She was hung in a cage outside the city wallsLike a little bird in an iron sided cellThe winds and snows blew through the barsAt night she had company from the stars.She lovingly gazed on her homeland northRemembering the times recently passedCrowning a king was her right At Scone,s worthy stone whereon he sat.For her lover and her King she would gladly dieTo see her land free from Edwards hand,Eyes filled with tears she saw the mountains tallRecalled the castles and moorland escapeShe was young , she would prevailAnd live to see her home free again.ANDREW PROVAN MCINTYRE 7714FOR ISABELLA MACDUFF OF FYFE, WHO HAD THE RIGHT AS A MEMBER OF CLAN MACDUFF TO CROWN THE RIGHTFUL KINGS OF SCOTLAND, CAPTURED BY THE ENGLISH AND IMPRISONED ,IN A CAGE OUT SIDE THE WALLS OF BERWICK ON TWEED.SHE WAS IMPRISONED FOR FOUR YEARS. SHE WAS 24 YEARS OF AGE.
