PHILIP ROLLO; OR, THE SCOTTISH MUSKETEERS. BY JAMES GRANT, AUTHOR OF "ROMANCE OF WAR," "JANE SETON," &c. &c. "'Tis a tale of campaigning, of love, and invading, Of marches, of routes, bivouacs, enfilading; Of batteries and breaches, howitzers and mortars, Of posts and intrenchments; of in and out quarters; Of advancing in line, by columns, divisions, And fighting whole days without rum or provisions." IN TWO VOLUMES, VOL. I. LONDON: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & CO., FARRINGDON STREET. 1854. M'CORQUODALE AND CO., PRINTERS, LONDON.--WORKS, NEWTON. CONTENTS OF VOL. I. Book the First. CHAPTER I.--Of my Family, and the Misfortune of not having a Large Mouth II.--How I became a Soldier of Fortune III.--Sir Donald and his Regiment IV.--We Sail for the Elbe V.--Glückstadt VI.--After escaping a fall into the Elbe, I am in danger of falling in Love VII.--The Repast VIII.--Our Cantonment IX.--The Mysterious Door--a Discourse on Nymphs Book the Second. X.--Full effect of a Spanish Petticoat XI.--My First Guard XII.--Who Prudentia's Spouse proved to be XIII.--Two Kisses for ten Doubloons XIV.--I prevail on Prudentia to accept of a Ring XV.--My Goddess deceives me. I quarrel with the Haüsmeister, and run him through the body Book the Third. XVI.--The Scottish Standard XVII--The Sconce of Boitzenburg XVIII.--How our old Scottish blades pommeled the Imperialists XIX.--The Crown of Fire XX.--Rupert-with-the-Red-plume XXI.--The Fair Hair and the Dark Hair Book the Fourth. XXII.--Dandy Dreghorn XXIII.--Ernestine and Gabrielle XXIV.--Probability of escaping, and leaving my Heart behind me XXV.--A serious Mistake, and a learned Discussion on Women XXVI.--The Scout, and the Effect of a Sneeze XXVII.--The March towards Lauenburg XXVIII.--Count Tilly's Opinion of the Presbyterians XXIX.--_Cairn na Cuimhne!_ XXX.--The Jesuit XXXI.--Of the Good Deeds our Musketeers were undoing Book the Sixth. XXXII.--The Merodeurs XXXIII.--The Hunter's Cot XXXIV.--I obtain a Company of Musketeers XXXV.--Proteus again! XXXVI.--A Forest on Fire XXXVII.--The Prisoners of the Pistoliers Book the Seventh. XXXVIII.--The Pass of Oldenburg XXXIX.--The Night of Horrors at Heilinghafen XL.--We sail for the Isles of Denmark XLI.--On Board the good ship _Anna Catharina_ XLII.--The Rittersaal XLIII.--March for the Castle of Nyekiöbing INTRODUCTION. At a sale of the effects of an eminent antiquary lately deceased, it was our happiness and good fortune to become the possessor of a certain little MS. volume, closely written, in a neat small hand of the 17th century. It is very thick, contains nearly a thousand pages, is bound in black leather, and is fastened by two brass clasps. On the title-page was written, "The Storie of my Lyffe, concludit to this year 1660."