Hi,

I came across this in "Select Views of the Royal Palaces of Scotland,"
by John Jamieson 1830:

In a M.S. in the possession of Lord Traquair, dated 1711— from which the circumstances above mentioned are extracted— this is called 'Lord William and Fair Margaret' but like most of our popular ballads it has borne different names. It is published, in the Minstrelsy of the Border, vol. iii. 243, &c., under the title of “The Douglas Tragedy.' This place is merely mentioned by, Chalmers as “Blackhouse tower, on Douglas burn.”

It seems says that Lord Douglas was publish from a 1711 MS in possession of Lord Traquair. I'm not sure if he's talking about a ballad, or just the details of the event. I haven't seen evidence that his statement has been rebutted or amplified. Anyone?

Richie