8. Firth. The wide mouth of a river into which the tide enters.
10. inch. Island. sea-mews. Seagulls.
11. Water-sprite. Water-spirit.
18. Roslin. A castle and chapel on the Firth of Forth.
21. the ring. As a test of skill the knights, when riding at full speed, attempted to carry off on the end of the lance a ring suspended from a beam.
25. Roslin Chapel was said to appear on fire previous to the death of one of the family of St. Clair.
31-2. Dryden and Hawthornden are places in the neighbourhood of Roslin.
36. panoply. A full suit of armour.
38. Deep sacristy. The vestry, said to be deep because it extended far back.
altar’s pale. The space enclosed by the altar railing.