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
