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crave charity。'
With a blush she asked him from whence that he came�察�And with that he told her�察�and likewise his name。 She cried 'I'm your daughter�察�whom you slighted so�察�Yet�察�nevertheless�察�to you kindness I'll show。
'Through mercy the Lord hath provided for me�察�Pray�察�father�察�come in and sit down then��' said she。 Then the best provisions the house could afford�察�For to make him welcome was set on the board。
She said�察�'You are welcome�察�feed hearty�察�I pray�察�And�察�if you are willing�察�with me you shall stay�察�So long as you live。' Then he made this reply�此�'I only am come now thy love for to try。
'Through mercy�察�my dear child�察�I'm rich and not poor�察�I have gold and silver enough now in store�察�And for this love which at thy hands I have found�察�For thy portion I'll give thee ten thousand pound。'
So in a few days after�察�as I understand�察�This man he went home�察�and sold off all his land�察�And ten thousand pounds to his daughter did give�察�And now altogether in love they do live。
Ballad�此�THE BRAVE EARL BRAND AND THE KING OF ENGLAND'S DAUGHTER。 ��TRADITIONAL。��
��THIS ballad�察�which resembles the Danish ballad of RIBOLT�察�was taken down from the recitation of an old fiddler in Northumberland�此 �in one verse there is an HIATUS�察�owing to the failure of the reciter's memory。 The refrain should be repeated in every verse。��
O DID you ever hear of the brave Earl Brand�察�Hey lillie�察�ho lillie lallie�察�His courted the king's daughter o' fair England�察�I' the brave nights so early��
She was scarcely fifteen years that tide�察�When sae boldly she came to his bed´side�察�'O�察�Earl Brand�察�how fain wad I see A pack of hounds let loose on the lea。'
'O�察�lady fair�察�I have no steed but one�察�But thou shalt ride and I will run。' 'O�察�Earl Brand�察�but my father has two�察�And thou shalt have the best of tho'。'
Now they have ridden o'er moss and moor�察�And they have met neither rich nor poor�察�Till at last they met with old Carl Hood�察�He's aye for ill�察�and never for good。
'Now Earl Brand�察�an ye love me�察�Slay this old Carl and gar him dee。' 'O�察�lady fair�察�but that would be sair�察�To slay an auld Carl that wears grey hair。
'My own lady fair�察�I'll not do that�察�I'll pay him his fee 。 。 。 。 。 。 ' 'O�察�where have ye ridden this lee lang day�察�And where have ye stown this fair lady away��'
'I have not ridden this lee lang day�察�Nor yet have I stown this lady away�察�'For she is�察�I trow�察�my sick sister�察�Whom I have been bringing fra' Winchester。'
'If she's been sick�察�and nigh to dead�察�What makes her wear the ribbon so red�拭�'If she's been sick�察�and like to die�察�What makes her wear the gold sae high��'
When came the Carl to the lady's yett�察�He rudely�察�rudely rapped thereat。 'Now where is the lady of this hall��' 'She's out with her maids a playing at the ball。'
'Ha�察�ha�察�ha� �ye are all mista'en�察�Ye may count your maidens owre again。 'I met her far beyond the lea With the young Earl Brand his leman to be。'
Her father of his best men armed fifteen�察�And they're ridden after them bidene。 The lady looked owre her left shoulder then�察�Says�察�'O Earl Brand we are both of us ta'en。'
'If they come on me one by one�察�You may stand by till the fights be done�察�'But if they come on me one and all�察�You may stand by and see me fall。'
They came upon him one by one�察�Till fourteen battles he has won�察�And fourteen men he has them slain�察�Each after each upon the plain。
But the fifteenth man behind stole round�察�And dealt him a deep and a deadly wound。 Though he was wounded to the deid�察�He set his lady on her steed。
They rode till they came to the river Doune�察�And there they lighted to wash his wound。 'O�察�Earl Brand�察�I see your heart's blood��' 'It's nothing but the glent and my scarlet hood。'
They rode till they came to his mother's yett�察�So faint and feebly he rapped thereat。 'O�察�my son's slain�察�he is falling to swoon�察�And it's all for the sake of an English loon。'
'O�察�say not so�察�my dearest mother�察�But marry her to my youngest brother ´ 'To a maiden true he'll give his hand�察�Hey lillie�察�ho lillie lallie。
To the king's daughter o' fair England�察�To a prize that was won by a slain brother's brand�察�I' the brave nights so early��'
Ballad�此�THE JOVIAL HUNTER OF BROMSGROVE�察�OR�察�THE OLD MAN AND HIS THREE SONS。 ��TRADITIONAL。��
��THE following ballad has long been popular in Worcestershire and some of the adjoining counties。 It was printed for the first time by Mr。 Allies of Worcester�察�under the title of THE JOVIAL HUNTER OF BROMSGROVE�察�but amongst the peasantry of that county�察�and the adjoining county of Warwick�察�it has always been called THE OLD MAN AND HIS THREE SONS ´ the name given to a fragment of the ballad still used as a nursery song in the north of England�察�the chorus of which slightly varies from that of the ballad。 See post�察�p。 250。 The title of THE OLD MAN AND HIS THREE SONS is derived from the usage of calling a ballad after the first line ´ a practice that has descended to the present day。 In Shakspeare's comedy of AS YOU LIKE IT there appears to be an allusion to this ballad。 Le Beau says�察 �
There comes an old man and his three sons��
to which Celia replies��
I could match this beginning with an old tale。 ´ i。 2。
Whether THE JOVIAL HUNTER belongs to either Worcestershire or Warwickshire is rather questionable。 The probability is that it is a north country ballad connected with the family of Bolton�察�of Bolton�察�in Wensleydale。 A tomb�察�said to be that of Sir Ryalas Bolton�察�the JOVIAL HUNTER�察�is shown in Bromsgrove church�察 �Worcestershire�察�but there is no evidence beyond tradition to connect it with the name or deeds of any 'Bolton��' indeed it is well known that the tomb belongs to a family of another name。 In the following version are preserved some of the peculiarities of the Worcestershire dialect。��
OLD Sir Robert Bolton had three sons�察�Wind well thy horn�察�good hunter�察�And one of them was Sir Ryalas�察�For he was a jovial hunter。
He ranged all round down by the wood side�察�Wind well thy horn�察�good hunter�察�Till in a tree´top a gay lady he spied�察�For he was a jovial hunter。
'Oh�察�what dost thee mean�察�fair lady��' said he�察�Wind well thy horn�察�good hunter�察�'The wild boar's killed my lord�察�and has thirty men gored�察�And thou beest a jovial hunter。'
'Oh�察�what shall I do this wild boar for to see��' Wind well thy horn�察�good hunter�察�'Oh�察�thee blow a blast and he'll come unto thee�察�As thou beest a jovial hunter。'
Then he blowed a blast�察�full north�察�east�察�west�察�and south�察�Wind well thy horn�察�good hunter�察�And the wild boar then heard him full in his den�察�As he was a jovial hunter。
Then he made the best of his speed unto him�察�Wind well thy horn�察�good hunter�察。�Swift flew the boar�察�with his tusks smeared with ��gore�В察。�11�� To Sir Ryalas�察�the jovial hunter。
Then the wild boar�察�being so stout and so strong�察�Wind well thy horn�察�good hunter�察�Thrashed down the trees as he ramped him along�察�To Sir Ryalas�察�the jovial hunter。
'Oh�察�what dost thee want of me��' wild boar�察�said he�察。�12�� Wind well thy horn�察�good hunter�察�'Oh�察�I think in my heart I can do enough for thee�察�For I am the jovial hunter。'
Then they fought four hours in a long summer day�察�Wind well thy horn�察�good hunter�察�Till the wild boar fain would have got him away From Sir Ryalas�察�the jovial hunter。
Then Sir Ryalas drawed his broad sword with might�察�Wind well thy horn�察�good hunter�察�And he fairly cut the boar's head off quite�察�For he was a jovial hunter。
Then out of the wood the wild woman flew�察�Wind well thy horn�察�good hunter�察�'Oh�察�my pretty spotted pig thou hast slew�察�For thou beest a jovial hunter。
'There are three things�察�I demand them of thee��' Wind well thy horn�察�good hunter�察�'It's thy horn�察�and thy hound�察�and thy gay lady�察�As thou beest a jovial hunter。'
'If these three things thou dost ask of me��' Wind well thy horn�察�good hunter�察�'It's just as my sword and thy neck can agree�察�For I am a jovial hunter。'
Then into his long locks the wild woman flew�察�Wind well thy horn�察�good hunter�察�Till she thought in her heart to tear him through�察�Though he was a jovial hunter。
Then Sir Ryalas drawed his broad sword again�察�Wind well thy horn�察�good hunter�察�And he fairly split her head into twain�察�For he was a jovial hunter。
In Bromsgrove church�察�the knight he doth lie�察�Wind well thy horn�察�good hunter�察�And the wild boar's head is pictured thereby�察�Sir Ryalas�察�the jovial hunter。
Ballad�此�LADY ALICE。
��THIS old ballad is regularly published by the stall printers。 The termination resembles that of LORD LOVEL and other ballads。 See EARLY BALLADS�察�Ann。 Ed。 p。 134。 An imperfect traditional copy was printed in NOTES AND QUERIES。��
LADY ALICE was sitting in her bower window�察�At midnight mending her quoif�察�And there she saw as fine a corpse As ever she saw in her life。
'What bear ye�察�what bear ye�察�ye six men tall�拭�What bear ye on your shoulders��' 'We bear the corpse of Giles Collins�察�An old and true lover of yours。'
'O�察�lay him down gently�察�ye six men tall�察�All on the grass so green�察�And to´morrow when the sun goes down�察�Lady Alice a corpse shall be seen。
'And bury me in Saint Mary's Church�察�All for my love so true�察�And make me a garland of marjoram�察�And of lemon thyme�察�and rue。'
Giles Collins was buried all in the east�察�Lady Alice all in the west�察�And the roses that grew on Giles Collins's grave�察�They reached Lady Alice's breast。
The priest of the parish he chanced to pass�察�And he severed those roses in twain。 Sure never were seen such true lovers before�察�Nor e'er will there be again。
Ballad�此�THE FELON SEWE OF ROKEBY AND THE FREERES OF RICHMOND。
��THIS very curious ballad�察�or�察�more properly�察�metrical romance�察�was originally published by the late Doctor Whitaker in his HISTORY OF CRAVEN�察�from an ancient MS。�察�which was supposed to be unique。 Whitaker's version was transferred to Evan's OLD BALLADS�察�the editor of which work introduced some judicious conjectural emendations。 In reference to this republication�察�Dr。 Whitaker inserted the following note in the second edition of his HISTORY�此�
This tale�察�saith my MS。�察�was known of old to a few families only�察 �and by them held so precious�察�that it was never intrusted to the memory of the son till the father was on his death´bed。