Ed de Moel

Child Ballads - End-Notes

189. Hobie Noble

a.  94. brother is dead: cf. b. (Dead is death.)
102. For twa drifts of his sheep I gat: corrected in Scott and in the Campbell Manuscript.
154. lee, b lye: corrected to fee in Campbell Manuscript (ee = awe.)
162. shaft is corrected to sharp in Scott and the Campbell Manuscript
244. Jersawigham's: cf. b.
b.  There is a burden after the first, second, and fourth line, variously given; as, Fa (La, Ta) la didle,
Ta la la didle, etc.,
after the first and second;
Fala didle, lal didle,
Tal didle, tal diddle, after the fourth.
21,2. wanting.
23,4, 15,6. in the Manuscript
23. flee.
24. he is.
31. Then for Now.
52. both with.
53. oat a.
63. If they should all have bursen.
64. From.
7 4 . here wanting.
81. Will.
82. we shall
83. pound.
84. shall.
91. in.
94. brother 's dead (death).
102. For twa drifts of his sheep I gott
103. not me.
104. me that he can keep.
113. worth other three.
114. wanting.
121,2. written as 114: The pick and tar was never so dark but I'le guide you over yon billies high.
123,4. wanting.
151. he was that
152. slooth.
154. little lye.
162. shaft.
163. Gar warn.
171. me the morn.
172. see that it be by the.
173. Corscowthart.
174. ow?
183. beneath.
191. era: da,
193. not
194. either tane.
211.But H.: gates they had been.
213. set.
214. Noble he.
231. lumps for heaps (heaps in 232).
243. Corscothart
244. Jers a wighams.
251. They have tane now H.N.
252. bow-strings.
253. his heart was never so wae.
261. on for.
272. cuist
273. Then every.
274. John of.
283. for fouchald.
293. brave wanting: for to.
301. wanting.
323. had nothing.
331. now for sweet.
334. Crisenty.
343. And keep.
351. cald now.
354. That eat and drank him a of.

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