nerate modern tourist.

574. Glenfinlas. A wooded valley between Ben-an and Benledi, the
entrance to which is between Lochs Achray and Vennachar. It is the scene
of Scott's ballad, Glenfinlas, or Lord Ronald's Coronach. A mile from
the entrance are the falls of the Hero's Targe. See iv. 84 below.

577. Still a royal ward. Still under age, with the king for guardian.

583. Strath-Endrick. A valley to the southeast of Loch Lomond, drained
by Endrick Water.

584. Peril aught. Incur any peril. Milton uses the verb intransitively
in Reason of Church Government, ii. 3: "it may peril to stain itself."

587. Not in action. The 1st ed. has "nor in action."

594. News. Now generally used as a singular; but in old writers both as
singular and as plural. Cf. Shakespeare, K. John, iii. 4. 164: "at that
news he dies;" and Id. v. 7. 65: "these dead news," etc.

601. As. As if. See on 56 above.

606. Glozing. That glosses over the truth, not plain and outspoken.
Sometimes it means to flatter, or deceive with smooth words; as in
Spenser, F. Q. iii. 8. 14:

"For he could well his glozing speeches frame
To such vaine uses that him best became;"

Smith, Sermons (A. D. 1609): "Every smooth tale is not to be believed;
and every glosing tongue is not to be trusted;" Milton, P. L. iii. 93:
"his glozing lies;" Id. ix. 549: "So glozed the Tempter;" Comus, 161:
"well-placed words of glozing courtesy," etc.

615. The King's vindictive pride, etc. Scott says here: "In 1529, James
made a convention at Edinburgh, for the purpose of considering the best
mode of quelling the Border robbers, who, during the license of
his minority, and the troubles which followed, had committed many
exorbitances. Accordingly he assembled a flying army of ten thousand
men, consisting of his principal nobility and their followers, who were
directed to bring their hawks and dogs with them, that the monarch might
refresh himself with sport during the intervals of military execution.
With this array he swept through Ettrick Forest, where he hanged
over the gate of his own castle Piers Cockburn of Henderland, who had
prepared, according to tradition, a feast for his reception. He caused
Adam Scott of Tushiclaw also to be executed, who was distinguished by
the title of King of the Border. But the most noted victim of justice
during that expedition was John Armstrong of Gilnockie, famous in
Scottish song, who, confiding in his own supposed