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The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (1882–1898)
by Francis James Child
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The Child Ballads are a collection of 305 ballads from England and Scotland, and their American variants, collected by Francis James Child in the late nineteenth century.

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The
English and Scottish
Popular Ballads


Edited by
Francis James Child

 (constructed from individual volume TOCs)
Contents
Page
Part I
1. Riddles Wisely Expounded 1
2. The Elfin Knight 6
3. The Fause Knight upon the Road 20
4. Lady Isabel and the Elf-Knight 22
5. Gil Brenton 62
6. Willie's Lady 81
7. Earl Brand 88
8. Erlinton 106
9. The Fair Flower of Northumberland 111
10. The Twa Sisters 118
11. The Cruel Brother 141
12. Lord Randal 151
13. Edward 167
14. Babylon; or, The Bonnie Banks o Fordie 170
15. Leesome Brand 177
16. Sheath and Knife 185
17. Hind Horn 187
18. Sir Lionel 208
19. King Orfeo 215
20. The Cruel Mother 218
21. The Maid and the Palmer (The Samaritan Woman) 228
22. St. Stephen and Herod 233
23. Judas 242
24. Bonnie Annie 244
25. Willie's Lyke-Wake 247
26. The Three Ravens 253
27. The Whummil Bore 255
28. Burd Ellen and Young Tamlane 256
Additions and Corrections
Part II
29. The Boy and the Mantle 257
30. King Arthur and King Cornwall 274
31. The Marriage of Sir Gawain 288
32. King Henry 297
33. Kempy Kay 300
34. Kemp Owyne 306
35. Allison Gross 313
36. The Laily Worm and the Machrel of the Sea 315
37. Thomas Rhymer 317
38. The Wee Wee Man 329
39. Tam Lin 335
40. The Queen of Elfan's Nourice 358
41. Hind Etin 360
42. Clerk Colvill 371
43. The Broomfield Hill 396
44. The Twa Magicians 399
45. King John and the Bishop 403
46. Captain Wedderburn's Courtship 414
47. Proud Lady Margaret 425
48. Young Andrew 432
49. The Twa Broterhs 435
50. The Bonny Hind 444
51. Lizie Wan 447
52. The King's Dochter Lady Jean 450
53. Young Beichan 454
Additions and Corrections 484
Part III
54. The Cherry-Tree Carol 1
55. The Carnal and the Crane 7
56. Dives and Lazarus 10
57. Brown Robyn's Confession 13
58. Sir Patrick Spens 17
59. Sir Aldingdar 33
60. King Estmere 49
61. Sir Cawline 56
62. Fair Annie 63
63. Child Waters 93
64. Fair Janet 100
65. Lady Maisry 112
66. Lord Ingram and Chiel Wyet 126
67. Glasgerion 136
68. Young Hunting 142
69. Clerk Saunders 156
70. Willie and Lady Maisry 167
71. The Bent Sae Brown 170
72. The Clerk's Twa Songs o Owsenford 173
73. Lord Thomas and Fair Annet 179
74. Fair Margaret and Sweet William 199
75. Lord Lovel 204
76. The Lass of Roch Royal 213
77. Sweet William's Ghost 226
78. The Unquiet Grave 234
79. The Wife of Usher's Well 238
80. Old Robin of Portingale 240
81. Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard 242
82. The Bonny Birdy 260
Additions and Corrections
Part IV
83. Child Maurice 263
84. Bonny Barbara Allan 276
85. Lady Alice 279
86. Young Benjie 281
87. Prince Robert 284
88. Young Johnstone 288
89. Fause Foodrage 296
90. Jellon Grame 302
91. Fair Mary of Wallington 309
92. Bonny Bee Hom 317
93. Lamkin 320
94. Young Waters 342
95. The Maid Freed from the Gallows 346
96. The Gay Goshawk 355
97. Brown Robin 368
98. Brown Adam 373
99. Johnie Scot 377
100. Willie o Winsbury 387
101. Willie o Douglas Dale 406
102. Willie and Earl Richard's Daughter 412
103. Rose the Red and White Lily 415
104. Prince Heathen 424
105. The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington 426
106. The Famous Flower of Serving-Men 428
107. Will Steward and John 432
108. Christopher White 439
109. Tom Potts 441
110. The Knight and Sheperd's Daugher 457
111. Crow and Pie 478
112. The Baffled Knight 479
113. The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry 494
Additions and Corrections 495
Part V
114. Johnie Cock 1
115. Robyn and Gandeleyn 12
116. Adam Bell, Clim of the Clough, and William of Cloudesly 14
117. A Gest of Robyn Hode 39
118. Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne 89
119. Robin Hood and the Monk 94
120. Robin Hood's Death 102
121. Robin Hood and the Potter 108
122. Robin Hood and the Butcher 115
123. Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar 120
124. The Jolly Pinder of Wakefield 129
125. Robin Hood and Little John 133
126. Robin Hood and the Tanner 137
127. Robin Hood and the Tinker 140
128. Robin Hood newly Revived 144
129. Robin Hood and the Prince of Aragon 147
130. Robin Hood and the Scotchman 150
131. Robin Hood and the Ranger 152
132. The Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood 154
133. Robin Hood and the Beggar, I 155
134. Robin Hood and the Beggar, II 158
135. Robin Hood and the Shepherd 165
136. Robin Hood's Delight 168
137. Robin Hood and the Pedlars 170
138. Robin Hood and Allen a Dale 172
139. Robin Hood's Progress to Nottingham 175
140. Robin Hood rescuing Three Squires 177
141. Robin Hood rescuing Will Stutly 185
142. Little John a Begging 188
143. Robin Hood and the Bishop 191
144. Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford 193
145. Robin Hood and Queen Katherine 196
146. Robin Hood's Chase 205
147. Robin Hood's Golden Prize 208
148. The Noble Fisherman, or, Robin Hood's Preferment 211
149. Robin Hood's Birth, Breeding, Valor and Marriage 214
150. Robin Hood and Maid Marian 218
151. The King's Disguise, and Friendship with Robin Hood 220
152. Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow 223
153. Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight 225
154. A True Tale of Robin Hood 227
155. Sir Hugh, or, The Jew's Daughter 233
Part VI
156. Queen Eleanor's Confession 257
157. Gude Wallace 265
158. Hugh Spencer's Feats in France 275
159. Durham Field 282
160. The Knight of Liddesdale 288
161. The Battle of Otterburn 289
162. The Hunting of the Cheviot 303
163. The Battle of Harlaw 316
164. King Henry Fifth's Conquest of France 320
165. Sir John Butler 327
166. The Rose of England 331
167. Sir Andrew Barton 334
168. Flodden Field 351
169. Johnie Armstrong 362
170. The Death of Queen Jane 372
171. Thomas Cromwell 377
172. Musselburgh Field 378
173. Mary Hamilton 379
174. Earl Bothwell 399
175. The Rising in the North 401
176. Northumberland betrayed by Douglas 408
177. The Earl of Westmoreland 416
178. Captain Car, or, Edom o Gordon 423
179. Rookhope Ryde 439
180. King James and Brown 442
181. The Bonny Earl of Murray 447
182. The Laird o Logie 449
183. Willie Macintosh 456
184. The Lads of Wamphray 458
185. Dick o the Cow 461
186. Kinmont Willie 469
187. Jock o the Side 475
188. Archie o Cawfield 484
Additions and Corrections 496
Part VII
189. Hobie Noble 1
190. Jamie Telfer of the Fair Dodhead 4
191. Hughie Grame 8
192. The Lochmaben Harper 16
193. The Death of Parcy Reed 24
194. The Laird of Wariston 28
195. Lord Maxwell's Last Goodnight 34
196. The Fire of Frendraught 39
197. James Grant 49
198. Bonny John Seton 51
199. The Bonnie House o Airlie 54
200. The Gypsy Laddie 61
201. Bessy Bell and Mary Gray 75
202. The Battle of Philliphaugh 77
203. The Baron of Brackley 79
204. Jamie Douglas 90
205. Loudon Hill, or, Drumclog 105
206. Bothwell Bridge 108
207. Lord Delamere 110
208. Lord Derwentwater 115
209. Geordie 123
210. Bonnie James Campbell 142
211. Bewick and Graham 144
212. The Duke of Athole's Nurse 150
213. Sir James the Rose 155
214. The Braes o Yarrow 160
215. Rare Willie Drowned in Yarrow, or, The Water o Gamrie 178
216. The Mother's Malison, or, Clyde's Water 185
217. The Broom of Cowdenknows 191
218. The False Lover won back 209
219. The Gardener 212
220. The Bonny Lass of Anglesey 214
221. Katharine Jaffray 216
222. Bonny Baby Livingston 231
223. Eppie Morrie 239
224. The Lady of Arngosk 241
225. Rob Roy 243
Additions and Corrections
Part VIII
226. Lizie Lindsay 255
227. Bonny Lizie Baillie 266
228. Glasgow Peggie 270
229. Earl Crawford 276
230. The Slaughter of the Laird of Mellerstain 281
231. The Earl of Errol 282
232. Richie Story 291
233. Andrew Lammie 300
234. Charlie Mac Pherson 308
235. The Earl of Aboyne 311
236. The Laird o Drum 322
237. The Duke of Gordon's Daughter 332
238. Glenlogie, or, Jean o Bethelnie 338
239. Lord Saltoun and Auchanachie 347
240. The Rantin Laddie 351
241. The Baron o Leys 355
242. The Coble o Cargill 358
243. James Harris (The Dæmon Lover) 360
244. James Hatley 370
245. Young Allan 375
246. Redesdale and Wise William 383
247. Lady Elspat 387
248. The Grey Cock, or, Saw you my Father? 389
249. Auld Matrons 391
250. Henry Martyn 393
251. Lang Johnny More 396
252. The Kitchie-Boy 400
253. Thomas o Yonderdale 409
254. Lord William, or, Lord Lundy 411
255. Willie's Fatal Visit 415
256. Alison and Willie 416
257. Burd Isabel and Earl Patrick 417
258. Broughty Wa's 423
259. Lord Thomas Stuart 425
260. Lord Thomas and Lady Margaret 426
261. Lady Isabel 429
262. Lord Livingston 431
263. The New-Slain Knight 434
264. The White Fisher 435
265. The Knight's Ghost 437
Additions and Corrections 439
Part IX
266. John Thomson and the Turk 1
267. The Heir of Linne 11
268. The Twa Knights 21
269. Lady Diamond 29
270. The Earl of Mar's Daughter 38
271. The Lord of Lorn and the False Steward 42
272. The Suffolk Miracle 58
273. King Edward the Fourth and a Tanner of Tamworth 67
274. Our Goodman 88
275. Get up and bar the Door 96
276. The Friar in the Well 100
277. The Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin 104
278. The Farmer's Curst Wife 107
279. The Jolly Beggar 109
280. The Beggar-Laddie 116
281. The Keach i the Creel 121
282. Jock the Leg and the Merry Merchant 126
283. The Crafty Farmer 128
284. John Dory 131
285. The George Aloe and the Sweepstake 133
286. The Sweet Trinity (The Golden Vanity) 135
287. Captain Ward and the Rainbow 143
288. The Young Earl of Essex's Victory over the Emperor of Germany 145
289. The Mermaid 148
290. The Wylie Wife of the Hie Toun Hie 153
291. Child Owlet 156
292. The West-Country Damosel's Complaint 157
293. John of Hazelgreen 159
294. Dugall Quin 165
295. The Brown Girl 166
296. Walter Lesly 168
297. Earl Rothes 170
298. Young Peggy 171
299. Trooper and Maid 172
300. Blancheflour and Jellyflorice 175
301. The Queen of Scotland 176
302. Young Bearwell 178
303. The Holy Nunnery 179
304. Young Ronald 181
305. The Outlaw Murray 185
Fragments 201
Additions and Corrections 205
Part X
Additions and Corrections 283
Glossary 309
Sources of the Texts 397
Index of Published Airs 405
Ballad Airs from Manuscript:
3. The Fause Knight upon the Road 411
9. The Fair Flower of Northumberland 411
10. The Twa Sisters 411
11. The Cruel Brothers 412
12. Lord Randal 412
17. Hind Horn 413
20. The Cruel Mother 413
40. The Queen of Elfan's Nourice 413
42. Clerk Colvill 414
46. Captain Wedderburn's Courtship 414
47. Proud Lady Margaret 414
53. Young Beichan 415
58. Sir Patrick Spens 415
61. Sir Colin 415
63. Child Waters 415
68. Young Hunting 416
75. Lord Lovel 416
77. Sweet William's Ghost 416
84. Bonny Barbara Allan 416
89. Fause Foodrage 416
95. The Maid freed from the Gallows 417
97. Brown Robin 417
98. Brown Adam 417
99. Johnie Scot 418
100. Willie o Winsbury 418
106. The Famous Flower of Serving-Men 418
144. Johnie Cock 419
157. Gude Wallace 419
161. The Battle of Otterburn 419
163. The Battle of Harlaw 419
164. King Henry Fifth's Conquest of France 420
169. Johnie Armstrong 420
173. Mary Hamilton 421
182. The Laird o Logie 421
222. Bonny Baby Livingston 421
226. Lizie Lindsay 421
228. Glasgow Peggie 422
235. The Earl fo Aboyne 422
247. Lady Elspat 422
250. Andrew Bartin 423
256. Alison and Willie 423
258. Broughty Wa's 423
278. The Farmer's Curst Wife 423
281. The Keach i the Creel 424
286. The Sweet Trinity 424
299. Trooper and Maid 424
Index of Ballad Titles 425
Titles of Collections of Ballads, or Books containing Ballads, which are very briefly cited in this work 455
Index of Matters and Literature 469
Bibliography 503
Corrections to be made in the Print 567

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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