| A. |
The verses here prefixed to the ballad are appended to the
last stanza in the broadside.
For Norrowa, v. 3, Pinkerton has To-morrow.
91, needle and sheerlesse. |
| B. |
'A Proper New Ballad entitled The Wind hath blawn my Plaid
awa, or a Discourse between a Young Woman and the Elphin Knight.
To be sung with its own proper tune.'
"This ballad is printed partly from an old copy in black letter,
and partly from the recitation of an old lady, which appears to
be the Scottish version, and is here chiefly adhered to." |
| D. |
32. hae made.
91. askd should perhaps be left, or
gave, as in K1, L1. |
| E. |
Burden2, in manuscript, 1, blown her; 2, 3, blawn
her; 4, blawn my.
21, blow;
22, and a. |
| H. |
I1. He speaks, in the margin of manuscript.
Burden1, time in margin.
51. Maid speaks, in margin. |
| I. |
Not divided regularly into stanzas in the manuscript.
42. needlewark in margin.
101. shin? in margin. |
| L. |
After 6: "Then follows some more which I
forget, but I think it ends thus." |
