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♦ 16
piper playing before him, to the inn of
Chapellaroch, where Killearn was, atten-
ded by several gentlemen of the vicini-
ty. Alarmed by the sound of the pipes,
they started up to discover from whence
it proceeded ; and Killearn, in great
consternation, beheld Rob Roy ap¬
proaching the door.
He bad finished his collection, but the
bags were hastily thrown for conceal¬
ment on a shelf. Rob Roy entered with
the usual salutation, and the factor at
first had no suspicion of hi* final pur¬
pose, as he laid down his sword, and
partook ©f the entertainment ; after
which, he desired his piper to strike up
a tune. This Was a signal to his men,
who in a tew minutes surrounded the
house, and six of them entered the room
with drawn swords. Rob Roy, laying
hold of his sword, as if about to go
away, asked the, factor, * How he had
come on with his collection ?’ ‘ I have
got nothing/ said Killearn, * l have
not yet began to collect.’ * No, no,
chamberlain,’, replied Rob, * your false¬
hood will not do with me, I must count
fairly with you by the book.’ Resist¬
ance being useless, the book was exhi- |
hired, and according to it the money
piper playing before him, to the inn of
Chapellaroch, where Killearn was, atten-
ded by several gentlemen of the vicini-
ty. Alarmed by the sound of the pipes,
they started up to discover from whence
it proceeded ; and Killearn, in great
consternation, beheld Rob Roy ap¬
proaching the door.
He bad finished his collection, but the
bags were hastily thrown for conceal¬
ment on a shelf. Rob Roy entered with
the usual salutation, and the factor at
first had no suspicion of hi* final pur¬
pose, as he laid down his sword, and
partook ©f the entertainment ; after
which, he desired his piper to strike up
a tune. This Was a signal to his men,
who in a tew minutes surrounded the
house, and six of them entered the room
with drawn swords. Rob Roy, laying
hold of his sword, as if about to go
away, asked the, factor, * How he had
come on with his collection ?’ ‘ I have
got nothing/ said Killearn, * l have
not yet began to collect.’ * No, no,
chamberlain,’, replied Rob, * your false¬
hood will not do with me, I must count
fairly with you by the book.’ Resist¬
ance being useless, the book was exhi- |
hired, and according to it the money
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Chapbooks printed in Scotland > Scotland/Scots > Life and exploits of Rob Roy MacGregor > (16) |
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Description | Over 3,000 chapbooks published in Scotland in the 18th and 19th centuries. Subjects include courtship, humour, occupations, fairs, apparitions, war, politics, crime, executions, Jacobites, transvestites, and freemasonry. Chapbooks are small booklets of 8, 12, 16 and 24 pages, often illustrated with crude woodcuts. Produced cheaply and sold by peddlars on the streets, they formed the staple reading material of the common people, along with broadsides. |
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