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The Song of Bewick and Grahame: containing an account how the
Lord Grahame met with Sir Robert Bewick in the town of Carlisle,
and, going to the tavern, a dispute happened betwixt them which
of their sons was the better man; how Grahame rode away in a
passion, and, meeting with his son, persuaded him to go and fight
young Bewick, which he did accordingly; and how it prov'd both
their deaths.
Licensd and enterd according to order.
24. love,
b-g have live; h, like us.
114. thou. Cf. 314.
134. you can.
182. might he.
251, 361, 401, 421,
431, 491. Nay for Now.
371. art in mind then.
b, c, e, f. art then of my
mind.
402,4. of for on.
413. spear for sword:
so b-f,
but g, k, sword.
421,2, 503,4. The top comer is torn off:
cf. b-f. |
| b-f. |
A remarkable and memorable Song [f, Remarkable and
memorable History] of Sir Robert Bewick and the Laird Graham,
giving an account of Laird Graham's meeting with Sir Robert
Bewick in the town of Carlisle, and, they going to a tavern, a
dispute happened betwixt them which of their sons was the best
man. How Graham rode home in a passion, and caused his son to
fight young Bewick, which proved their deaths.
11, b, c, d, e. he is.
f. he has.
14. b. drink.
21. d. he wanting.
24. live best.
34. b. safe.
42. do go.
43. might have.
51. he is.
53,4. Wanting
64. how he can.
71. he calld.
72. what there was to.
74. b, d, e, f. good
wanting.
81. is to.
91. came there he did.
92. d. spy.
101,2. wanting.
104. you'll take.
111. been at.
113,4. d. wanting.
113. f. wast. b. calld thou.
e. he called.
114. b. a wanting,
b, c, e, f. by thee.
121. d, f. wast.
e. he called.
124. b, c, d, e. cannot be.
131. b, d, f. wouldst.
132. b, d, e, f. wouldst.
133. e. blessings.
134. d, e. see if with,
b, d, e, f. thou canst.
143. d. in a.
151. d. you say, you.
e. thou says.
152. d, e, f . dare you.
161. d, e. Christy he.
172. dare you. f. Or wanting.
173. If you.
182. might be. c. for no study, wrongly.
191. be my.
192. d. town as.
201. my brother.
202. it were.
204. d. blessings.
212. me then to.
214. b, d, e, f. I shall,
b-f. never.
221. good old.
b, d, e, f. jacket,
c. jack.
224. weel.
231. b. O fare the torn away.
d. weel.
232. b. And fa torn away.
234. c, d, e. I'll swear.
241. leave off.
d, e, f. we leave.
242. b, c, f. of them.
251. b, d, e, f. Now,
c. Nay.
b-f. learned: well wanting.
252. own wanting.
261. b, c. between them.
263. b, c, d, e. espy'd.
f . And espied.
272. doth.
273. b. is wanting.
281. my bully.
293. b, c, e, f. come that I neer.
d. come neer.
294. b, c, d, e. come hither.
301. d. my bully.
303. b, d, e, f. and thou wast.
c. and thou was.
304. b, c, d. as wanting.
b. have wanting.
313. d, e, f. he wanting.
314. d, a wanting.
f. by you.
322. all wanting.
323. on either, b, c. make.
333, 353, 373. b,
c, e. I true.
333. d. thou be.
343. d. in a.
344. b. truth.
351. thou for O.
352. all that wanting.
361. b, c, d, e. Nay.
f. Now.
362. will.
b, c. almost.
363. f. But wanting.
364. d. I'd.
371. b, c, e, f. art then of my mind.
d. then wanting.
372. d, e, f. we will.
381. from off.
d. flung,
b. shoulder.
382. b, c, d, e. book from off
(d, from) his shoulders.
392. tears.
393. that wanting.
401. Nay.
402. none on.
f. hast.
403. c, d, f. hast.
404. be on. f. Sure wanting.
411. jacket.
412. b, c, d, e. from off.
f. cap of steel.
413. his spear.
421. b, d, e, f . Now.
c. Nay.
b-f. broad swords.
422. and he.
431. b, d, e, f. Now.
c. Nay.
433. f. now wanting.
443. d, e. Were this to be.
453. b, c, f. it is.
d. has wounded.
464. That not one.
471. Oh.
472. b, d, e. doth.
474. d, e, f. first to.
481. b, c. struck.
b-f. mould hill.
482. b, c, d, e. Then he leapd.
f. And he leapt.
b-f. feet.
484. sword leapd he.
491. b, d, e, f. Now.
c. Nay.
492. then Robert (d, e, f, Sir Robert)
Bewick came.
c. see wanting.
501,2. d, f . wanting.
503. b, c, d, e. Father,
could you not drink.
f. could not you drink.
504. And letten: my bully.
511. f. Now.
521. leave of, off: these bold.
522. they were.
531. b. c, d, e. Robert.
b. Berwick.
541. d, e, f. laird.
551. Lauderdale.
552. d. horses set.
554. well he would have.
562. b, d, e, f. to you wanting.
f. I will.
563. f. But wanting.
564. b, c. two old.
Readings found only in f
which have an editorial character.
63. he shall.
124. And sure I cannot say that of thee.
133. thou shalt.
134. Till with Bewick thou canst.
224. And O he did become.
294. Bully wanting: I 'm hither come to fight
with thee.
382. psalm-book from his pouch.
443. Is this to be thy deadly wound.
531. And now up spake Sir Robert Bewick.
541. With that up spake my good laird. |
