Quote Originally Posted by gilmore View Post
I would think that those living in the Lowlands at that time would be quick to tell you that they spoke Scots (or Lallans), not English.
I doubt they would it find it a matter of controversy, considering they themselves normally called their language "Inglis" at the time. They only referred to their speech as "Scottis" occasionally, when it was necessary to distinguish it from the speech of those who spoke Southern.