Naemanson..... Here is the verse from Fairport Convention's version that refers to the "page."

"And a servant who was standing by and hearing what was said
He swore Lord Donald he would know before the sun would set
And in his hurry to carry the news, he bent his breast and ran
And when he came to the broad millstream, he took off his shoes and he swam"

Clearly the servent was a "he."
dan