Indeed，thelevyingofblack-mailwas，before1745，practisedbyseveralchiefsofveryhighrank，who，indoingso，contendedthattheywerelendingthelawstheassistanceoftheirarmsandswords，andaffordingaprotectionwhichcouldnotbeobtainedfromthemagistracyinthedisturbedstateofthecountry。TheauthorhasseenamemoirofMac-PhersonofCluny，chiefofthatancientclan，fromwhichitappearsthatheleviedprotection-moneytoaverylargeamount，whichwaswillinglypaidevenbysomeofhismostpowerfulneighbours。Agentlemanofthisclanhearingaclergy-manholdforthtohiscongregationonthecrimeoftheft，interruptedthepreachertoassurehim，hemightleavetheenforcementofsuchdoctrinestoClunyMac-Pherson，whosebroadswordwouldputastoptotheftsoonerthanallthesermonsofalltheministersofthesynod。
NoteG，p。-RobRoy。
Anadventure，verysimilartowhatisherestated，actuallybefelthelateMr。AbercrombyofTullibody，grandfatherofthepresentLordAbercromby，andfatherofthecelebratedSirRalph。Whenthisgentleman，wholivedtoaveryadvancedperiodoflife，firstsettledinStirlingshire，hiscattlewererepeatedlydrivenoffbythecelebratedRobRoy，orsomeofhisgang；
andatlengthhewasobliged，afterobtainingapropersafe-conduct，tomaketheCateransuchavisitasthatofWaverleytoBeanLeaninthetext。Robreceivedhimwithmuchcourtesy，andmademanyapologiesfortheaccident，whichmusthavehappened，hesaid，throughsomemistake。
Mr。Abercrombywasregaledwithcollopsfromtwoofhisowncattle，whichwerehungupbytheheelsinthecavern，andwasdismissedinperfectsafety，afterhavingagreedtopayinfutureasmallsumofblack-mail，inconsiderationofwhichRobRoynotonlyundertooktoforbearhisherdsinfuture，buttoreplaceanythatshouldbestolenfromhimbyotherfreebooters。Mr。Abercrombysaid，RobRoyaffectedtoconsiderhimasafriendtotheJacobiteinterest，andasincereenemytotheUnion。
Neitherofthesecircumstancesweretrue；butthelairdthoughtitquiteunnecessarytoundeceivehisHighlandhostattheriskofbringingonapoliticaldisputeinsuchasituation。ThisanecdoteIreceivedmanyyearssinceabout1792fromthemouthofthevenerablegentlemanwhowasconcernedinit。
NoteH，p。-KindGallowsofCrieff。
Thiscelebratedgibbetwas，inthememoryofthelastgeneration，stillstandingatthewesternendofthetownofCrieff，inPerthshire。Whyitwascalledthe_kind_gallows，weareunabletoinformthereaderwithcertainty；butitisallegedthattheHighlandersusedtotouchtheirbonnetsastheypassedaplacewhichhadbeenfataltomanyoftheircountrymen，withtheejaculation-Godblesshernainsell，andtheTeiltamnyou！’’Itmaythereforehavebeencalledkind，asbeingasortofnativeorkindredplaceofdoomtothosewhosufferedthere，asinfulfilmentofanaturaldestiny。
NoteI，p。-Caterans。
Thestoryofthebridegroom，carriedoffbyCaterans，onhisbridal-day，istakenfromonewhichwastoldtotheauthorbythelateLairdofMac-Nab，manyyearssince。TocarryoffpersonsfromtheLowlands，andtoputthemtoransom，wasacommonpracticewiththewildHighlanders，asitissaidtobeatthepresentdaywiththebandittiinthesouthofItaly。Upontheoccasionalludedto，apartyofCateranscarriedoffthebridegroom，andsecretedhiminsomecavenearthemountainofSchehallion。
Theyoungmancaughtthesmall-poxbeforehisransomcouldbeagreedon；andwhetheritwasthefinecoolairoftheplace，orthewantofmedicalattendance，Mac-Nabdidnotpretendtobepositive；butsoitwas，thattheprisonerrecovered，hisransomwaspaid，andhewasrestoredtohisfriendsandbride，butalwaysconsideredtheHighlandrobbersashavingsavedhislife，bytheirtreatmentofhismalady。
NoteK，p。-HighlandPolicy。
ThissortofpoliticalgameascribedtoMac-IvorwasinrealityplayedbyseveralHighlandchiefs，thecelebratedLordLovatinparticular，whousedthatkindoffinessetotheuttermost。TheLairdofMacwasalsocaptainofanindependentcompany，butvaluedthesweetsofpresentpaytoowelltoincurtheriskoflosingthemintheJacobitecause。Hismartialconsortraisedhisclan，andheadeditin1745。Butthechiefhimselfwouldhavenothingtodowithking-making，declaringhimselfforthatmonarch，andnoother，whogavetheLairdofMachalf-a-guineatheday，andhalf-a-guineathemorn。’’
NoteL，p。-HighlandDiscipline。
InexplanationofthemilitaryexerciseobservedattheCastleofGlennaquoich，theauthorbegstoremark，thattheHighlanderswerenotonlywellpractisedintheuseofthebroadsword，firelock，andmostofthemanlysportsandtrialsofstrength，commonthroughoutScotland，butalsousedapeculiarsortofdrill，suitedtotheirowndressandmodeofwarfare。
Therewere，forinstance，differentmodesofdisposingtheplaid，-onewhenonapeacefuljourney，anotherwhendangerwasapprehended；onewayofenvelopingthemselvesinitwhenexpectingundisturbedrepose，andanotherwhichenabledthemtostartupwithswordandpistolinhandontheslightestalarm。
Previousto1720，orthereabouts，thebeltedplaidwasuniversallyworn，inwhichtheportionwhichsurroundedthemiddleofthewearer，andthatwhichwasflungaroundhisshoulders，wereallofthesamepieceoftartan。
Inadesperateonset，allwasthrownaway，andtheclanchargedbarebeneaththedoublet，saveforanartificialarrangementoftheshirt，which，likethatoftheIrish，wasalwaysample，andforthesporran-mollach，orgoat’s-skinpurse。
ThemannerofhandlingthepistolanddirkwasalsopartoftheHighlandmanualexercise，whichtheauthorhasseengonethroughbymenwhohadlearneditintheiryouth。
NoteM，p。-AScottishDinnerTable。
Inthenumberofpersonsofallrankswhoassembledatthesametable，thoughbynomeanstodiscussthesamefare，theHighlandChiefsonlyretainedacustomwhichhadbeenformerlyuniversallyobservedthroughoutScotland。Imyself，’’saysthetravellerFynesMorrison，intheendofQueenElizabeth’sreign，thescenebeingtheLowlandsofScotland，wasataknight’shouse，whohadmanyservantstoattendhim，thatbroughtinhismeatwiththeirheadscoveredwithbluecaps，thetablebeingmorethanhalffurnishedwithgreatplattersofporridge，eachhavingalittlepieceofsoddenmeat。Andwhenthetablewasserved，theservantsdidsitdownwithus；buttheuppermess，insteadofporridge，hadapullet，withsomeprunesinthebroth。’’-_Travels，_p。155。
Tillwithinthislastcenturythefarmers，evenofarespectablecondition，dinedwiththeirwork-people。Thedifferencebetwixtthoseofhighdegreewasascertainedbytheplaceofthepartyaboveorbelowthesalt，orsometimesbyalinedrawnwithchalkonthedining-table。LordLovat，whoknewwellhowtofeedthevanityandrestraintheappetitesofhisclansmen，allowedeachsturdyFraser，whohadtheslightestpretensiontobeaDuinh-wassel，thefullhonourofthesitting，but，atthesametime，tookcarethathisyoungkinsmendidnotacquireathistableanytasteforoutlandishluxuries。HisLordshipwasalwaysreadywithsomehonourableapologywhyforeignwinesandFrenchbrandy-delicacieswhichheconceivedmightsapthehardyhabitsofhiscousins-shouldnotcirculatepastanassignedpointonthetable。
NoteN，p。-ConantheJester。’’
IntheIrishballadsrelatingtoFion，theFingalofMac-Pherson
thereoccurs，asintheprimitivepoetryofmostnations，acycleofheroes，eachofwhomhassomedistinguishingattribute：uponthesequalities，andtheadventuresofthosepossessingthem，manyproverbsareformed，whicharestillcurrentintheHighlands。Amongothercharacters，ConanisdistinguishedasinsomerespectsakindofThersites，butbraveanddaringeventorashness。Hehadmadeavowthathewouldnevertakeablowwithoutreturningit；andhaving，likeotherheroesofantiquity，descendedtotheinfernalregions，hereceivedacufffromtheArch-fiend，whopresidedthere，whichheinstantlyreturned，usingtheexpressioninthetext。
Sometimestheproverbiswordedthus：-Clawforclaw，andthedeviltaketheshortestnails，asConansaidtothedevil。’’
NoteO，p。-Waterfall。’’
ThedescriptionofthewaterfallmentionedinthischapteristakenfromthatofLedeard，atthefarmsocalledonthenorthernsideofLochard，andneartheheadoftheLake，fourorfivemilesfromAberfoyle。Itisuponasmallscale，butotherwiseoneofthemostexquisitecascadesitispossibletobehold。TheappearanceofFlorawiththeharp，asdescribed，hasbeenjustlycensuredastootheatricalandaffectedforthelady-likesimplicityofhercharacter。ButsomethingmaybeallowedtoherFrencheducation，inwhichpointandstrikingeffectalwaysmakeaconsiderableobject。
NoteP，p。-Mac-Farlane’sLantern。
TheclanofMac-Farlane，occupyingthefastnessesofthewesternsideofLochLomond，weregreatdepredatorsontheLowCountry；andastheirexcursionsweremadeusuallybynight，themoonwasproverbiallycalledtheirlantern。Theircelebratedpibrochof_HoggilnamBo，_whichisthenameoftheirgatheringtune，intimatessimilarpractices，-thesensebeing-
Weareboundtodrivethebullocks，Allbyhollows，hirsts，andhillocks，Throughthesleetandthroughtherain。
WhenthemoonisbeaminglowOnfrozenlakeandhillsofsnow，Boldandheartilywego；
Andallforlittlegain。
NoteQ，p。-CastleofDoune。
Thisnobleruinisdeartomyrecollection，fromassociationswhichhavebeenlongandpainfullybroken。ItholdsacommandingstationonthebanksoftheriverTeith，andhasbeenoneofthelargestcastlesinScotland。
Murdock，DukeofAlbany，thefounderofthisstatelypile，wasbeheadedontheCastle-hillofStirling，fromwhichhemightseethetowersofDoune，themonumentofhisfallengreatness。
In17456，asstatedinthetext，agarrisononthepartoftheChevalierwasputintothecastle，thenlessruinousthanatpresent。ItwascommandedbyMr。StewartofBalloch，asgovernorforPrinceCharles；hewasamanofpropertynearCallander。ThiscastlebecameatthattimetheactualsceneofaromanticescapemadebyJohnHome，theauthorofDouglas，andsomeotherprisoners，who，havingbeentakenatthebattleofFalkirk，wereconfinedtherebytheinsurgents。Thepoet，whohadinhisownmindalargestockofthatromanticandenthusiasticspiritofadventure，whichhehasdescribedasanimatingtheyouthfulheroofhisdrama，devisedandundertooktheperilousenterpriseofescapingfromhisprison。Heinspiredhiscompanionswithhissentiments，andwheneveryattemptatopenforcewasdeemedhopeless，theyresolvedtotwisttheirbed-clothesintoropes，andthustodescend。Fourpersons，withHomehimself，reachedthegroundinsafety。Buttheropebrokewiththefifth，whowasatalllustyman。ThesixthwasThomasBarrow，abraveyoungEnglishman，aparticularfriendofHome’s。Determinedtotaketherisk，eveninsuchunfavourablecircumstances，Barrowcommittedhimselftothebrokenrope，sliddownonitasfarasitcouldassisthim，andthenlethimselfdrop。Hisfriendsbeneathsucceededinbreakinghisfall。Nevertheless，hedislocatedhisankle，andhadseveralofhisribsbroken。Hiscompanions，however，wereabletobearhimoffinsafety。
TheHighlandersnextmorningsoughtfortheirprisonerswithgreatactivity。AnoldgentlemantoldtheauthorherememberedseeingthecommanderStewart，Bloodywithspurring，fieryredwithhaste，ridingfuriouslythroughthecountryinquestofthefugitives。
NoteR，p。-JacobiteSentiments。
TheJacobitesentimentsweregeneralamongthewesterncounties，andinWales。ButalthoughthegreatfamiliesoftheWynnes，theWyndhams，andothers，hadcomeunderanactualobligationtojoinPrinceCharlesifheshouldland，theyhaddonesoundertheexpressstipulation，thatheshouldbeassistedbyanauxiliaryarmyofFrench，withoutwhichtheyforesawtheenterprisewouldbedesperate。Wishingwelltohiscause，therefore，andwatchinganopportunitytojoinhim，theydidnot，nevertheless，thinkthemselvesboundinhonourtodoso，ashewasonlysupportedbyabodyofwildmountaineers，speakinganuncouthdialect，andwearingasingulardress。
TheraceuptoDerbystruckthemwithmoredreadthanadmiration。Butitwasdifficulttosaywhattheeffectmighthavebeen，hadeitherthebattleofPrestonorFalkirkbeingfoughtandwonduringtheadvanceintoEngland。
NoteS，p。-IrishOfficers。