English and Scottish Ballads, Volume 7

Francis James Child

Little, Brown, 1860 - Ballads, English

Contents

• a The Battle of Otterbourne Percy: 3
• b The Battle of Otterbourne Scott: 19
• a The Hunting of the Cheviot 25 + 5 b ChevyChace: 43
• Sir Andrew Barton: 55
• Flodden Field: 71
• a Queen Jeanie: 74
• b The Death of Queen Jane: 77
• The Murder of the King of Scots: 78
• The Rising in the North: 82
• Northumberland betrayed by Douglas: 92
• King of Scots and Andrew Browne: 103
• Mary Ambree: 108
• Brave Lord Willoughbey: 114
• a The Bonny Earl of Murray Ramsay: 119
• b The Bonnie Earl of Murray Finlay: 121
• The Winning of Cales: 123
• Sir John Sucklings Campaign: 128
• The Battle of Philiphaugh: 131
• The Gallant Grahams: 137
• The Battle of Loudon Hill: 144
• The Battle of Bothwell Bridge: 148
• The Battle of Killiecrankie: 152
• The Battle of SheriffMuir: 156
• Lord Derwentwater: 164
• The Battle of TranentMuir or of PrestonPans: 167
• The Battle of Otterburn: 177
• King Henrie the Fifths Conquest: 190
• Sir Andrew Barton: 201
• The Battle of Corichie: 210
• Bonny John Seton: 230
• The Battle of Alford: 238
• Undaunted Londonderry: 247
• The Boyne Water: 253
• The Battle of SheriffMuir: 260
• Up and war them a Willie: 264
• Johnie Cope: 274
• Fair Rosamond: 283
• Queen Eleanors Fall: 292
• The Duchess of Suffolks Calamity: 298
• The Life and Death of Thomas Stukely: 306
• Lord Delaware: 314
• GLOSSARY: 321

Popular passages

Page 23 - My nephew good, the Douglas said, What recks the death of ane; Last night I dream'da dreary dream And I ken the day's thy ain. My wound is deep, I fain would sleep; Take thou the vanguard of the three, And hide me by the braken bush That grows on yonder lilye lee. O bury me by the braken bush, Beneath the blooming brier; Let never living mortal ken That ere a kindly Scot lies here.

Page 52 - Rabby there was slain, Whose prowess did surmount. For Witherington needs must I wail, As one in doleful dumps ; For when his legs were smitten off, He fought upon his stumps.

Page 20 - O wha's the lord of this castle, Or wha's the lady o't ? " But up spake proud Lord Percy, then, And O but he spake hie ! " I am the lord of this castle, My wife's the lady gay...

Page 49 - Then leaving life, Earl Percy took The dead man by the hand ; And said, " Earl Douglas, for thy life Would I had lost my land. " O Christ ! my very heart doth bleed With sorrow for thy sake ; For sure, a more redoubted knight Mischance did never take.

Page 53 - Was with an arrow slain. 0 heavy news ! king James did say, Scotland can witness be, 1 have not any captain more Of such account as he.

Page 93 - How long shall fortune faile me nowe, And harrowe me with fear and dread ? How long shall I in bale abide, In misery my life to lead ? " To fall from my bliss, alas the while...

Page 67 - But the arrow bounded back agen. Then Horseley spyed a privye place With a perfect eye in a secrette part ; Under the spole of his right arme He smote Sir Andrew to the heart.

Page 33 - The fattiste hartes in all Chyviat We have kyld, and cast to carry them a-way : * Be my troth," sayd the doughte Dogglas agayn, " Ther-for the ton of us shall de this day.

Page 44 - The hunting of that day. The stout Earl of Northumberland, A vow to God did make, His pleasure in the Scottish woods Three summer's days to take; The chiefest harts in Chevy-Chase To kill and bear away.

Page 269 - Three daughters fair had he, So princely seeming beautiful, As fairer could not be. So on a time it pleas'd the king A question thus to move, Which of his daughters to his grace Could shew the dearest love : For to my age you bring content, Quoth he, then let me hear, Which of you three in plighted troth The kindest will appear.

Bibliographic information

• Title: English and Scottish Ballads, Volume 7; British poets; English and Scottish Ballads, Francis James Child; [British poets, ed by F. J. Child]
• Editor: Francis James Child
• Publisher: Little, Brown, 1860
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Mar 7, 2006