There was a battle in the north, And nobles there was many, And they hae kill'd Sir Charlie Hay, And they laid the wyte on Geordie. O he has written a lang letter, He sent it to his lady ...

Geordie in this poem is a reference to George Gibson, the landlord of Poosie Nansie’s. The victim of the mob may have been Agnes Wilson, who was referred to in the kirk session minutes of 06 ...