The traditional tunes of the Child ballads. Volume 4, Ballads 245-299, with addenda to volumes 1-4 : with their texts, according to the extant records of Great Britain and America

With this volume, incorporating Ballads 244-305, Bertrand Harris Bronson completes his epic task of providing the musical counterpart to Francis James Child's collection of English and Scottish ballads. As in the previous volumes, the texts are linked with their proper traditional tunes, systematically ordered and grouped to show melodic kinship and characteristic variations developed during the course of oral transmission. Originally published in 1972. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Cover Contents Preface Acknowledgments 245. Young Allan 246. Redesdale and Wise William 247. Lady Elspat 248. The Grey Cock, Or, Saw You My Father? 250. Henry Martyn 251. Lang Johnny More 252. The Kitchie-Boy 253. Thomas O Yonderdale 254. Lord William, Or, Lord Lundy 255. Willie's Fatal Visit 256. Alison and Willie 257. Burd Isabel and Earl Patrick 258. Broughty Wa's 260. Lord Thomas and Lady Margaret 264. The White Fisher 265. The Knight's Ghost 266. John Thomson and the Turk 267. The Heir of Linne 269. Lady Diamond 270. The Earl of Mar's Daughter 271. The Lord of Lorn and the False Steward 272. The Suffolk Miracle 273. King Edward the Fourth and a Tanner of Tamworth 274. Our Goodman 275. Get up and Bar the Door 276. The Friar in the Well 277. The Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin 278. The Farmer's Curst Wife 279. The Jolly Beggar 279. Appendix the Gaberlunyie-Man 280. The Beggar-Laddie 281. The Keach in the Creel 282. Jock the Leg and the Merry Merchant 283. The Crafty Farmer 284. John Dory 285. The George Aloe and the Sweepstake 286. The Sweet Trinity (The Golden Vanity) 287. Captain Ward and the Rainbow 288. The Young Earl of Essex's Victory over the Emperor of Germany 289. The Mermaid 290. The Wylie Wife of the Hie Toun Hie 292. The West-Country Damosel's Complaint 293. John of Hazelgreen 295. The Brown Girl 298. Young Peggy 299. Trooper and Maid Addenda to Volumes I-IV Indexes With this volume, incorporating Ballads 244-305, Bertrand Harris Bronson completes his epic task of providing the musical counterpart to Francis James Child's collection of English and Scottish ballads. As in the previous volumes, the texts are linked with their proper traditional tunes, systematically ordered and grouped to show melodic kinship and characteristic variations developed during the course of oral transmission. Originally published in 1972. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905