The proud Pretender’s force to try,

And all the Highland pow’rs defy:

Commanded by Cope and fur’ous Fowke,

Who, alas! their plan had quite mistook;

Though Loudon and Gard’ner both were there,

They in council had, but little share:

For Cope he challeng’d the sole command,

And Fowke was still at his demand.

A day’s march made from Haddington,

Judg’d great fatigue, four miles of ground.