NOTE I.

PAGE 4 (177); line 2.--"And wondrous length and strength of arm."

The people of the neighbourhood of Loch Ketterine, in order to prove

the extraordinary length of their Hero's arm, tell you that

"he could garter his Tartan Stockings below the knee when standing

upright." According to their account he was a tremendous Swordsman;

after having sought all occasions of proving his prowess, he was

never conquered but once, and this not till he was an Old Man.

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