Edie Ochiltree

Edie Ochiltree
Edie Ochiltree in an 1844 graphite drawing by Mary E. Sealy
First appearance	The Antiquary (1816)
Created by	Walter Scott
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Title	Royal Bedesman
Occupation	Beggar
Religion	Presbyterian
Nationality	Scottish

Edie Ochiltree is a character in Sir Walter Scott's 1816 novel The Antiquary, a licensed beggar of the legally protected class known as Blue-gowns or bedesmen, who follows a regular beat around the fictional Scottish town of Fairport.^[1] Scott based his character on Andrew Gemmels, a real beggar he had known in his childhood. Along with Jonathan Oldbuck, the novel's title-character, Ochiltree is widely seen as one of Scott's finest creations.