And death the mercat that all men meets,
If lyfe were a thing that monie could buy,
The poor could not live, and the rich would not die.”
The next is found near Rob Roy’s grave, in Balquhidder:—
“Beneath this stane lies Shanet Roy,
Shon Roy’s reputed mother;
In all her life save this Shon Roy
She never had another.
’Tis here or hereabout, they say,
The place no one can tell;