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THE ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH POPULAR BALLADS

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by FRANCIS JAMES CHILD.

Title Page Preface List of the Principal Collections of English and Scottish Ballads and Songs 1. Riddles Wisely Expounded 2. The Elfin Knight 3. The Fause Knight on the Road 4. Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight 5. Gil Brenton 6. Willie's Lady 7. Earl Brand 8. Erlinton 9. The Fair Flower of Northumberland 10. The Twa Sisters 11. The Cruel Brother 12. Lord Rendal 13. Edward 14. Babylon or The Bonnie Banks o Fordie 15. Leesom Brand 16. Sheath and Knife 17. Hind Horn 18. Sir Lionel 19. King Orfeo 20. The Cruel Mother 21. The Maid and the Palmer 22. St. Stephen and Herod 23. Judas 24. Bonnie Annie 25. Willie's Lyke-Wake 26. The Three Ravens 27. The Whummil Bore 28. Burd Ellen and Young Tamlane 29. The Boy and the Mantle 30. King Arthur and King Cornwall 31. The Marriage of Sir Gawain 32. King Henry 33. Kempy Kay 34. Kemp Owyne 35. Allison Gross 36. The Laily Worm and the Machrel of the Sea 37. Thomas Rymer 38. The Wee Wee Man 39. Tam Lin 40. The Queen of Elfan's Nourice 41. Hind Etin 42. Clerk Colvill 43. The Broomfield Hill 44. The Two Magicians 45. King John and the Bishop 46. Captain Wedderburn's Courtship 47. Proud Lady Margaret 48. Young Andrew 49. The Twa Brothers 50. The Bonny Hind 51. Lizie Wan 52. The King's Dochter Lady Jean 53. Young Beichan 54. The Cherry-Tree Carol 55. The Carnal and the Crane 56. Dives and Lazarus 57. Brown Robyn's Confession 58. Sir Patrick Spens 59. Sir Aldingar 60. King Estmere 61. Sir Cawline 62. Fair Annie 63. Child Waters 64. Fair Janet 65. Lady Maisry 66. Lord Ingram and Chiel Wyet 67. Glasgerion 68. Young Hunting 69. Clerk Sanders 70. Willie and Lady Maisry 71. The Bent Sae Brown 72. The Clerk's Twa Sons o Owensford 73. Lord Thomas and Annet 74. Fair Margaret and Sweet William 75. Lord Lovel 76. The Lass of Roch Royal 77. Sweet William's Ghost 78. The Unquiet Grave 79. The Wife of Usher's Well 80. Old Robin of Portingale 81. Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard 82. The Bonny Birdy 83. Child Maurice 84. Bonny Barbara Allen 85. Lady Alice 86. Young Benjie 87. Prince Robert 88. Young Johnstone 89. Fause Foodrage 90. Jellon Grame 91. Fair Mary of Wallington 92. Bonny Bee Hom 93. Lamkin 94. Young Waters 95. The Maid Freed From the Gallows 96. The Gay Goshawk 97. Brown Robin 98. Brown Adam 99. Johnie Scott 100. Willie o Winesberry 101. Willie o Couglas Dale 102. Willie and Earl Richard's Daughter 103. Rose the Red and White Lily 104. Prince Heathen 105. The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington 106. The Famous Flower of Serving Men 107. Will Steward and John 108. Christopher White 109. Tom Potts 110. The Knight and the Shepherd's Daughter 111. Crow and Pie 112. Blow Away the Morning Dew 113. The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry 114. Johnie Cock 115. Robyn and Gandeleyn 116. Adam Bell, Clim of the Clough and William of Cloudesly 117. The Gest of Robyn Hode 118. Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne 119. Robin Hood and the Monk 120. Robin Hood's Death 121. Robin Hood and the Potter 122. Robin Hood and the Butcher 123. Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar 124. The Jolly Pindar of Wakefield 125. Robin Hood and Little John 126. Robin Hood and the Tanner 127. Robin Hood and the Tinker 128. Robin Hood and the Newly Revived 129. Robin Hood and the Prince of Aragon 130. Robin Hood and the Scotchman 131. Robin Hood and the Ranger 132. The Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood 133. Robin Hood and the Beggar, I 134. Robin Hood and the Beggar, II 135. Robin Hood and the Shepherd 136. Robin Hood's Delight 137. Robin Hood and the Pedlars 138. Robin Hood and Allen a Dale 139. Robin Hood's Progress to Nottingham 140. Robin Hood Rescuing Three Squires 141. Robin Hood Rescuing Will Stutly 142. Little John a Begging 143. Robin Hood and the Bishop 144. Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford 145. Robin Hood and Queen Katherine 146. Robin Hood's Chase 147. Robin Hood's Golden Prize 148. The Noble Fisherman or Robin Hood's Preferment 149. Robin Hood's Birth, Breeding, Valor and Marriage 150. Robin Hood and Maid Marian 151. The King's Disguise, and Friendship with Robin Hood 152. Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow 153. Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight 154. A True Tale of Robin Hood 155. Sir Hugh, or the Jew's Daughter 156. Queen Eleanor's Confession 157. Gude Wallace 158. High Spencer's Feats in France 159. Durham Field 160. The Knight of Liddesdale 161. The Battle of Otterburn 162. The Hunting of the Cheviot 163. The Battle of Harlaw 164. King Henry Fifth's Conquest of France 165. Sir John Butler 166. The Rose of England 167. Andrew Bartin 168. Flodden Field 169. Johnie Armstrong 170. The Death of Queen Jane 171. Thomas Cromwell 172. Musselburgh Field 173. Mary Hamilton 174. Earl Bothwell 175. The Rising in the North 176. Northumberland Betrayed by Douglas 177. The Earl of Westmoreland 178. Captain Car, or, Edom o Gordon 179. Rookhope Ryde 180. King James and Brown 181. The Bonnie Earl o' Moray 182. The Laird of Logie 183. Willie Macintosh 184. The Lads of Wamphray 185. Dick o the Cow 186. Kinmont Willie 187. Jock o the Side 188. Archie o Cawfield 189. Hobie Noble 190. Jamie Telfer of the Fair Dodhead 191. Hughie Graham 192. The Lochmaben Harper 193. The Death of Parcy Reed 194. The Laird of Wariston 195. Lord Maxwell's Last Goodnight 196. The Fire of Frendruahgt 197. James Grant 198. Bonny John Seton 199. Bonnie House o' Airlie 200. The Gypsy Laddie 201. Bessy Bell and Mary Gray 202. The Battle of Philiphaugh 203. The Baron of Brackley 204. Jamie Douglas 205. Loudon Hill, or Dromclog 206. Bothwell Bridge 207. Lord Delamere 208. Lord Dernwentwater 209. Geordie 210. Bonnie James Campbell 211. Bewick and Graham 212. The Duke of Athole's Nurse 213. Sir James the Rose 214. The Braes o Yarrow 215. Rare Willie Drowned in Yarrow, or, The Water o Gamrie 216. The Mother's Malison, or, Clyde's Water 217. The Broom of Cowdenknows 218. The False Lover Won Back 219. The Gardener 220. The Bonny Lass of Anglesley 221. Katherine Jafray 222. Bonny Baby Livingston 223. Epie Morrie 224. The Lady of Arngosk 225. Rob Roy 226. Lizie Lindsay 227. Bonny Lizie Baillie 228. Glasgow Peggie 229. Earl Crawford 230. The Slaughter of the Laird of Mellerstain 231. The Earl of Errol 232. Richie Story 233. Andrew Lammie 234. Charlie MacPherson 235. The Earl of Aboyne 236. The Laird o Drum 237. The Duke of Gordon's Daughter 238. Glenlogie or Jean o Bethalnie 239. Lord Saltoun and Auchanachie 240. The Rantin Laddie 241. The Baron o Leys 242. The Coble o Cargin 243. James Harris, (The Daemon Lover)244. James Hatley 245. Young Allan 246. Redesdale and Wise William 247. Lady Elspat 248. The Grey Cock, or, Saw You My Father 249. Auld Matrons 250. Henry Martyn 251. Lang Johnny More 252. The Kitchie-Boy 253. Thomas o Yonderdale 254. Lord William, or Lord Lundy 255. Willie's Fatal Visit 256. Alison and Willie 257. Burd Isabel and Earl Patrick 258. Broughty Wa's 259. Lord Thomas Stuart 260. Lord Thomas and Lady Margaret 261. Lady Isabel 262. Lord Livingston 263. The New-Slain Knight 264. The White Fisher 265. The Knight's Ghost 266. John Thomson and the Turk 267. The Heir of Linne 268. The Twa Knights 269. Lady Diamond 270. The Earl of Mar's Daughter 271. The Lord of Lorn and the False Steward 272. The Suffolk Miracle 273. King Edward the Fourth and a Tanner of Tamworth 274. Our Goodman 275. Get Up and Bar the Door 276. The Friar in the Well 277. The Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin 278. The Farmer's Curst Wife 279. The Jolly Beggar 280. The Beggar-Laddie 281. The Keach I the Creel 282. Jock the Leg and the Merry Merchant 283. The Crafty Farmer 284. John Dory 285. The George Aloe and the Sweepstake 286. The Sweet Trinity (The Golden Vanity)287. Captain Ward and the Rainbow 288. The Young Earl of Essex's Victory Over the Emperor of Germany 289. Mermaid 290. The Wylie Wife of the Hie Toun Hie 291. Child Owlet 292. The West-Country Damosel's Complaint 293. John of Hazelgreen 294. Dugal Quin 295. The Brown Girl 296. Walter Lesly 297. Earl Rothes 298. Young Peggy 299. Trooper and Maid 300. Blancheflour and Jellyflorice 301. The Queen of Scotland 302. Young Bearwell 303. The Holy Nunnery 304. Young Ronald 305. The Outlaw Murray