180. mannis. 187. then ower. 209-216. Then awful Erroll he can say "Good fellows, follow me: 210 I hope it shall be ours this day, Or else therefore to die. Tho they in number many be,[L213] Set on, withoutten words; Let ilk brave fellow brake his tree, 215 And then pursue with swords." 213. many were. 219. within went. 249-56. Then some men said, "We will be sure And take Maclean by course; 250 Go to, for we are men anew To bear him down by force." But noble Errol had remorse, And said, "It is not best, For tho Argyle has got the worst, 255 Let him gang with the rest. 257-64. "What greater honour could ye wish In deeds of chivalry, Or brave victory than this, Where one has chac'd thrice three? 260 Therefore, good fellows, let him be; He'll die before he yield; For he with his small company Bade langest in the field." 281. perceiued. 286, 288. corrupted. 305-12. Now I have you already tauld, 305 Huntly and Errol's men Could scarce be thirteen hundred called, The truth if ye would ken.[L308] And yet Argyle his thousands ten[L309] Were they that took the race, 310 And tho that they were nine to ane, They caused [them] take the chace. 308. he. 309. has. 313-20. Sae Argyle's boast it was in vain, (He thought sure not to tyne) That if he durst cum to the plain, 315 He would gar every nine Of his lay hold upon ilk man Huntly and Errol had: But yet for all his odds he ran[L319] To tell how ill he sped. 320 319. fled. 324. should be _eve_, or _vigil_. BONNY JOHN SETON. This ballad is taken from Maidment's _North Countrie Garland_, p. 15. There is another version in Buchan's _Ballads of the North of Scotland_, ii. 136 (_The Death of John Seton_).