THE ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH POPULAR BALLADS
EDITED BY FRANCIS JAMES CHILD
IN FIVE VOLUMES VOLUME IV
NEW YORK DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC.
This Dover edition, first published in 1965, is an unabridged and unaltered republication of the work originally published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company, as follows:
Vol. I—Part I, 1882; Part II, 1884 Vol. II—Part III, 1885; Part IV, 1886 Vol. III—Part V, 1888; Part VI, 1889 Vol. IV—Part VII, 1890; Part VIII, 1892 Vol. V—Part IX, 1894; Part X, 1898.
This edition also contains as an appendix to Part X an essay by Walter Morris Hart entitled “Professor Child and the Ballad,” reprinted in toto from Vol. XXI, No. 4, 1906 [New Series Vol. XIV, No. 4] of the Publications of the Modern Language Association of America.
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ADVERTISEMENT TO PART VII
NUMBERS 189–225
I would acknowledge with particular gratitude the liberality of the HON. MRS MAXWELL-SCOTT in allowing the examination and use of the rich store of ballads accumulated at Abbotsford by her immortal ancestor; and also that of LORD ROSEBERY in sending to Edinburgh for inspection the collection of rare Scottish broadsides formed by the late David Laing, and permitting me to print several articles.
The REV. S. BARING-GOULD has done me the great favor of furnishing me with copies of traditional ballads and songs taken down by him in the West of England.
I am much indebted to the REV. W. FORBES-LEITH for his good offices, and to MR MACMATH, as I have been all along, for help of every description.
F. J. C.
OCTOBER, 1890.
ADVERTISEMENT TO PART VIII
NUMBERS 226–265
A considerable portion of this eighth number is devoted to texts from Abbotsford. Many of these were used by Sir WALTER SCOTT in the compilation of the Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border; many, again, not less important than the others, did not find a place in that collection. They are now printed either absolutely for the first time, or for the first time without variation from the form in which they were written. All of them, and others which were obtained in season for the Seventh Part, were transcribed with the most conscientious and vigilant care by Mr MACMATH, who has also identified the handwriting, has searched the numerous volumes of letters addressed to Sir WALTER SCOTT for information relating to the contributors and for dates, and has examined the humbler editions of printed ballads in the Abbotsford library; this without remitting other help.
Very cordial thanks are offered, for texts or information, or for both, to the Rev. S. BARING-GOULD, the Rev. W. FORBES-LEITH, Mr ANDREW LANG, Dr GEORGE BIRKBECK HILL, Mr P. Z. ROUND, Dr F. J. FURNIVALL, Mr JAMES BARCLAY MURDOCH, Dr GIUSEPPE PITRÈ, of Palermo, Mr WILLIAM WALKER, of Aberdeen, Mr DAVID MACRITCHIE, of Edinburgh, Mr JAMES GIBB, of Joppa, Mr JAMES RAINE, of York, Rev. WILLIAM LESLIE CHRISTIE, of London, Mrs MARY THOMSON, of Fochabers, and Mr GEORGE M. RICHARDSON, late of Harvard College; for notes on Slavic popular literature, to Mr JOHN KARŁOWICZ, of Warsaw, and Professor WILHELM WOLLNER; and for miscellaneous notes, to my colleague, Professor G. L. KITTREDGE.
So far as can be foreseen, one part more will bring this book to a close; it is therefore timely to say again that I shall be glad of any kind of assistance that will make it less imperfect, whether in the way of supplying omissions or of correcting errors, great or small.
F. J. C.
FEBRUARY, 1892.
CONTENTS OF VOLUME IV
BALLAD PAGE 189. HOBIE NOBLE 1
190. JAMIE TELFER OF THE FAIR DODHEAD 4 (Additions and Corrections: IV, 518; V, 249, 300.)
191. HUGHIE GRAME 8 (Additions and Corrections: IV, 518; V, 300.)
192. THE LOCHMABEN HARPER 16 (Additions and Corrections: V, 300.)
193. THE DEATH OF PARCY REED 24 (Additions and Corrections: IV, 520.)
194. THE LAIRD OF WARISTON 28
195. LORD MAXWELL’S LAST GOODNIGHT 34 (Additions and Corrections: V, 251.)
196. THE FIRE OF FRENDRAUGHT 39 (Additions and Corrections: IV, 521; V, 251, 301.)
197. JAMES GRANT 49 (Additions and Corrections: V, 251.)
198. BONNY JOHN SETON 51 (Additions and Corrections: V, 251.)
199. THE BONNIE HOUSE O AIRLIE 54 (Additions and Corrections: V, 252.)
200. THE GYPSY LADDIE 61 (Additions and Corrections: IV, 522; V, 252, 301.)
201. BESSY BELL AND MARY GRAY 75 (Additions and Corrections: IV, 522; V, 253.)
202. THE BATTLE OF PHILIPHAUGH 77
203. THE BARON OF BRACKLEY 79 (Additions and Corrections: IV, 522; V, 253.)
204. JAMIE DOUGLAS 90
205. LOUDON HILL, OR, DRUMCLOG 105
206. BOTHWELL BRIDGE 108
207. LORD DELAMERE 110
208. LORD DERWENTWATER 115 (Additions and Corrections: IV, 522; V, 254.)
209. GEORDIE 123
210. BONNIE JAMES CAMPBELL 142
211. BEWICK AND GRAHAM 144 (Additions and Corrections: IV, 522.)
212. THE DUKE OF ATHOLE’S NURSE 150
213. SIR JAMES THE ROSE 155
214. THE BRAES O YARROW 160 (Additions and Corrections: IV, 522; V, 255.)
215. RARE WILLIE DROWNED IN YARROW, OR, THE WATER O GAMRIE 178 (Additions and Corrections: V, 256.)
216. THE MOTHER’S MALISON, OR, CLYDE’S WATER 185 (Additions and Corrections: V, 256, 301.)
217. THE BROOM OF COWDENKNOWS 191 (Additions and Corrections: IV, 523; V, 257.)
218. THE FALSE LOVER WON BACK 209
219. THE GARDENER 212 (Additions and Corrections: V, 258.)
220. THE BONNY LASS OF ANGLESEY 214
221. KATHARINE JAFFRAY 216 (Additions and Corrections: IV, 523; V, 260.)
222. BONNY BABY LIVINGSTON 231 (Additions and Corrections: IV, 523; V, 261.)
223. EPPIE MORRIE 239 (Additions and Corrections: V, 262.)
224. THE LADY OF ARNGOSK 241
225. ROB ROY 243 (Additions and Corrections: IV, 523; V, 262.)
226. LIZIE LINDSAY 255 (Additions and Corrections: IV, 524; V, 264.)
227. BONNY LIZIE BAILLIE 266 (Additions and Corrections: V, 265.)
228. GLASGOW PEGGIE 270 (Additions and Corrections: V, 266.)
229. EARL CRAWFORD 276 (Additions and Corrections: V, 301.)
230. THE SLAUGHTER OF THE LAIRD OF MELLERSTAIN 281
231. THE EARL OF ERROL 282 (Additions and Corrections: V, 267.)
232. RICHIE STORY 291 (Additions and Corrections: V, 270.)
233. ANDREW LAMMIE 300
234. CHARLIE MACPHERSON 308 (Additions and Corrections: V, 301.)
235. THE EARL OF ABOYNE 311 (Additions and Corrections: V, 270, 301.)
236. THE LAIRD O DRUM 322 (Additions and Corrections: V, 272.)
237. THE DUKE OF GORDON’S DAUGHTER 332 (Additions and Corrections: V, 273.)
238. GLENLOGIE, OR, JEAN O BETHELNIE 338 (Additions and Corrections: V, 273, 302.)
239. LORD SALTOUN AND AUCHANACHIE 347 (Additions and Corrections: V, 273.)
240. THE RANTIN LADDIE 351 (Additions and Corrections: V, 274.)
241. THE BARON O LEYS 355 (Additions and Corrections: V, 275.)
242. THE COBLE O CARGILL 358
243. JAMES HARRIS (THE DÆMON LOVER) 360 (Additions and Corrections: IV, 524.)
244. JAMES HATLEY 370