beggars bush (leap of faith) Traditional Cache
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beggars bush (leap of faith)
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To go by beggar’s bush, or Go home by beggar’s bush
the choice is yours.
Andrew Ralton’s The Roads that led by Prestoungrange (2004) p.28 says “Edgebuckling Brae was where Somerset’s troops camped prior to the Battle of Pinkie in 1544 after ransacking Prestonpans. Blaeu, in his notes to his Atlas of 1654 calls this brae ‘Bush Hill’ separating the Shires of Edinburgh and Haddington. On the other side of this hill is nearby Ravenshaugh Road and also nearby is a house named Beggars Bush . . .” This suggests a possible development from Bush Hill to Beggars Bush, with the name being humorous rather than derogatory.
There was nearby a noted thorn tree, but this seems to be unrelated – there is no record that this was called Beggars Bush. Similarly, although it is possible that this may have been the site referred to by Thomas Trotter in his poem dated 1829, or inspired it, I cannot show any direct connection.
Musselburgh is a thriving town with a wide range of shopping & recreational facilities and the racecourse. Conveniently situated close Wallyford train station & the A1 for commuting to Edinburgh and East Lothian with its amenities & countryside.
The Beggar’s Bush
Where now is the bush which the beggar frequented,
That skirted the edge of the new-spangled vale;
Conjecture alone spoke of the age it was planted,
But who of its fall shall relate the sad tale.
How oft to its bower, when its top was all flowery,
Have I paused from my sports to contemplate the scene;
And oft when the clouds looked so sullen and showery,
I’ve sought a retreat till the skies grew serene.
There too, I have witnessed the weather-beat gypsy,
All wrinkled and wan, yet so merry and gay;
And laid on his budget so noisy and topsy,
How glib went the hours of the wand’rer away.
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Va i bs ynetre vil pbirerq gerr
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