Ed de Moel

Child Ballads - End-Notes

Redesdale and Wise William

A.  There are some very trivial variations from Buchan's text in Motherwell's copies; mostly is, with a plural subject, Scottice, for are. Motherwell received the ballad from Buchan, and was much in the way of making small betterments.
B.  Air, 'Johnnie Brod.'
44. o her.
52. Perhaps necht.
62. Perhaps leiht.

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