95. The Maid Freed from the Gallows

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PREFACE xv
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xvii
5. INTRODUCTION xxi
6. 1. Riddles Wisely Expounded 3
7. 2. The Elfin Knight 7
8. 3. The Fause Knight upon the Road 13
9. 4. Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight 15
10. 5. Gil Brenton 24
11. 7. Earl Brand 27
12. 9. The Fair Flower of Northumberland 32
13. 10. The Two Sisters 34
14. 11. The Cruel Brother 43
15. 12. Lord Randal 46
16. 12. Appendix Billie Boy 55
17. 13. Edward 58
18. 14. Babylon 61
19. 16. Sheath and Knife 64
20. 17. Hind Horn 65
21. 18. Sir Lionel 70
22. 19. King Orfeo 75
23. 20. The Cruel Mother 76
24. 21. The Maid and the Palmer 83
25. 24.Bonnie Annie 86
26. 25. Willie's Lyke-Wake 88
27. 26. The Three Ravens 90
28. 32. King Henry 94
29. 34. Kempion 96
30. 37. Thomas Rymer 97
31. 39. Tam Lin 99
32. 40. The Queen of Elfan's Nourice 103
33. 41. Hind Etin 104
34. 42. Clerk Colvill 107
35. 43. The Broomiield Hill 109
36. 44. The Twa Magicians 114
37. 45. King John and the Bishop 116
38. 46. Captain Wedderburn's Courtship 120
39. 46. Appendix Riddle Song 124
40. 47. Proud Lady Margaret 127
41. 49. The Two Brothers 129
42. 51. Lizie Wan 134
43. 52. The King's Dochter Lady Jean 136
44. 53. Young Beichan 138
45. 54. The Cherry-Tree Carol 151
46. 55. The Carnal and the Crane 154
47. 56. Dives and Lazarus 156
48. 58. Sir Patrick Spens 159
49. 61. Sir Cawline 162
50. 62. Fair Annie 164
51. 63. Child Waters 166
52. 64. Fair Janet 169
53. 65. Lady Maisry 171
54. 68. Young Hunting 174
55. 69. Clerk Saunders 179
56. 73. Lord Thomas and Fair Eleanor 181
57. 74. Fair Margaret and Sweet William 189
58. 75. Lord Lovel 193
59. 76. The Lass of Roch Royal 197
60. 77. Sweet William's Ghost 200
61. 78. The Unquiet Grave 203
62. 79. The Wife of Usher's Well 206
63. 81. Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard 210
64. 83. Child Maurice 216
65. 84. Bonny Barbara Allan 221
66. 85. George Collins (Lady Alice) 229
67. 86. Young Benjie 232
68. 88. Young Johnstone 234
69. 92. Appendix The Lowlands of Holland 237
70. 93. Lamkin 240
71. 95. The Maid Freed from the Gallows 245
72. 99. Johnie Scot 250
73. 100. Willie ο Winsbury 253
74. 105. The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington 256
75. 106. The Famous Flower of Serving-Men 260
76. 110. The Knight and the Shepherd's Daughter 264
77. 112. The Baffled Knight 268
78. 113. The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry 271
79. 114. Johnie Cock 272
80. 120. Robin Hood's Death 275
81. 125. Robin Hood and Little John 277
82. 126. Robin Hood and the Tanner 279
83. 132. The Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood 283
84. 139. Robin Hood's Progress to Nottingham 287
85. 140. Robin Hood Rescuing Three Squires 288
86. 141. Robin Hood Rescuing Will Study 290
87. 144. Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford 292
88. 155. Sir Hugh, or, The Jew's Daughter 294
89. 156. Queen Eleanor's Confession 299
90. 157. Gude Wallace 301
91. 161. The Battle of Otterburn 303
92. 162. The Hunting of the Cheviot 305
93. 163. The Battle of Harlaw 308
94. 164. King Henry Fifth's Conquest of France 311
95. 167. Sir Andrew Barton 312
96. 169. Johnie Armstrong 315
97. 170. The Death of Queen Jane 318
98. 173. Mary Hamilton 320
99. 178. Captain Car, or, Edom ο Gordon 323
100. 181. The Bonny Earl of Murray 325
101. 182. The Laird ο Logie 327
102. 185. Dick ο the Cow 329
103. 187. Jock ο the Side 332
104. 188. Archie ο Cawfield 335
105. 191. Hughie Grame 337
106. 192. The Lochmaben Harper 340
107. 193. The Death of Parcy Reed 342
108. 196. The Fire of Frendraught 344
109. 199. The Bonnie House ο Airlie 346
110. 200. The Gypsy Laddie 349
111. 201. Bessy Bell and Mary Gray 356
112. 203. The Baron of Brackley 358
113. 204. Jamie Douglas 361
114. 206. Bothwell Bridge 363
115. 208. Lord Derwentwater 365
116. 209. Geordie 367
117. 210. Bonnie James Campbell 371
118. 211. Bewick and Graham 372
119. 212. The Duke of Athole's Nurse 375
120. 213. Sir James the Rose 377
121. 214. The Braes ο Yarrow 380
122. 215. Rare Willie Drowned in Yarrow, or, The Water ο Gamrie 384
123. 216. The Mother's Malison, or, Clyde's Water 386
124. 217. The Broom of Cowdenknows 388
125. 218. The False Lover Won Back 390
126. 219. The Gardener 392
127. 221. Katharine Jaffray 394
128. 222. Bonny Baby Livingston 398
129. 223. Eppie Morrie 400
130. 226. Lizie Lindsay 402
131. 227. Bonny Lizie Baillie 404
132. 228. Glasgow Peggie 405
133. 229. Earl Crawford 407
134. 231. The Earl of Errol 409
135. 232. Richie Story 410
136. 233. Andrew Lammie 412
137. 235. The Earl of Aboyne 415
138. 236. The Laird ο Drum 417
139. 237. The Duke of Gordon's Daughter 420
140. 238. Glenlogie, or, Jean ο Bethelnie 423
141. 240. The Rantin Laddie 424
142. 241. The Baron ο Leys 427
143. 243. The Dæmon Lover (The House Carpenter) 429
144. 245. Young Allan 435
145. 248. The Grey Cock, or, Saw You My Father? 438
146. 250. Henry Martyn 442
147. 251. Lang Johnny More 446
148. 252. The Kitchie-Boy 449
149. 267. The Heir of Linne 450
150. 269. Lady Diamond 452
151. 272. The Suffolk Miracle 454
152. 273. King Edward the Fourth and a Tanner of Tamworth 457
153. 274. Our Goodman 459
154. 275. Get Up and Bar the Door 463
155. 276. The Friar in the Well 464
156. 277. The Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin 466
157. 278. The Farmer's Curst Wife 471
158. 279. The Jolly Beggar 478
159. 279. Appendix The Gaberlunyie-Man 481
160. 280. The Beggar-Laddie 484
161. 281. The Keach in the Creel 486
162. 282. Jock the Leg and the Merry Merchant 490
163. 283. The Crafty Farmer 492
164. 284. John Dory 497
165. 285. The George Aloe and the Sweepstake 499
166. 286. The Sweet Trinity (The Golden Vanity) 501
167. 287. Captain Ward and the Rainbow 506
168. 288. The Young Earl of Essex's Victory over the Emperor of Germany 508
169. 289. The Mermaid 509
170. 293. John of Hazelgreen 512
171. 295. The Brown Girl 514
172. 299. Trooper and Maid 517
173. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL LISTS 521
174. INDEX OF TUNES AND BALLADS QUOTED 527