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the place where Monk mustered his army, when he had, after much deliberation and impenetrable re- serve, determined upon the part he was to acl, and resolved to restore monarchy to England in the person of Charles II. As we proceeded, the ves- tiges of the ancient feuds between the neighbouring English and Scotch multiplied upon us in several ruined castles, the seats of the chieftains of the re- spective countries. To the right, in the beautiful vale of Howel, of which the road allows the tra- veller to take a passing glance, is the modern man- sion of Lord Hume, darkened with solemn woods, removed from the scite of the old castle, which lifts its battered head, exposed and bare, on the sum- mit of the opposite hill at a considerable distance.
On the English bank of the river, two miles further, are the poor remains of another fortress, \\ ark-Castle, once famous in its day, the seat of the Rosses and Greys in elder times; be! raved by one of the former house into the hands of the.Scots to purchase the possession of a too lovely Caledonian. The traitor Robert obtained his {"air-one, but lost his life as well as his honour; for attaching himself to the Scots hero Wallace, lie pursued his triumph> for a season, and at length shared his untimely fate.
With ail the attention of a new acquaintance, the river Tweed kindlv accompanied our road, as
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