Sentence:  Ramsay stabbed Ruthven accordingly and James lending his assistance they thrust the wounded man down the <WSD>turnpike</WSD> by which Ramsay had ascended Voices and steps were now heard advancing upwards and Ramsay knowing the accents called out to sir Thomas Erskine to come up the <WSD>turnpike stair</WSD> even to the head Sir Thomas Erskine was accompanied by sir Hugh Harris the king's physician a lame man and unfit for fighting Near the bottom of the <WSD>turnpike</WSD> sir Thomas Erskine in his ascent met Ruthven bleeding in the face and neck and called out Fie strike I this is the traitor l on which Alexander Ruthven was run through the body having only breath remaining to say Alas I had no blame of it 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A winding stairway.