AN IPJQEX TO THE KNOWN ORAL SOURCES
OF THE: CHILD COLLECTION
Kenneth A. Thigpen, Js.
Folklore I n s t i t u t e
Indiana E i i v e r s i t y
Traditional ballad scholarship has sorely neglected the individual
performers of the ballads. Perhaps due t o a l a t e n t survival of the
communal theory, scholars have approached t h e e n t i r e body of published
ballads, p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e portion represented by t h e Child collection,
as the product of an amorphous singing throng, having only remote
individuel characteriotics. Yet, i f a ballad variant is t r u l y from o r a l
t r a d i t i o n , i t obviously has been sung o r r e c i t e d by a p a r t i c u i u . individual a t a p a r t i c u l a r point i n time. We are l e f t a t t h e mercy of
c o l l e c t o r s and e d i t o r s , though, when we t r y t o determine who sang o r
r e c i t e d which ballade, p a r t i c u l a r l y those edited by Child. Nevertheless,
since a good many of our conceptioas and theories &bout, ballads a r e based
on Child's work, an approach t o the ballads contained therein through
t h e individual performers of them should be a t l e a s t an i n t e r e s t i n g and
possibly even a q u i t e productive nethod of analysis.
To f a c i l i t a t e this type of analysis I have compiled an index t o the known
o r a l sources of the ballads i n The English and S c o t t i s h Popular Ballads.1
Such an index can only be t e n t a t i v e , as f u r t h e r investigation of the manuscripts from which Child collected h i s t e x t s i s needed f o r anything approaching an accurate account of t h e known o r a l sources t o be given. It
should a l s o be pointed out t h e t only the English variants are izcluded
i n the index, since the American variants are too few i n number and poor
i n documentation f o r individual r e p e r t o i r e study. Nevertheless, even
such an admittedly limited index can be useful, pointing t o those singers
which Child has identified. J. Barre Toelken has chaxged t h a t "the
number of unreliable t e x t s s t r e t c h e s f a r beyond Child's admissions or
suspicions: fewer than half of his collected ballads may be i n fact
trea-bed as c l e a r l y t r a d i t i o n a L t t 2 I n s p i t e of t h i s claim, it seems t h a t
i n those cases where an infoxrm,nt has been clearly i d e n t i f i e d by name
and place of residence, the chances of an orally t r a n s a t t e d t e x t are
good. Therefore, wherever Child has indicated t h a t a b a l l a d was collected from an individual i n a cer$ain place, I have believed E m . An
i n t e r e s t i n g study would be t o compare the ballad v a r i a n t s t h a t are attributed t o known sources, those listed i n t h i s index, with those ballads
Toelken i n c l ~ ~ d ei ns his l i s t ; perhaps Child was more accurate than Toelken
suspects i n stating tk-2-bcertain babld.3 were d ~ f i ~ i t e il ny t h e oral
t r a d i t i o n of an individual
A reasonable degree of conservatism was applied t o the creation of the
index since it i s limited t o l i s t i n g only m i a n t s a t t r i b u t e d t o known
scurces. Toelken's point i s t h a t those variants collected from vaguely
i d e n t i f i e d o r a l sources are suspect. He seys, "such notes as 'From t h e
r e c i t a t i o n of an old woman,' 'Procured by David Webster, bookseller, from
t r a d i t i o n , ' 'Taken down from r e c i t a t i o n i n t h e North of Scotland,' 'Copied
from t h e mouth of a milkmaid,' and 'Sung by an aged nurse, once resident
i n the north,' which Child provides, mostly reprinted from his printed
sources, are s o vague and inadequate f o r the f o l k l o r i s t t h a t they i n v i t e
not o n l y scholarly d i s t r u o t , but suspicion, especially since many other
ballads i n h i s collection appear with complete and v e r l f i a b l e references. "3
Fwthermcre, these vaguely c i t e d sources a r e not useful i n revealing the
r e p e r t o i r e of an individual. singer.
The decision t o include o r exclude c e r t a i n questionable sources had t o be
made on t h e baais of a somewhat blind f a i t h i n t h e v a l i d i t y of the desc r i p t i o a given of c e r t a i n primary sources. The thirty-one ballads known
as the "old Lady's collectiont' were included as representing t h e repert o i r e of a single informant since it i s said t o be described y Scott
as t h e "collection of an old lady'a complete set of b s U a d ~ . " These
~
were collected from t h e old lady i n t h e north of Scotland by a M r . Skene
of Rubislaw. Those ballads from the Harris MS which were a c t u a l l y attributed t o Mrs. Hamis were included. The manuscript contains, it i s
said, allad ads lesmned by A m e l i a Harris i n her childhood from an old
nurse i n Perthshire (the last years of the 18th century); taken down by
her daugh$er, who has added a few of her own collecting."5 The Gibb MS,
on t h e other hand, seems 1-ess trustworthy, being described as "Twentycne t a l l a d s written dcwn from t h e r e c i t a t i o n of his mother by Mr. James
Gibb of Joppa, representing t h e form i n which ballads were r e c i t e d .
about t h e beginning of tile century i n hgus and ~ e m s"6
. However, several. t e x t s asre a t t r i b u t e d i n head notes t o people other than Krs. Gibb
of Joppa, 80 only the t3x-ee vm-i&ts s p e c i f i c a l l y a t t r i b u t e d t o her
were included i n t h e index; though perhaps a more l i b e i a l allowance
would L%ve been preferred by some, t h a t is, the a t t r i b u t i n g of a l l the
t e x t s t h a t a r e contained i n t h e manuscript t o Mrs:Gibb t h a t were not
s p e c i f i c a l l y a t t r i b u t e d t o someone e l s e . This is a case when access t o
t h e manuscript i t s e l f probably would have been immensely helpful. Several singers whose v a r i a n t s were gleaned from t h e Percy papers have been
included i n the index. Although one m a y object t o the o r a l a u t h e n t i c i t y
of these t e x t s , they do bear evidence of coming from individual singers.
The seven ballads a t t r i b u t e d t o the Revereria P. Parsons of Wye, accordi n g t o David C. Fowler, " A l l seem t o be authentic specimens of eighteenthcentury o r a l t r a d i t i o n , untouched by a sophisticated hand. "7
Arrot, Mrs. W., of Aberbrothick:
h he TWR Brothers" (48 D ) , I, 440.
air Annie " (62 B) , XI, 71.
"child Waters" (63 F), 11, 93.
( ? ) "clerk ~amders"(69 F), 11, 164.
"Lord Thomas and Fair Annet" (73 E ) , 11, 188.
Bain, Margaret :
"~ordRandal" (12 c), I, 159.
Baird, Mrs. Jameg, of Dalryrnple:
"~.arlreWillie Drowned i n yarrow" (215 G), I V , 182.
Eaker, Matthew, of Devon:
"~enryMartyn" (250 A), IV, 333.
Barnard ( B m = r d ) , Mrs., of' Derry :
air Margaret =d Sweet W i l l i a m " (74 B), 11, 201.
"The Famozs Flower of Serving- en" (106 A ) , 11, 429.
h he Death of Queen Jane" (170 A), 111, 373.
Basr, Mary, of Lesmahago ( ~ l y d e s d a l e ) :
he E l f i n Knight" (2 F) , I, 17.
he Cruel Brother" (11 B), I, 146.
"~ifiie's IJrke-Wake" (25 A), I, 251.
"~empy~ a y "(33 B), I, 302.
" ~ a p t a i nWedderburn' s Courtshipft (46 B, a ) , I, 421.
,
,
air Janet " (64 E ) 11, 108.
"~ordThomas and Fair Annetf' (73 B), 11, 184.
"Lord ~ o v e "(75 B) 11, 207.
amki kin"( 93 E) 11, 327.
" ~ a m i eDouglas" (204 A ) , IV, 93.
he Broom of Cowdenknows" (217 N) , I V , 206.
he Young Earl of Essex 's Victory Over t h e Emperor of Germany"
(288 B), v, 147.
,
Mr., of Biggar:
" ~ a i r d0 Logie" (182 A ) , I V , 515.
"Georgie" (209 B, a ) , IV, 129.
" ~ a t h a r i n eof Jaffray" (221 D), IV, 221.
Bartram,
Beattie, Miss Catherine, of Mearns-shire:
he Cruel Mother" (20 D, b ) , I, 221.
( ? ) he Knight and the Shepherd ' s Daughter " ( l l 0 H)
" ~ i z z i eLindsay" (226 B), I V , 257.
, 11, 472.
Beattie, Miss Elisabeth, of Edinburgh ( ~ e a r n s - s h i r e) :
e he F a i r Flower of Northumberland" ( 9 B, b), I, 115.
"~oungHunting" (68 B), 11, 145.
( ? ) he Knight and t h e Shepherd's Daughter" (110 H), 11, 472.
he Bonnie House 0 Arlie" (199 D), I V , 57.
he Gaxdener"(2l.9 A ) , I V , 212.
Bell, Mrs., of Paisley:
h he Gay ~oshawk"(96 B), 11, 359.
Black, Mezgaret , of Ayr:
he E a r l of Aboyne" (235 F), TV, 317.
Bouchmt, see MTS. Butchert
Bower, Miss:
f'~ow?g~unting" (68 C, b ) , V, 223.
Brockie, Nar~cyof Bemerside:
"~ohniescot" (99 R), I V , 487.
" ~ u g h i e~rarne" (191 I), IV, 519.
Brown, Benjamin, of Upper Wick:
"sir Lionel" (18 C, a ) , I, 2i2.
Brown, Miss, of CZlasgm:
he Knight and Shepherd's ~ a u g h t e r "( - n o L) , 11, 476.
" ~ e o r d i e "(209 L) , I V , U8.
Brawn, Mrs. Anna Gordon, of FaUiLznd:
" ~ irento
l
on" (5 A), I, 68.
'%?Willie's
~ a d y "(6 A ) , I, 86.
"The Twa Sisters" (10 B, a), I, 127.
he Cruel Brother " (3.2. A, a ) , I, 145.
"King Henryt' (32), I, 298..
"~empOwen"( 34 B) , I, 306.
"Allison ~ r o s s "(35), I, 313.
'"Thomas ~ymer"(37 A), I, 317.
"clerk CoviU" (42 A ) , I, 389.
" ~ o u a g~eich.m"(53 A), I, 463; (53 c), I, 466.
air Annie " (62 E) 11, 74.
" ~ h i l dWaters" (63 B), 11, 87.
" ~ a d y~ a i s r y "(65 A ) , 11, n 4 .
"The Lass of Roch ~ o y a l "(76 D), 11, 220.
"I3onn-y ~ i r d y "(82), 11, 260.
"~auseFoodrage" (89 A ) , 11, 298.
ellon on Czamefl (90 A, a), 11, 302.
'??air Mary of WaJ..lingtonT1 (91 C ) 11, 314. .
"~onnyBee om" (92 A ) , 11, 318.
amki kin" (93 A), 11, 321.
he Gay ~oshawk" (96 H), XI, 357.
"~rown~ o b i n "(97 A, a), 11, 368.
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,
"Brown Adam" (98 A), 11, 374.
'Willie o Douglas ale" (101 A), 11, 407.
" ~ o h n i escotrt (99 A ) , 11, 379.
''Willie and E a r l Richard's ~ a u g h t e r "(102 A), 11, 412.
"sir Hugh, or The Jew's Daughter" (155 A), 111, 243.
" ~ o s et h e Red and White Lily" (103 A), II, 417.
h he Baron of rack leg" (203 C), IV, 86.
h he Mother's ail son" (216 B), I V , 188.
"~onnyBaby Livingoton" (222 A), IV, 233.
" ~ a d y~ l s p a t "(247), IV, 387.
he Kitchie Bay" (252 c), W, 405.
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Brown, &s.,
of Lochwimock:
"~amieDouglas" (204 F)
Buchanan,
, IV, 97;
see Mrs. Notman
Buckie, Enzie,
of BaePshire:
"sir ione el" (18 B),
I, 2 U .
"Brown ~ o b i n "(97 B) , 11, 369.
Eutchart , Miss, or Arbroath (daughter):
"clerk Colvill" (42 c), I, 215.
"young ~unCir.g" (68 c), v, 223.
h he Ecrl of ~ r r o l "(231 G), V, 268.
Butchart ( ~ o u c h a r t ) ,Mrs., of Dundse (mother) :
h he Cruel Brother" (ll I), 1, 149.
h he Broom of' Cowdenknows" (214 H) , IV, 200.
"Lizzie Lindsay" (226 c), IV, 258.
Butler, Jane, of Edgemond :
he Unquiet Grave1' (78 F), I=, 512.
Charles, Mrs., of Torry (~berdeen):
"'The Knight end Shepherd's Daughter" (UO C ) , 11, 462.
h he Duke 02 Athole ' a Nurseff (212 E ) , IV, 153.
" ~ u r dIcabel and Earl Patrick" (257 A), I V , 418.
Cleland
, John,
of Glasgow :
he Sweet T r i n i t y " (286 B,
e ) , V, 137.
Cochrane, Mary:
he Death of Queen Jane" (170 I), V, 246.
he Broom of Cowdenknows" (217 c), V, 267.
Comie, Mrs., of Aberdeen:
"Lord Randal (12 B), I, 158.
Coutts, Andrew:
"King ~ r f e o "(19 A), I, 217.
Cunningham, W s . :
"'The Twa Brothers" (49 c ) , I, 439.
"Geordie" (209 L), IV, 138.
Crum, Mrs., o f Dumbarton:
" ~ i t r y~ a m i l t o n "(173 C) , 111, 386.
Davidson, Thomas of Aberdeenskire:
he Knight aad Shepherd 's Daughter" (LLO I), 11, 474.
Dickson, Mrs., of R e n t o n h a :
" ~ o u n g~ e i c h a n "(53 K), I, 476.
he Laird o Drumt' (236 F, a), I V , 327.
Dodds, &so
Richard, of Morham:
(53 I), I, 475.
he Wylie Wife of t h e Hie Toun IIie" (290
"~oungBeichan"
c),
V,
155.
Drain, Ws. Charles, of Kilmamock:
"~ames~ a t l e y "(244 c), I V , 373.
Dudley, msm, of Much Werdock:
" ~ o r d~erwentwater" (208 H), IV, 121.
Duff, Mrs. , of Kilbirnie :
" ~ o r a yBarb-ma Allen1' (84
c),
11, 278.
Du Mawier, &orge :
he Sweet ~rinity" (286 B, b), V, 137.
Dunse, Rebecca, of GaJ2.0wa.y:
" ~ i t t l eMusgrave and Lady Barnard" (81 I), 11, 253.
"~amieDouglas" (204 J), I V , 101.
Elder, Mrs. :
?he Wee Wee Man'' (38 D )
, I, 331.
Force, Samuel:
h he Death of Queen Jane" (170 H) , V, 245.
"me Sweet Trinity" (286 B, a), v, 137.
IWser, Eppic:
in y a , r ~ ~ w(215
"
c), Ill, 180.
he Wylie Wife of the Hie Tom &err(290 D), V, 155.
"-~ a n eWillie Drowned
French, Henry:
"Bonnie Annietf (24 B), I, 246.
French, Mrs. Johr,:
"~oung~ohn's ~ o v e ' '(88 D ) , 11, 292.
GammeU, Mrs. :
'"~urdEllen and Young aml la re" (28), I, 256 (507).
"Kempy Kaytt (33 A ) , I, 301.
Gentles, Mrs., of Paisley:
"sir B t r i c k spensff (58 L), 11, 30.
"~oung~ohnstone"(88 B, a), 11, 289.
"mry Hamilton" (173 D ), 111, 387
Gibbs, Mrs. :
"Sir Patrick Spendt (58 o), XI, 31.
he Earl of Abofiefl (235 B, b ) IV, 313.
" ~ l e n l o g i,e or, Jean o Bethelnie" (238 C) IV, 340.
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Gibbons, Mrs. :
he Unquiet
Gill,
J
Grave" (78
H, a), IV, 474.
Mrs. W. J., of Sidcup:
or the Jetr 's Daughter" (155 s), IV, 497.
"sir Hugh,
Goldie, 1. :
he Twa sisters! (10 H), I, 131.
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Goldie, J. :
"~abylon, or, the Bonnie Banks o ord die" (14 C)
, I, 175.
Graham, &s., of Uchbrackie :
"~lenlogie, or, Jean o ~ e t h e l n i"e (238 I), IV, 344
.
Gray, Miss Ann:
he Clerks Twe Sons o Owensford" (72 A ) , 11, 174.
he Wife of Usher's Wellff (79 B), 11, 239.
Greenwood, Christiana, of London:
"The Braes o yarrow" (214 B) IV, 175.
,
Greive , Walter :
"~ames~ a r r i s "(243 F ) , IV, 367.
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Hall, Catherine :
"The Death of Parcy ~ e e d "(193 B), N, 520.
Hamilton, Nancy, of Paisley:
" ~ a r y~ a a i l t o n "(1'73 D), 111, 387.
Hamilton, Idre, of Edinburgh:
"Proud Lady hhrgaret" (47 A), 1, 426.
Harris, Mrs.:
he Cruel Mother" (20 T ) , I, 224.
"captain Wedderburn's Courtshipr1 (46 B, c), I, 421.
"Proud Lady ~ a r g a r e t "(47 D ) , I, 430.
"Sir Patrick Spenst'(58 J), 11, 28.
"Sir cawline" (61 appendix), 11, 61.
"Child waters" (63 E ) , 11, 91.
"~oung~ u n t i n g "(68 C ) , 11, 147.
'%ause ~oodrage"(89 c), 11, 301.
" ~ o h n i eCock" (ll4 G), 1x1, 8.
"Mary ~ a m i l t o n "(173 J ) , 111, 394.
he Laird o Logic" (182 D ) , III, 455.
"Charlie Macpherson" (234 A ) , IV, 309.
ca he Earle of Aboyne" (235 E ) , I V , 317.
" ~ l e n l o g i e , or, Jean o ~ e t h e l n i e "(238 D ) , I V , 341.
" ~ e d e s d a l e and Wise William" (246), Iv, 385.
h he Kitchie-~oy" (252 D ) , IV, 407.
"Alison and ~ i U j e "(256 A ) , IV, 416.
* ~ r o u g h t yWa's' (258 A, b) , IV, 423.
h he Wife Wrapt i n Wether's skin" (277 B), V, 105.
Hastie , Pindrew , of Rent onhal3. :
"The Keach I t h e c r e e l " (281
s),
V, 123.
Healy, Ellen, of Killarney :
" ~ o r d and all I' (12 H) I, 162.
" ~ o r dThomas and F a i r Anne-tl' (73 A, g ) , XI, 179.
amki kin" (93 T ) , 11, 38.
,
H i l l , D r . George :
he Maid Freed from the ~ a l l o w s "(95 J), IV, 481.
Hislope, I'&s* Etlphernia, of Guttonside:
"Willie o Winsbury" (100 J ) , I V , 491.
"~ichiestoryf1 (232 c), IV, 294.
H o ~ ,MYS.:
"~oungHunting"
(68 E), 11, 149.
Holgate, Benjamin, of Leeds:
he Knight and the Shepherd's ~ a u g h t e r "(110
Holmes, Jaaet:
a air Annie" (62
c),
Huntington, M r . :
he Elfin Knight" (2
11, 72.
J), I, 19.
o),
V, 239.
Lindsay, Lady A.:
he L a i r d o Logie" (182 B, b), IV, 516.
Lindsay, John, of Paisley:
''~clmieScot" (99 D, b), 11, 384.
Luscombe, Reverend E., of Devon:
he Crafty Farmer" (283 E), V, 128.
Luxton, Roger, of Devon:
" ~ e n r yMartyn" (250 A, b), Iv, 393.
Lyle, Agnes, of Kilbarchan:
(?)
"~e@some
Brand" (15-B), I, 184.
"IIind Horn" (17 c), 1, 203.
h he Cruel i other"- (20 E, b ) , I, 221.
h he Wee Wee an" (38 E, a), I, 332.
air ~ a n e t "(64 B) , 11, 105.
"young ~ u n t i n ~(68-~),-11,"
148.
" ~ t t l eMusgrave and Lady Barnard" (115), 11, 254.
"~ohnieScot" (99 G), 11, 387.
h he Baffled Knight" (ll2 E), 11, 488.
ba he Gypsy-Laddie" (220 c), IV, 67.
" ~ o r d~ementwater"(208 A), fV, U7.
" ~ e o r d i e "(209 F), IV, 131.
he Bnaes o yarrow" (214 c), N, 166.
"~onnyBaby Livingston" (222 C) , IV, 236.
" ~ o r dWilliam, or, Lord ~andy"( 2 5 4 - ~ ) , IV, 4 ~ .
h he Sweet ~ r i n i t y "(286, C, f ) , V, 138.
"sheath and Knife " (16 F) , V, 210. -
Lyle, Mr. (father) :
"&ordie" (209 K), IV, 137.
MacdonaLd, Alexander, of Ayr:
" ~ e n r yMaxtyn" (250 c), IV, 394.
Macmath, Anges :
"Hind ~ o r d "(17 I, b ) , I, 503.
he Sweet Trinityt' (286 C, g), V,
138.
Macqueen, Jean., of Langs:
" ~ a r yHamilton"
Martin, John:
h he
Qpsy
(173 K), 111, 394.
Laddie" (200 F) , IV, 70.
Maxwell, Miss, of Brediland:
"Lord Randal" (12 J), I, 163.
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IbConechie, Mrs. of Kilmamock:
"Little Musgrave and Lady ~aunard"(81 G) , 11, 251.
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McCormick, Widow, of Paisley:
am Lint' (39 F), I, 348; 11, 505.
he Twa roth hers" (49 B), I, 4-38.
" ~ o r dThomas and Fair Annet" (73 A, e ) , 11, 196.
"Sweet W i l l i a m ' s host" (77 c), 11, 230.
"child Maurice" (83 B), 11, 266.
he W - d Freed from the ~ a l l m s "(95 B), 11, 351.
"The Knight and the Shepherd's ~ a u g h t e r "(110 K), 11,
1:-75.
McKenzie, Mrs., of Morayshire:
mo he Knight and the Shepherd's ~ a u g h t e r "(110 P), V, 239.
he Baron of Brackley" (203), V, 253.
McLean, Mrs., of Glasgow:
%ady ~ a i s r y "(65 I, c ) , 11, 124.
McNiccol, Mrs., of Paisley:
" ~ o h n i eScot" (99 D, a), 11, 384.
McQueen, Mrs., of Lochwinnoch:
'%air Mary of Wdllington" (91 E), 11, 315.
McWhinnie, John:
he Elf'in Knight" (w I), I, 18.
Meldrum, Jeany:
he E l f i n Knight" (2 M), I, 484; V, 206.
"~oung~ e i c h a n "(53 G, b ) , V, 218.
Micha,el, Widow, of Banff shire :
" ~ h i l d~ u r i c e "(83 D), 11, 268.
a
MZller, Marion, of Threepwood: ,
th he Braes o yarrow" (214 J) , N,172.
Milne, Jean:
'hairy ~ a m i l t o n "(173
u),
IV, 509.
Molison, Mrs., of Dun Lappie:
" ~ o r d~ o v e l "(75 G) 11, 210.
"Prince ~ o b e r t "(87 D ) , 11, 287.
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Moncrieff, Mrs.:
h he Sweet ~ r i n i t y "(286 B, d ) , V, 137.
,
Murison, Mrs. A. F. of Old Deer, Aberdeenshire:
he Twa ~ i s t e r s "(10 M), I, 133.
"sir Patrick spenstf (58 K), 11, 30.
" ~ a r yHamilt on" (173 N) , 1x1, 396.
"~oung~ l l e n "(245 D ) , IV, 381.
Murray, Philip, of Liverpool:
" ~ i t t l eMusgrave and Lady ~ a r n a r d "(81
o),
I V , 478.
Nairn, Mrs.:
h he Unpuiet Grave" (78 fragment), V, 224..
he Bonnie House of Arliett (199 A, a), V, 252.
Nicol, Jean:
"young Johnstone" (ii c), 11, 291.
"Jamie Douglas" (102 K), IV, 102.
l!Ecol, Mr. James, of Strichen:
"Kemp Owen" (34 A), I, 309.
"Hind %in" (41 C) I, 370.
he Clerk's Twa Sons o Owensford" (72 D), I1, 178.
h he Xnight and the Shepherd's Daughter" (ll0 E), II,
"Archie o Cawfield" ( l i i D), 111, 492.
"~edesdaleand W i s e ~ i l l i a m "(246 H), N, 383.
"young earw well" (302), V, 178.
,
Nicol, Widow, of P&ib;ley:
he Fair F.?.?ower of Northumberland" ( 9 D)
"'Phe ~asdener"(219 f'ragment ), V, 259.
"Trooper and Maid" (299 B) V, 173.
he Earl of Aboyne" (235 J), IV, 320.
, V,
207; I,
465.
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Notman, Mrs. :
" ~ a r l&and
(7 C) , I, 101.
"sir Patrick Spens" (58 c), 11, 22.
"Willie and ~ady~ a i s r y "(70 A), 11, 167.
" ~ a m i e~ o u g l a s "(204 I), IV, 100.
EJutcheU, George:
" ~ i z z i eLindsaytf (226 H), IV, 524.
Old Lady of Northern Scotland:
"The 5aiJ.y Worm and the Mackrel of t h e Seatf ( 3 6 ) , V, 214.
" ~ o u n g~eichan"(53 D), V, 218.
"child waters" (63 K), V, 220.
"Lord Thomas and Fair Annet" (73 G), V, 223.
'??air Mary of ~ U i n g t o n "(91 G), V, 227.
no an kin" (93 I), V, 229.
'Willie o Douglas D d e " (101 D) , V, 235.
"The Knight and t h e Shepherd's Daughter" (110 N), V, 237.
"Queen Eleanor's confession" (156 B), V, 241.
" ~ a r yHamilton" (173 F), V, 246.
" ~ a p t a i nCar, or Edom o or don" (178 I), V, 247.
"!The Bonnie House o A i r l i e " (199 0) , V, 252.
"The Baron of Brackleyf' (203 D), V, 253.
"~ordDexwentwa%erV (208 J), V, 254.
"awe Willi" Drowned i n yarrow" (215 D), V, 256.
he Mother's Mailson, or, Clyde's Water" (216 D), V, 256.
" ~ a t h a x i n e affray" (221 E), V, 260.
" ~ o bRoyf1 (225 A ) , V, 262.
" ~ i z z i e~ i n d s a y "(226 H), V, 264.
'Lecnny Lizie ail lie" (227 H), V, 265.
a he E a r l of ~ r r o l "(231 B) , V, 267.
he Earl of Aboyne" (235 c), V, 270.
he Lzird o rum" (236 B), v, 272.
" ~ o r dSaltoun and Auchanaehie" (239 B, c), V, 274.
he Rantin Laddie" (240 B) , V, 274.
"~oungAllen" (245 A), V, 275.
he Kitchie BOY" (252 A), V, 277.
" ~ a d y~iamond"(269 B), V, 35.
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Robinson, Lisa:
he Gypsy JLaddieft (200 L), V, 253.
Robson, Miss, of Edinburgh:
%ndrew Lammien (233 A ) , I V , 302.
Roddick, Violet, of Hoddam Castle:
ho he E a r l of Errol" (231 E ) IV, 288.
,
Rogers, W. Pigott:
" ~ a d yIsabel and the E l f Knight" ( 4 G),
11, 497.
Rule, Mrs., of Paisley:
air Annie" (62 F) , 11, 75.
" ~ e o r d i e " (209 G), IV, l32.
Rutherford, Miss Christian:
" ~ i13rentonft
l
(5 B), I, 70; 789.
"Prince ~ o b e r t "(87 A ) , 11, 284.
Scott, Janet, of Bowden:
"wdy m r s n y t t (65 J), IV, 466.
"&ordie" (209 D), IV, 130.
S c o t t , Jean:
"pair ~ a n e t "(64 A, b), IV, 464.
" ~ a d yMaisry" (65 K) IV, 467.
" ~ o r dThomas and Fair Annet" (73 I), IV, 469.
"young ~ e n j i e "(86 A, b ) , IV, 478.
" ~ a t h a r i n eJaffray" (221 c), IV, 220.
,
Seward, Anna:
h he Twa S i s t e r s " (10.
L), IV, 41i8..
.
Shortreed, Thomas, of Jedburgh:
" ~ o c ko t h e side" (187 B), 111, 479.
Sim, Robert, of Paisley:
" ~ a t h a r i n e~ a f f k a y "(221 I), I V , 227.
Smith, Widow, of Paisley:
"clerk ~ a u n d e r s "(69 E), 11, 162.
Stevenson, Miss, o f Glasgow:
"young ~ u n t i n g "(68 F, a ) , 11, 150.
Stevenscn, Widow :
"Lord ~ a n d a l "(12 R ) , I, 500.
"~oungBeichan" (53 F), I, 471.
"The Lass of Roch Royceltf (76 c), 11, 218.
" ~ o bROY" (225 E ) , IV, 249.
S t i r l i n g , Jeanie:
st he Fair Flower of Northumberland" ( 9 F), I, 493.
Stodart, Marion, of Edinburgh:
he Gypsy ad die" (200 ), V, 301
.
1
Storie,
William, of Lochwinnich:
"Riddles Wisely Expounded" (1c), I, 4.
" ~ i z i eWan" (51 B), I, 448.
he King's Dochter, Lady ~ e a n "(52 A, a), I, 450.
"Child Maurice" (83 C) , 11, 267.
he Broom of Cmdenknavs" (217 D) , IV, 195
.
Stuel, Tibbie :
"The Braes o yarrow" (214 Q) , N, 522.
Thomson, Mrs., of Kilba~chan:
" ~ iBrenton"
l
(5 F), I, 77.
"sir Patrick Spens" (58 F), 11, 24.
" ~ a b y~ a i e r y "(65 E ) , 1 , 9 ; (I, b), 124.
"Clerk Saud-ers" (69 D), 11, 162.
"child ~ a u r i c e ~
(83
' E), 11, 270.
"Prince Robert" (87 B), I X , 285.
amki kin" (93 B), 11, 323.
" ~ o h n i escot" (99 C ) 11, 382.
"The Broom of Cowdenknms" (2x7 E ) , IV, 196.
,
Thomson, Mrs. Mary, of Fochabers (daughter of Mary ~ o b e r t s o n:)
" ~ a r Crawford"
l
(229 A, a), IV, 277.
T r a i l , Mrs., of Paisley:
(173 L )
"Jamie Douglas" (204 H)
" ~ e r yHmiltcn"
, 111, 395
, IV, 99.
" ~ o r d~erwentwater"(208 G)
, IV,
121.
Walker, Miss Fanny, of Mt. Pleasant:
"YOW~ ~ a i c h ~
(53" G), I, 473.
LOP^ ~ovel"(75 c), It,208. .
"The Wsy Laddie" (200 B, b), IV, 66.
he E a r l of ~boyne"(235 R) IVY320.
,
Walker, John, of Portlethen:
po he E l f i n Knight" ( 2 F), V, 203.
he Laird o rum" (236 E), V, 273.
Watson, Jenny, of Lanark:
'Vhe Knight and the Shepherd's Daughter" (110 D)
"The .Laird of Wariston" (194 B) IV, 31.
"~amieDouglas" (204 E), IV, 97.
h he Broom of Cowderbows" (27 C), IV, 194.
of ~azelgreon"(293 B), V, 101.
,
Webster, a s s Jane, of Crossmichael:
h he Fause Knight Upon the ~ o a d "(3 c), I, 485.
"&ord Rendal" (12 P) I, 499.
" a n d ~ o r n "(17, I, a), 503.
" ~ o r d~ w e l "(75 J), 11, 512.
'Xamhin" (93 w), 11, 533.
"~ohniescot" (99 0), 11, 396.
'??il.li.eo Winsbury" (100 J), 11, 514.
h he Death of Queen ~ a n e "(170 E ) , 1x1, 375.
"Archie o cawfield" ( l i i E) 111, 493.
,
,
, 11, 464.
"~ughieGrame" (191 F), IV, 15.
"~lasgowPeggie" (228 G), V, 266.
" ~ eU
t p and Ear the Door" (275 B), V, 98.
he J o l l y Beggar" (279 B, c ) , V, U3.
"Trooper and Maid" (299 D), V, 306.
Welsh, Willim, of Peebleshire:
he Braes o yarrow" (214 L) , IV, 173.
Wharton, Eliza:
he Cruel Mokher" (20 Q), 111, 502.
Wilson, Miss Ann, of Paisley:
he ~eggar- ad die" (280 c), V, ~ 0 .
Wilson, Mrs*, of Uverness:
"Hind ~ o r n "(17 E ) , I, 204.
h he Wee Wee an" (38 F), I, 332.
Woodrich, John, 09 Thrustleton:
th he lhquiet Grave" (78 H, b ) , IV, 474.
NOTES
z
Francis James Child, ed* (5 vols. ; Boston and New York, 1882-1898;
reprinted, New York, 1956).
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2"An (3rd-Cannon f o r the Child BdLLads, " JFI 4 (1967), 77. Unf ortunately, Toclken'a approach i s a l s o directed t o the ballads as idea2
t3-s
rather than specific variants.
3
4
79*
c h i l d , V, 398.
5
raid
r
Did.
7-
A U t e r a r y History of the Popular Ballad (~urham, N.C.,
236.
1968), p.