Hey, Johnnie Cope, etc.

Said the Berwickers unto Sir John,
"O what's become of all your men?"
"In faith," says he, "I dinna ken;
I left them a' this morning."
Hey, Johnnie Cope, etc.

Says Lord Mark Kerr, "Ye are na blate,[95]
To bring us the news o your ain[96] defeat,
I think you deserve the back o' the gate;
Get out o' my sight this morning."
Hey, Johnnie Cope, etc.

FOOTNOTES:

[92] Written after the Battle of Prestonpans.

[93] Cudgels.

[94] Rods.

[95] Bashful.

[96] Own.

G. INVASION OF ENGLAND (NOVEMBER-DECEMBER).

+Source.+--_Memorial: Lochgary to Glengary_, printed as a postscript
to W. B. Blaikie's _Itinerary of Prince Charles Edward Stuart from
his Landing in Scotland, July, 1745, to his Departure in September,
1746_, p. 116. (Edinburgh: Scottish Historical Society, 1897.)

About the beginning of Nov^r the Prince called a council o' war, wherein
H.R.H. determined to march into England with the forces he then had, and
not to wait those who were coming up, but ordered them to follow.

We marched on without halt till we came to Brampton, near Carlile, where
the Prince rested with part o' the army, and order'd the siege of
Carlile, which surrender'd after four days' siege. The next day after
the surrender, the Prince enter'd the town with his whole army, where
H.R.H. remain'd some days. From thence he march'd straight with his
whole army till he arrived at Darby, where he rested two days; and
H.R.H. called a council o' war, and finding most of the private people
of the army's opinion to be rather to retreat than goe forward (tho' at
the same time H.R.H.'s opinion and inclination was to goe forward), he
agreed to a retreat. Consequently, we began our retreat next day.[97]
Lord George Murray, who always had the rear, chose our regiment for the
rearguard, tho' it was not our turn. When we came to Kendal, we had
accounts of the enemy's being close in our rear; and our regiment's
having the rearguard, and likewise the charge of the artillery. The
Prince marched on with the army till they arrived at Penrith, and the
weather very terrible, the rear could not reach Chap[98] that night,
which is halfway twixt Penrith and Kendal. Lord George took up our
quarters in a little villiage, where we rested that night on our arms,
without thro'ing a stitch of cloaths,[99] as we were sure the enemy was
very n