Note 478 — BOOK I. (continued 2)
Reading edition
A village lying upon the river Forth, the entrance to which is sometimes denominated De mortuo mari.
[Finlay observes that Percy's note is incorrect. The truth is that De Mortuo Mari is the designation of a family (Mortimer) who were lords of Aberdour. They are believed to have received their name from the Dead Sea, in Palestine, during the times of the Crusades.]