundred and fifty year,
That Familie they still were valiant men,
No Baron was better served into Britain,
The Barons of Buckcleugh they kept at their call,
Four and twenty Gentlemen in their Hall,
All being of his Name and Kin,
Each two had a Servant to wait on them,
Before Supper and Dinner most renown'd,
The Bells rung and the Trumpets sounded,
And more than that I do confess,
They kept four and twenty Pensioners,
Think not I lie, or do me blame,
For the Pensioners I can all name,
There's men alive elder than I,
They know if I speak truth or ly,
Ev'ry Pensioner a Room did gain,
For Service done and to be done,
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The name of both the Men and Land,
Which they possess'd it is of truth,
Both from the Lairds and Lords Buckleugh;
But now, my Muse, I'le give it in thy chose,
Stay or go sleep, for I must write in Prose.
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