Books for Ballad Study lii
Note on the Illustrations lv

Glasgerion 1
Young Bekie 6
Old Robin of Portingale 13
Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard 19
The Bonny Birdy 25
Fair Annie 29
The Cruel Mother 35
Child Waters 37
Earl Brand 44
The Douglas Tragedy 49
The Child of Ell 52
Lord Thomas and Fair Annet 54
The Brown Girl 60
Fair Margaret and Sweet William 63
Lord Lovel 67
Lady Maisry 70
The Cruel Brother 76
The Nutbrown Maid 80
Fair Janet 94
Brown Adam 100
Willie o' Winsbury 104
The Marriage of Sir Gawaine 107
The Boy and the Mantle 119
Johney Scot 128
Lord Ingram and Chiel Wyet 135
The Twa Sisters o' Binnorie 141
Young Waters 146
Barbara Allan 150
The Gay Goshawk 153
Brown Robin 158
Lady Alice 163
Child Maurice 165
Fause Footrage 172
Fair Annie of Rough Royal 179
Hind Horn 185
Edward 189
Lord Randal 193
Lamkin 196
Fair Mary of Wallington 201

Index of Titles 209
Index of First Lines 211

PREFACE

Of making selections of ballads there is no end. As a subject for the
editor,