| C. |
42. your father, King Henry, my son. |
| I. a. |
14, faint to, an obvious corruption of fain to,
is found also in b, c; d has fain wad;
e, faint or fain; f, fain;
g, I faint to.
N.B. 8 stands 5 in the manuscript copy, but is the
last stanza in all others which have it. |
| b. |
21. for your dinner.
After 2 follows:
Who cooked you the eels, Tiranti, my son?
etc.
't was my grandmother;
mother, make my bed soon, etc.
b 5 = a 3: 1. Where did she get the eels? etc.
8. By the side of the haystack, etc.
b 6 = a 7: 7 = a 8: 8 = a 5.
84. and die to lie down,
a 6 is wanting in b. |
| c. |
14, at my heart (and always).
21. O what did she give you? etc.
8. Striped eels fried, etc.
3 = a 4. 1 O how did they look? etc.
3. Ringed, streaked, and speckled, etc.
4 = a 3. 1. O where did they come from?
51. what will you give your father, my son?
2. O what will you give him?
3. A coach and six horses.
61. O what will you give your mother, my son?
as in 5.
3. All my gold and my silver.
71. O what will you give your granny?
as in 5.
81. where'll, etc.
c adds, as 9:
So this is the end of Tiranti my son,
So this is the end of my sweet little one:
His grandmother poisoned him with an old dead snake,
And he left her a halter to hang by the neck. |
| d. |
11, etc. Tyrante.
3. I've been to my uncle's, etc.
4. and fain wad lie doun.
23. eels and fresh butter.
3 = a 4. 3. black striped with yellow.
4 = a 7. 1. What'll ye will to your mither?
3. My gold and my silver.
5 = a 6. 1. What'll ye will to your father?
3. My coach and my horses.
6 = a 8. 1 What'll you will to your uncle?
3, 5 of a are wanting. |
| e. |
14. For I 'm sick at heart, and faint [fain] to lie down.
3 = a 7. 1. What will you leave your mother?
3. A box full of jewels.
41. What will you leave your sister?
3. A box of fine clothing.
5 = a 8. 3. A rope to hang her with.
6 = a 5. 1. Where shall I make it?
3, 4 of a are wanting. |
| f. |
This copy was derived from the singing of
the lady who communicated e, and they
naturally agree closely.
14, fain to lie down.
f 3 = e 4;
f 4 = e 3. |
| g. |
14. For I 'm sick at the heart, and I faint to lie down.
21. What did you get at your grandmother's?
3. I got eels stewed in butter.
3 = a 8. 1 What will you leave ...
41 . What will you leave to your brother?
3. A full suit of mourning.
5 = a 7. 1. leave to your mother.
3. A carriage and fine horses.
6 = a 5.
3, 4 of a are wanting. |
| K. |
a, b, c are printed, in the publications in
which they occur, in four-line stanzas. |
| b. |
Omits 4.
61. the little doggie.
2. as I do, mammie, noo. |
| c. |
11, my bonnie wee crooden doo: and always.
2. at my step-mither's.
2. And what did scho gie you to eat ...
Scho gied to me a wee fishie ...
31. An what did she catch the fishie in ...
4 is wanting. |
| L. |
Written in the manuscript, and printed by Buchan,
in stanzas of 4 lines. |
| M. |
Printed by Chambers in stanzas of 4 lines, the
last repeated. |
| c. |
The second line of each stanza is written as
two in the manuscript. |
| c. |
The stanza, being written with short lines in
the manuscript, is of seven lines, including
the repetitions. |
