| A. a. |
32. in pale.
62. geight.
63. wilt wed.
92. or sinn.
178. thou fair.
294. on upper. |
| b. |
14. Their masses and mattins.
22. omits private.
32. pale.
34. among.
44. I have.
54. Yet word I never durst.
62. daintily bedight.
71. lady fair.
72. you shew.
74. will I.
81. All this was heard by.
83. Quo he, though I am my ladies page.
84. my lord.
92. Although I lose a limb.
93. whereas.
104. thy none.
114. omits will.
143. when as the.
144. Away, thou little Musgrave.
153. Bernards horn.
164. to fold.
171. the perch.
173. thy fair.
182. lighted upon a stone.
194. Doest find my lady so sweet.
203. hunder'd pound.
214. That I killed.
253. not do.
254. Though I.
261. omits That: heart.
272. ne're were.
282. on a. |
| B. |
54. Musgerue.
6 is written in the Manuscript after 8,
but a marginal note by the scribe directs
this stanza to be put two higher than it is
written. Furnivall.
84. awaw.
93. out 3.
112. Between here and 123
half a page is gone.
134. all 3. |
| C. a. |
The lamentable Ditty of Little Mousgrove
and the Lady Barnet ... London,
printed for H. Gosson.
Stanzas of eight lines. |
| b. |
London: printed for J. Clark, W. Thackeray, and T. Passenger. |
| c. |
A Lamentable Ballad of the Little Musgrove
and the Lady Barnet ... London,
printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright,
and J. Clarke. |
| e. |
London: printed by and for W.O., and are
to be sold by the Booksellers. |
| a. |
153. might lay.
After 16: The second part. |
| b, c. |
Musgrove throughout.
11,light wanting.
12,more be.
24. which did to the.
32. some came. c. pale.
33. The next: the lady.
34. c. among.
41. upon.
43. well thou perceived.
51. The: most wanting.
53. b. reply.
63. that you please.
72. my love.
81. b. my life: my death.
82. will lye.
84. c. my love to thee.
93. come.
94. While: doe wanting.
103. So he: doe wanting.
111. he said.
131. ran this.
133. b. He then.
133. his own.
142. c. he did.
144. bent his.
152. to the.
153. b. my say. c. may say.
162. there wanting, c. did make.
163. upon.
164. doth.
172. that thou. b. telst.
173. to wanting.
182. as wanting, b. to wanting.
183. shall be set up.
184. thou shalt.
192. thou hearest of. c. And a.
193. Never stay a pair of gallows to make.
b. to wanting.
194. me on.
201. Lord Barnet calld his merry men all.
203. was so.
211. he said.
214. b. his deed.
221. to make no noise.
222. all ... on wanting.
223. horn.
231. c. of them that.
233. him notice: was come.
234. wind the.
241. did sound.
243. if he.
264. into the.
273. awake: did espy. b. then he.
274. the beds.
282. cloathing.
283. c. never shall.
283. England fair.
284. That I.
291. b. Here is two swords.
292. c. The choice: Musgrove shall.
293. shall.
301. good wanting.
301,3. that wanting.
312. did wanting.
313. And with: furious wise.
324. she 's the better skin: c. she is.
332. b. grieved, c. grievd.
333. c. death of these worthy.
341. c. mischief.
343. b. shun the.
344. And fly from sin. |
| d. |
11. a high.
91. with this.
113. counsel, Madam.
212. my milk-white.
234. wind his bugle horn clear.
333. these three lovely. |
| e. |
11,a high.
13. Little wanting.
33. Then next.
81. my life: my death.
133. He then.
153. might tell to.
193. that wanting.
264. unto the.
282. an for on.
291. Here is two.
292. Musgrove thy choice now make.
313. most wanting.
343. shun the. |
| E. |
101. this tidings.
123. Banburry.
153. It neer.
182. struck her.
194. wud: (with it) in margin. |
| G. |
101. (cam) to the green wood cam. |
| H. |
131. Oh. |
| I. |
93. old word. |
| K. |
21. Corrupt: cf. A 4, C 4,
D 2, etc.
132. lay slain. |
| L. |
94. On.
481. decks. |
