The Oxford Book of Ballads
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. Introductory material4. 1. Thomas the Rhymer5. 2. Tam Lin6. 3. Sir Cawline7. 4. Sir Aldingar8. 5. Cospatrick9. 6. Willy’s Lady10. 7. The Queen of Elfland’s Nourice11. 8. Lady Isabel and the Elf-Knight12. 9. The Riddling Knight13. 10. May Colvin14. 11. The Wee Wee Man15. 12. Alison Gross16. 13. Kemp Owyne17. 14. The Laily Worm and the Machrel of the Sea18. 15. King Orfeo A Shetland Ballad.19. 16. King Henry20. 17. The Boy and the Mantle A Ballad of King Arthur’s Court.21. 18. King Arthur and King Cornwall A Fragment22. 19. The Marriage of Sir Gawain [A Fragment]23. 20. Bonnie Annie24. 21. Brown Robyn’s Confession25. 22. The Cruel Mother26. 23. Binnorie27. 24. The Broomfield Hill28. 25. Earl Mar’s Daughter29. 26. Proud Lady Margaret30. 27. Clerk Saunders31. 28. The Daemon Lover32. 29. Clerk Colven33. 30. Young Hunting34. 31. The Great Silkie of Sule Skerrie35. 32. The Wife of Usher’s Well36. 33. A Lyke-Wake Dirge37. 34. The Unquiet Grave38. 35. Hynd Horn39. 36. Hynd Etin40. 37. Erlinton41. 38. Earl Brand42. 39. The Douglas Tragedy43. 40. Glasgerion44. 41. King Estmere45. 42. Fair Annie46. 43. The Lass of Lochroyan47. 44. Young Bekie48. 45. Young Beichan (Another version of the foregoing)49. 46. Childe Waters50. 47. Childe Maurice51. 48. Brown Adam52. 49. Jellon Grame53. 50. Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard54. 51. Lord Ingram and Childe Vyet55. 52. Fair Janet56. 53. Old Robin of Portingale57. 54. Lord Thomas and Fair Annet58. 55. Rose the Red and White Lily59. 56. Leesome Brand or, The Sheath and the Knife60. 57. Babylon or, The Bonnie Banks o’ Fordie61. 58. Prince Robert62. 59. Young Andrew63. 60. The Gay Goshawk64. 61. Willie’s Lyke-Wake65. 62. Fair Margaret and Sweet William66. 63. The Twa Brothers67. 64. The Cruel Brother68. 65. Edward, Edward69. 66. Lord Randal70. 67. The Twa Corbies (SCOTTISH VERSION)71. 68. The Three Ravens72. 69. The Nut-Brown Maid73. 70. Fause Foodrage74. 71. The Fair Flower of Northumberland75. 72. Young John76. 73. Lady Maisry77. 74. Bonny Bee Ho’m78. 75. Sir Patrick Spens79. 76. The Lord of Lorn80. 77. Edom o’ Gordon81. 78. Lamkin82. 79. Hugh of Lincoln and The Jew’s Daughter83. 80. The Heir of Linne84. 81. Fair Mary of Wallington85. 82. Young Waters86. 83. The Queen’s Marie87. 84. The Outlaw Murray88. 85. Glenlogie89. 86. Lady Elspat90. 87. Jamie Douglas91. 88. Katharine Johnstone92. 89. Johnie Armstrong93. 90. Clyde Water94. 91. Young Benjie95. 92. Annan Water96. 93. Rare Willy drowned in Yarrow97. 94. The Duke of Gordon’s Daughter98. 95. The Bonny Earl of Murray99. 96. Bonny George Campbell100. 97. Judas101. 98. St. Stephen and King Herod102. 99. The Maid and the Palmer103. 100. The Falcon104. 101. The Cherry-Tree Carol105. 102. The Carnal[614] and the Crane106. 103. Jolly Wat107. 104. I Saw Three Ships108. 105. The Twelve Good Joys109. 106. The Angel Gabriel110. 107. The Three Kings111. 108. The Innocents112. 109. Dives and Lazarus113. 110. The Holy Well114. 111. The Seven Virgins115. 112. Robyn and Gandelyn116. 113. The Birth of Robin Hood117. 114. Adam Bell, Clym of the Clough, and William of Cloudesley118. 115. A Little Geste of Robin Hood and his Meiny[707]119. 116. Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne120. 117. Robin Hood and the Monk121. 118. Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar122. 119. Robin Hood and the Butcher123. 120. Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford124. 121. Robin Hood and Alan a Dale125. 122. Robin Hood and the Widow’s Three Sons126. 123. Robin Hood’s Golden Prize127. 124. The Noble Fisherman or Robin Hood’s Preferment128. 125. The Death of Robin Hood129. 126. Durham Field130. 127. The Battle of Otterburn131. 128. Chevy Chase132. 129. Northumberland Betrayed by Douglas133. 130. Sir Andrew Barton134. 131. The ‘George-Aloe’135. 132. The ‘Golden Vanity’136. 133. John Dory137. 134. Willie Macintosh138. 135. The Bonnie House o’ Airlie139. 136. Johnnie of Cockerslee140. 137. Kinmont Willie141. 138. Jock o’ the Side142. 139. Hobbie Noble143. 140. Archie of Cawfield144. 141. Jamie Telfer in the Fair Dodhead145. 142. Dick o’ the Cow146. 143. Hughie the Graeme147. 144. The Lochmaben Harper148. 145. The Fire of Frendraught149. 146. The Death of Parcy Reed150. 147. Baby Livingston151. 148. The Gypsy Countess152. 149. The Baron of Brackley153. 150. The Dowie Houms of Yarrow154. 151. Lord Maxwell’s Last Goodnight155. 152. Helen of Kirconnell156. 153. The Lament of the Border Widow157. 154. Lady Alice158. 155. Lord Lovel159. 156. The Trees So High160. 157. The Brown Girl161. 158. Barbara Allan’s Cruelty162. 159. The Gardener163. 160. The Lowlands o’ Holland164. 161. The Spanish Lady’s Love165. 162. The Bailiff’s Daughter of Islington166. 163. The Blind Beggar’s Daughter of Bednall-Green167. 164. The Loving Ballad of Lord Bateman A Broadside Version of ‘Young Beichan’168. 165. Mary Ambree169. 166. The Lady turned Serving-Man170. 167. The Simple Ploughboy171. 168. Cawsand Bay172. 169. The Greenland Fishery173. 170. The Old Cloak174. 171. Widdicombe Fair175. 172. Get up and Bar the Door176. 173. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury177. 174. The Children in the Wood178. 175. The Suffolk Miracle179. 176. Bessie Bell and Mary Gray180. INDEX OF FIRST LINES