An inscription on John Bel : John Bel liv'd in Annandale, on the Scots-side, and has a stone (200 years old) on him, with this inscription.

Author/creator Pitcairn, Archibald
Format Electronic
Publication Info[Edinburgh] : [publisher not identified], [1712?]
Description1 sheet ; 1/2⁰.
Supplemental ContentFull text online
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General noteVerse - The first line of the inscription, which forms part of the title, reads "I Jocky Bel o' Braiken-brow lyes under this stane".
General notePitcairn's two Latin imitations have the respective first lines "Hoc saxum mihi filij induerunt" and "Hic Belus abscondor caput objectare periclis".
General noteReproduction of original from National Library of Scotland.
References Foxon, P382
References English Short Title Catalog, T189010.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Genre/formSingle sheet verse.

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