The English And Scottish Ballads

A collection of traditional English Folk songs and ballads collected & compiled by Prof Francis James Child.

[1825-1896] Complete text of volume 8 of the 1860 version.

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Professor Francis James Child ballads collection was published in two versions, the first, a eight volume set, and later a modified version on five volumes. This is volume eight of the eight volume set published in 1860.

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The Francis Child Ballads, 1860 Volume 8 of 8, Content Index.
Deduct 100 from the page numbers show to get the original book page number.
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Contents
Contents
Page
1.King John and the Abbot of Canterbury - 0103
Page - 0104
Page - 0105
Page - 0106
Page - 0107
Page - 0108
Page - 0109
Page - 0110
2.Captain Wedderburn's Courtship - 0111
Page - 0112
Page - 0113
Page - 0114
Page - 0115
Page - 0116
Page - 0117
3.Lay the Bent to the Bonny Broom - 0118
Page - 0119
Page - 0120
4.King Edward Fourth and the Tanner of Tamworth - 0121
Page - 0122
Page - 0123
Page - 0124
Page - 0125
Page - 0126
Page - 0127
Page - 0128
Page - 0129
Page - 0130
Page - 0131
5.The King and the Miller of Mansfield - 0132
Page - 0133
Page - 0134
Page - 0135
Page - 0136
Page - 0137
Page - 0138
Page - 0139
Page - 0140
Page - 0141
Page - 0142
Page - 0143
Page - 0144
6.Gernutus, the Jew of Venice - 0145
Page - 0146
Page - 0147
Page - 0148
Page - 0149
Page - 0150
Page - 0151
Page - 0152
Page - 0153
7.The I'rolicksome Duke, or, The Tinker's Good Fortune - 0154
Page - 0155
Page - 0156
Page - 0157
Page - 0158
Page - 0159
8 a. The Heir of Linne. [Percy.] - 0160
Page - 0161
Page - 0162
Page - 0163
Page - 0164
Page - 0165
Page - 0166
Page - 0167
Page - 0168
Page - 0169
8 b. The Heir of Linne. [ Traditional version] - 0170
Page - 0171
Page - 0172
Page - 0173
Page - 0174
Page - 0175
9. The Wandering Jew - 0176
Page - 0177
Page - 0178
Page - 0179
Page - 0180
Page - 0181
Page - 0182
10.Proud Lady Margaret, - 0183
Page - 0184
Page - 0185
Page - 0186
11.Eeedisdale and Wise William - 0187
Page - 0188
Page - 0189
Page - 0190
Page - 0191
12 a. Geordie. [Musical Museum.] - 0192
Page - 0193
Page - 0194
Page - 0195
12 b. Geordie. [Kinloch.] - 0196
Page - 0197
13.The Gaberlunzie Man - 0198
Page - 0199
Page - 0200
14.The Turnament of Totenham - 0201
Page - 0202
Page - 0203
Page - 0204
Page - 0205
Page - 0206
Page - 0207
Page - 0208
Page - 0209
Page - 0210
Page - 0211
Page - 0212
Page - 0213
Page - 0214
Page - 0215
16. The Wyf of Auchtirmuchty - 0216
Page - 0217
Page - 0218
Page - 0219
Page - 0220
Page - 0221
16.The Friar in the Well - 0222
Page - 0223
Page - 0224
17.Get up and bar the Door - 0225
Page - 0226
Page - 0227
18.The Dragon of Wantley - 0228
Page - 0229
Page - 0230
Page - 0231
Page - 0232
Page - 0233
Page - 0234
Page - 0235
Page - 0236
Page - 0237
Page - 0238
Kempy Kaye. [Sharpe.] - 0239
Page - 0240
Kempy Kaye. [Kinloch.] - 0241
Page - 0242
Page - 0243
The Jovial Hunter of Bromsgrove - 0244
Page - 0245
Page - 0246
TheBlndySerk - 0247
Page - 0248
Page - 0249
Page - 0250
Page - 0251
The Wanton Wife of Bath - 0252
Page - 0253
Page - 0254
Page - 0255
Page - 0256
Page - 0257
The Gentleman in Thracia - 0258
Page - 0259
Page - 0260
Page - 0261
Page - 0262
Page - 0263
Page - 0264
Sir Kichard Whittington's Advancement - 0265
Page - 0266
Page - 0267
Page - 0268
Page - 0269
Page - 0270
Page - 0271
Catskin's Garland, or, The Wandering young Gentle-man - 0272
Page - 0273
Page - 0274
Page - 0275
Page - 0276
Page - 0277
Page - 0278
Page - 0279
Page - 0280
Page - 0281
The Taming of a Shrew - 0282
Page - 0283
Page - 0284
Page - 0285
Page - 0286
Page - 0287
* Titns Andronicns's Complaint - 0288
Page - 0289
Page - 0290
Page - 0291
Page - 0292
Page - 0293
John Dory - 0294
Page - 0295
Sir Eglamore - 0296
Page - 0297
r Jephthah, Judge of Israel - 0298
Page - 0299
Page - 0300
Samson - 0301
Page - 0302
Page - 0303
Page - 0304
Page - 0305
Page - 0306
Queen Dido, or, The Wandering Prince of Troy - 0307
Page - 0308
Page - 0309
Page - 0310
Page - 0311
Page - 0312
George Barnwell - 0313
Page - 0314
Page - 0315
Page - 0316
Page - 0317
Page - 0318
Page - 0319
Page - 0320
Page - 0321
Page - 0322
Page - 0323
Page - 0324
Page - 0325
Page - 0326
Page - 0327
The Dnke of Athol's Nurse. [Bnchan.] - 0328
Page - 0329
Page - 0330
The Dnke of Athol's Nourice. [Kinloch.] - 0331
Page - 0332
i- The Hireman Chiel - 0333
Page - 0334
Page - 0335
Page - 0336
Page - 0337
Page - 0338
Page - 0339
Page - 0340
Page - 0341
Page - 0342
Armstrong and Musgrave - 0343
Page - 0344
Page - 0345
Page - 0346
Page - 0347
Page - 0348
Fair Margaret of Craignargat - 0349
Page - 0350
Page - 0351
Page - 0352
Page - 0353
Page - 0354
Richie Storie - 0355
Page - 0356
The Farmer's Old Wife - 0357
Page - 0358
The Duel of Wharton and Stuart - 0359
Page - 0360
Page - 0361
Page - 0362
Page - 0363
Page - 0364
Saddle to Rags - 0365
Page - 0366
Page - 0367
Page - 0368
"* The Fause Knight upon the Road - 0369
Page - 0370
Gifts from over Sea - 0371
The Courteous Knight - 0372
Page - 0373
Page - 0374
Page - 0375
Page - 0376
The Northern Lord and Cruel Jew - 0377
Page - 0378
Page - 0379
Page - 0380
Page - 0381
Page - 0382
Page - 0383
Page - 0384
Gight's Lady - 0385
Page - 0386
Page - 0387
Page - 0388
Page - 0389
Page - 0390
Page - 0391
Page - 0392
Glossary - 0393
Page - 0394
Page - 0395
Page - 0396
Page - 0397
Page - 0398
Page - 0399
Page - 0400
Page - 0401
Page - 0402
Index - 0403
Page - 0404
Page - 0405
Page - 0406
Page - 0407
Page - 0408
Page - 0409
Page - 0410
Page - 0411
Page - 0412
Page - 0413
Page - 0414
Page - 0415
Page - 0416
Page - 0417
Page - 0418
Page - 0419
Page - 0420
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