Child Ballads - Additions and Corrections

47. Proud Lady Margaret

P. 426. A. Two stanzas (6, 9) and a line were wanting in the copy supplied by Hamilton. March 23, 1803, Hamilton sent to Scott the following verses, "to come in at the first break." There were still four lines, which should come before these, that Hamilton could not recollect. "Scotch Ballads, Materials for Border Minstrelsy," No 117. See B 17, C 11, where also there is defect, and D 6, 7.

	'O wherein leems the beer?' she said, 'Or wherein leems the wine? O wherein leems the gold?' she said, 'Or wherein leems the twine?'
	'The beer is put in a drinking-horn, The wine in glasses fine, There's gold in store between two kings, When they are fighting keen, And the twine is between a lady's two hands When they are washen clean.'

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