Ed de Moel

Child Ballads - End-Notes

Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar

A.  Half a page is gone after 22, 113, 213.
11, moones?
12. 13 in May.
14. month may pass, though moone is expected.
21,2. might perhaps be intelligible with the other half of the stanza.
104, 203. They.
111. eze.
134. courtent? comment? F.
151. Now fate.
163. 100d.
173,4. bis {
181. Ever.
183. 3.
B. a.  The famous battel between Robin Hood and the Curtal Fryer, near Fountain Dale.
To a new northern tune.
41, 61. Sadlock: Scadlock elsewhere.
151. stept. Cf. 171: leapt in b, e.
194. sing.
243. his wanting, and in all but b, e.
244. the wanting, and in all but b, e.
274. ranking: in d, e, f, ranging.
321. of thine wanting: found only in b.
344. catcht: kept in b, d.
353. thon.
b.  Title as in a, omitting near Fountain Dale.
Printed at London for H. Gosson. (1607-41.)
24. for to.
34, 44, 53, 273, 313. hundreth.
53. a for an.
54. with wanting.
73. and all.
74. all a on a.
81. Hood he.
92, 122. And wanting.
104. Fountaine.
111. into.
112. he would.
113. he was: of the.
121. a wanting.
144, 164. th' other.
151. leapt for stept.
161. on his.
181. Hood wanting.
182. in for up.
202. wigger.
204. in his.
221. Scot: a misprint.
232. gane.
234. They for And.
241. of clock of that.
242. four of th'.
243. to his.
244. of the.
254. But to.
261. I will.
274. raking.
282. comes.
294, 303, 312. whues, unobjectionable: in all the rest whutes.
311. he set.
313. of good band-dogs.
321. man of thine.
323. said for quoth.
344. kept the.
384. that wanting.
401. through the.
412. and more.
c.  Title as in a, except Dales.
52. hath wanting.
63, 71. Fountain.
84. he the frier did.
151. stept.
201. sworn.
231. shot so.
283. men wanting.
313. band-dogs.
344. catcht.
354. to me.
402. garments.
d.  Title as in b.
Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, W. Gilbertson. (1640-80?)
53. a.
54. with wanting.
74. all in.
111. Fountains.
112. farther.
151. stept.
161. on his.
202. wigger.
231. shot so.
234. They for And.
243. his wanting.
244. the wanting.
274. ranging.
283. men wanting.
311. he wanting.
321. of thine wanting.
332. and the other.
344. They kept.
393. through the.
402. garments.
e.  Title as in b.
Printed for W. Thackeray, J. Millet, and A. Milbourn. (1680-97?)
24. for wanting.
34, 44. hundreth.
52. That shot such a shoot.
53. a for an.
54. with wanting.
63. Fountain.
7, 8. wanting.
102. made wanting.
111. Fountain's.
112. farther.
113. he was.
121. on wanting.
151. leapt for stept.
153. thou fine.
161. on his.
163. speak.
173. over the.
202. wigger.
203. to the.
222. on wanting.
231. shot so.
232. were all gane.
234. They for And.
243. to his.
244. Of the.
261. I will.
272. blew out.
274. ranging.
313. bay dogs.
321. Here is.
343. The cutrtles.
344. caught the.
381. Hold thy hand, hold thy hand, said.
391,2, 411. Fountain.
401. through the.
402. garments.
412. and for or.
f.  Title as in b.
London, printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and J. Wright. (1655-80.)
22. some wanting.
52. shot such a shoot.
53. a.
54. with wanting.
111. Fountains.
112. farther.
113. ware.
151. step'd.
153. thou fine.
161. on his.
202. wigger.
203. to the.
213, 343. curtle.
222. on wanting.
231. shot so.
232. Till all his arrows were.
234. They for And.
243. his wanting.
244. the wanting.
274. ranging.
283. men wanting.
303. fryer.
311. he wanting.
313. bay-dogs.
321. Here is: of thine wanting.
332. and the other.
344. caught the.
392, 411. Fountain.
393, 401. through the.
402. garments.
412. and more.

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