Ross and Angus show up in Act 1, scene 3 to deliver news to Macbeth. Currently Macbeth has the title of Thane of Glamis. When Ross addresses Macbeth with news from the king, he says,
"He bade me, from him, call thee thane of Cawdor:
In which addition, hail, most worthy thane!
For it is thine."
Because Macbeth has fought so brilliantly in battle, and the former Thane of Cawdor has proven to be a traitor, the king has had the former put to death, and has given Macbeth the deserving title. So when they approach him Macbeth says "borrowed robes" because that title has never been his, it is a borrowed title in his eyes. He doesn't deserve such a title--and he had just heard the witches' prophesy, so that takes him off guard as well. Once they explain the situation to him, Macbeth accepts the title.
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