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Child Ballads - End-Notes

Robin Hood's Birth, Breeding, Valor and Marriage

a.  A new ballad of bold Robin Hood, shewing his Birth, Breeding, Valour and Marriage, at Titbury Bull-running: calculated for the meridian of Staffordshire, but may serve for Derbyshire or Kent.
London, Printed by and for W. O[nley], and are to be sold by the booksellers. (1650-1702.)       151. Morrow.
162. be sung.
171. mustards, braun: cf. b.
202. gentlemen, yeomen: cf. b.
302. Oh.
384. be merry: cf. b.
403. Go wanting: cf. b.
433. good wanting: cf. b.
521. the brought.
522. them at the bride's bed: cf. b.
b.  A proper new ballad of bold Robin Hood, shewing his Birth, his Breeding, his Valour, etc., as above. To a pleasant new northern tune.
Printed for I. Wright, I. Clark, W. Thackeray, and T. Passenger. (1670-86?)
12, 63, 291, 333. I for Ay.
21. And, by mistake, for In: in merry Nottinghamshire. 33. shoot.
44. beat um.
53. at that.
93. Got on his.
131. And wanting.
132. drunk.
134. at great.
151. To-morrow.
152. ith hall.
154. y're.
162. be sung.
171. mustard and braun.
174. y'are.
181. this for his.
194. you both.
202. gentleman, yeoman.
214. here wanting.
241. Go and fetch my bow.
242. and for or.
243. 'tis.
264. the for a.
274. buskins.
283. quiver of.
302. O.
303, him an.
304. Tilbery.
343. came.
383. let us.
384. be married.
403. Go bid.
412. Six for Eight: too too.
422. beat um.
423. slasht um.
424. of the six.
433. good counsel.
453. Rob.
461. came in we.
511. in sight.
514. a for the.
521. they.
522. upon the bride's head.
554. sing um.
c.  Printed by and for Alex. Milbourn, at the Stationers-Arms, in Green-Arbor-Court, in the Little-Old-Baily. (1670-97.) Compared only here and there.
91. God wot his.
304. Tilbury.
412. Eight: too too.
424. of the eisht.
453. Bob.

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