ABSTRACT

Borders] Cockburn lived at the old square tower of Henderland [Slk] and was executed by James V, giving rise to the ballad The Border Widow’s Lament:

The ‘kind’ is probably ironic. big/high/proud [Nfld] as Gilderoy [a famous thief who robbed Cardinal Richelieu

and Oliver Cromwell: Uls] (See also H.21e.)

neither dim/Nim [thief] nor Doll [beggar] Undecided [Cor]. rogue Plant, animal, machine or vehicle exhibiting untypically bad characters.