The first number is given in Hogg’s _Jacobite Relics_, Second Series (Wm. Blackwood, 1821). As to the second,--there are many versions of this old song. Hogg has two versions, both different to that given here. The third number is attributed to Hogg by Chambers and other critics. The fourth is said to have been written by Lady Keith (_née_ Lady Maria Drummond), daughter of the Earl of Perth, and mother of James Francis Edward, commonly called Marshal Keith (1698-1758), who fought under Frederick the Great in the Seven Years’ War. _birken._ Birch. _laverock._ Lark. _Moidart._ In Inverness. _croo house._ Hovel. _bike._ Family. _lyart._ Hoary. _eild._ Old age. _clishmaclaver._ Idle discourse. CLII-CLV The first is number 127 of vol. ii. of Johnson’s _Musical Museum_ (1788). Unsigned. The second is number 302 of vol. iv. of Johnson’s _Musical Museum_ (1792). Unsigned. l. 2. _felly._ Relentless. 5. _maun._ Must. 9. _mirk._ Gloomy. The third is number 359 of vol. iv. of Johnson’s _Musical Museum_ (1792). Unsigned. This song has not been found in any earlier collection. The fourth is number 497 of vol. v. of Johnson’s _Musical Museum_ (1796). Unsigned. Based on an old ballad, ‘Unkind Parents’ (_Roxburghe Ballads_, vol. vii.). l. 15. _gae._ Gave. 28. _lee-lang._ Live-long. CLVI-CLVII _Lays from Stratheam_ (1746). These new versions of old songs were first published anonymously. As to the second, _gar mony ferlie_ (l. 2)=‘cause great excitement.’ CLVIII Given in Hogg (Second Series), and reprinted in _Poetical Remains of William Glen, with Memoir_ (1874). Written to the old tune, ‘Johnnie Faa.’ l. 12. _lilt o’ dool._ Song of grief. 22. _maist._ Almost. 38. _fairly._ Completely. CLIX _Songs of the North_, vol. i. (Cramer & Co., 1885). By permission of the author, who wrote the words to fit an old and stirring air with which he became acquainted when on a visit to the Hebrides. CLX By permission of the author and the editor of _The Celtic Monthly_, in which publication (May, 1894) these verses first appeared. IV.--IRELAND CLXI Lines 83-97 of _The Deserted Village_ (1769). CLXII This, the best and most widely known of the Irish street ballads, dates from the year 1798. _Caubeen_ (l. 15)=hat. CLXIII-CLXIX All from the famous series of _Irish Melodies_, the publication of which began in 1807, and continued at irregular intervals till 1834. As to the second,-- l. 3. _Mononia._ Munster. 4. _Kincora._ Brien’s Palace. 22. _Ossory’s plain._ The ancient kingdom of Ossory comprised parts of Queen’s County and Kilkenny. As to the third,--