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 And when the auld man was frae hame, they baith did gang to Drone So the Miller took them ane by ane, and eas’d them of their moan ; Ane he ground their corn multer-free Wi’ a’ the graith o’ Drone. With his, &c.

The ladies baith went ha me again, o’er joy’d were they to find, i hat tho’ on pleafure they were bent, the Miller ay prov’d kind. He till’d their lea, and ground their corn without e’er hire or fee ; And I’m fure he far furpaffes him, that langfyne liv’d on Dee. With his, &?c.

BESSY BELL & MARY GRAY.

Hiftory of the BALLAD.

THERE is a place called Lednoch, about four computed mile from Perth ; here it was where the celebrated Beffy Bell and Mary Gray lived. The father of the former was Laird of Kinvald, in the neighbour- hood of Lednoch. The two young ladies were extremely handsome, and maintained the strictest friendship and intimacy with one-another. When Miss Bell was