The Child Ballads
While working on the Baring-Gould papers I wanted to have in front of me a list of the Child ballads with their numbers. The index of my edition of Kittredge* was too small to scan and so Steve Roud kindly scanned his for me. I then found that what I really wanted was an alphabetical list - so here it is:
* English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Helen Child Sargeant and George Lyman Kittredge, Harrap, 1904
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Adam Bell, Clim Of The Clough And William Of Cloudesly |
Child 116 |
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Alison And Willie |
Child 256 |
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Allison Gross |
Child 35 |
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Andrew Lammie |
Child 233 |
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Archie 0 Cawfield |
Child 188 |
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Auld Matrons |
Child 249 |
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Babylon (or The Bonnie Banks of Fordie) |
Child 14 |
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Baffled Knight, The |
Child 112 |
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Bailiff's Daughter Of Islington , The |
Child 105 |
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Baron 0 Leys, The |
Child 241 |
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Baron Of Brackley, The |
Child 203 |
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Battle Of Harlaw, The |
Child 163 |
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Battle Of Otterburn, The |
Child 161 |
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Battle Of Philiphaugh, The |
Child 202 |
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Beggar-Laddie, The |
Child 280 |
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Bent Sae Brown, The |
Child 7 1 |
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Bessy Bell And Mary Gray |
Child 201 |
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Bewick And Graham |
Child 211 |
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Blancheflour And Jellyflorice |
Child 300 |
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Bold Pedlar And Robin Hood, The |
Child 132 |
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Bonnie Annie |
Child 24 |
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Bonnie House 0 Airlie, The |
Child 199 |
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Bonnie James Campbell |
Child 210 |
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Bonnie Lizie Baillie |
Child 227 |
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Bonny Baby Livingston |
Child 222 |
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Bonny Barbara Allan |
Child 84 |
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Bonny Bee Hom |
Child 92 |
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Bonny Birdy, The |
Child 82 |
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Bonny Earl Of Murray, The |
Child 181 |
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Bonny Hind, The |
Child 50 |
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Bonny John Seton |
Child 198 |
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Bonny Lass Of Anglesey, The |
Child 220 |
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Bothwell Bridge |
Child 206 |
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Boy And The Mantle, The |
Child 29 |
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Braes 0 Yarrow, The |
Child 214 |
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Broom Of Cowdenknows, The |
Child 217 |
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Broomfield Hill, The |
Child 43 |
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Broughty Wa's |
Child 258 |
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Brown Adam |
Child 98 |
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Brown Girl, The |
Child 295 |
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Brown Robin |
Child 97 |
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Brown Robyn's Confession |
Child 57 |
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Burd Ellen And Young Tamlane |
Child 28 |
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Burd Isabel And Earl Patrick |
Child 257 |
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Captain Car Or Edom 0 Gordon |
Child 178 |
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Captain Ward And The Rainbow |
Child 287 |
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Captain Wedderburn's Courtship |
Child 46 |
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Carnal And The Crane, The |
Child 55 |
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Charlie Macpherson |
Child 234 |
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Cherry Tree Carol, The |
Child 54 |
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Child Maurice |
Child 83 |
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Child Owlet |
Child 291 |
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Child Waters |
Child 63 |
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Christopher White |
Child 108 |
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Clerk Colvill |
Child 42 |
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Clerk Saunders |
Child 69 |
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Clerk's Twa Sons 0 Owsenford, The |
Child 72 |
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Coble 0 Cargill, The |
Child 242 |
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Crafty Farmer, The |
Child 283 |
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Crow And Pie |
Child 111 |
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Cruel Brother, The |
Child 11 |
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Cruel Mother, The |
Child 20 |
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Death Of Parcy Reed, The |
Child 193 |
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Death Of Queen Jane, The |
Child 170 |
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Dick O The Cow |
Child 185 |
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Dives And Lazarus |
Child 56 |
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Dugall Quinn |
Child 294 |
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Duke Of Athole's Nurse, The |
Child 212 |
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Duke Of Gordon's Daughter, The |
Child 237 |
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Durham Field |
Child 159 |
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Earl Bothwell |
Child 174 |
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Earl Brand |
Child 7 |
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Earl Crawford |
Child 229 |
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Earl Of Aboyne, The |
Child 235 |
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Earl Of Errol, The |
Child 231 |
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Earl Of Mar's Daughter, The |
Child 270 |
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Earl Of Westmoreland, The |
Child 177 |
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Earl Rothes |
Child 297 |
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Edward |
Child 13 |
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Elfin Knight, The |
Child 2 |
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Eppie Morrie |
Child 223 |
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Erlinton |
Child 8 |
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Fair Annie |
Child 62 |
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Fair Flower Of Northumberland, The |
Child 9 |
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Fair Janet |
Child 64 |
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Fair Margaret And Sweet William |
Child 74 |
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Fair Mary Of Wallington |
Child 91 |
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False Lover Won Back, The |
Child 218 |
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Famous Flower Of Servingmen, The |
Child 106 |
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Farmer's Curst Wife, The |
Child 278 |
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Fause Foodrage |
Child 89 |
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Fause Knight Upon The Road, The |
Child 3 |
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Fire Of Frendraught , The |
Child 196 |
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Flodden Field |
Child 168 |
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Friar In The Well. The |
Child 276 |
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Gardener, The |
Child 219 |
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Gay Goshawk, The |
Child 96 |
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Geordie |
Child 209 |
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George Aloe And The Sweepstake. The |
Child 285 |
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Gest Of Robyn Hode, A |
Child 117 |
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Get Up And Bar The Door |
Child 275 |
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Gil Brenton |
Child 5 |
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Glasgerion |
Child 67 |
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Glasgow Peggie |
Child 228 |
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Glenlogie Or Jean 0 Bethelnie |
Child 238 |
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Great Silkie Of Sule Skerry, The |
Child 113 |
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Grey Cock, The (Saw You My Father?) |
Child 248 |
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Gude Wallace |
Child 157 |
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Gypsy Laddie, The |
Child 200 |
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Heir Of Linne, The |
Child 267 |
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Henry Martyn |
Child 250 |
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Hind Etin |
Child 41 |
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Hind Horn |
Child 17 |
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Hobie Noble |
Child 189 |
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Holy Nunnery, The |
Child 303 |
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Hugh Spencer's Feats In France |
Child 158 |
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Hughie Grame |
Child 191 |
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Hunting Of The Cheviot, The |
Child 162 |
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James Grant |
Child 197 |
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James Harris (The Daemon Lover) |
Child 243 |
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James Hatley |
Child 244 |
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Jamie Douglas |
Child 204 |
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Jamie Telfer Of The Fair Dodhead |
Child 190 |
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Jellon Grame |
Child 90 |
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Jock 0 The Side |
Child 187 |
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Jock The Leg And The Merry Merchant |
Child 282 |
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John Dory |
Child 284 |
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John Of Hazelgreen |
Child 293 |
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John Thomson And The Turk |
Child 266 |
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Johnie Armstrong |
Child 169 |
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Johnie Cock |
Child 114 |
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Johnie Scot |
Child 99 |
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Jolly Beggar, The |
Child 279 |
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Jolly Pinder Of Wakefield, The |
Child 124 |
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Judas |
Child 23 |
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Katharine Jaffray |
Child 221 |
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Keach I The Creel, The |
Child 281 |
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Kemp Owyne |
Child 34 |
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Kempy Kay |
Child 33 |
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King Arthur And King Cornwall |
Child 30 |
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King Edward And A Tanner Of Tamworth |
Child 273 |
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King Estmere |
Child 60 |
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King Henry |
Child 32 |
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King Henry Fifth's Conquest Of France |
Child 164 |
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King James And Brown |
Child 180 |
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King John And The Bishop |
Child 45 |
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King Orfeo |
Child 19 |
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King's Disguise And Friendship With Robin Hood, The |
Child 151 |
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King's Dochter Lady Jean, The |
Child 52 |
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Kinmont Willie |
Child 186 |
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Kitchie-Boy, The |
Child 252 |
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Knight And Shepherd's Daughter, The |
Child 110 |
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Knight Of Liddersdale, The |
Child 160 |
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Knight's Ghost, The |
Child 265 |
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Lads Of Wamphray , The |
Child 184 |
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Lady Alice |
Child 85 |
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Lady Diamond |
Child 269 |
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Lady Elspat |
Child 247 |
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Lady Isabel |
Child 261 |
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Lady Isabel And The Elf-Knight |
Child 4 |
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Lady Maisry |
Child 65 |
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Laily Worm And The Machrel Of The Sea, The |
Child 36 |
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Laird 0 Drum, The |
Child 236 |
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Laird 0 Logie, The |
Child 182 |
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Laird Of Wariston, The |
Child 194 |
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Lamkin |
Child 93 |
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Lang Johnny More |
Child 251 |
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Lass Of Roch Royal, The |
Child 76 |
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Leesome Brand |
Child 15 |
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Little John A Begging |
Child 142 |
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Little Musgrave And Lady Barnard |
Child 81 |
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Lizie Lindsay |
Child 226 |
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Lizie Wan |
Child 5 1 |
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Lochmaben Harper, The |
Child 192 |
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Lord Delamere |
Child 207 |
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Lord Derwentwater |
Child 208 |
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Lord Ingram And Chiel Wyet |
Child 66 |
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Lord Livingston |
Child 262 |
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Lord Lovel |
Child 75 |
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Lord Maxwell's Last Goodnight |
Child 195 |
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Lord Of Lorn And The False Steward |
Child 271 |
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Lord Randal |
Child 12 |
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Lord Seaton And Auchanachie |
Child 239 |
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Lord Thomas And Fair Annet |
Child 73 |
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Lord Thomas And Lady Margaret |
Child 260 |
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Lord Thomas Stuart |
Child 259 |
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Lord William (Lord Lundy) |
Child 254 |
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Loudon Hill (Drumclog) |
Child 205 |
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Maid And The Palmer, The (The Samaritan Woman) |
Child 21 |
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Maid Freed From The Gallows, The |
Child 95 |
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Marriage Of Sir Gawain, The |
Child 31 |
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Mary Hamilton |
Child 173 |
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Mermaid, The |
Child 289 |
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Mother's Malison, The (Clyde's Water) |
Child 216 |
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Musselburgh Field |
Child 172 |
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New Slain Knight, The |
Child 263 |
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Noble Fisherman, The (Robin Hood's Preferment) |
Child 148 |
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Northumberland Betrayed By Douglas |
Child 176 |
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Old Robin Of Portingale |
Child 80 |
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Our Goodman |
Child 274 |
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Outlaw Murray, The |
Child 305 |
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Prince Heathen |
Child 104 |
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Prince Robert |
Child 87 |
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Proud Lady Margaret |
Child 47 |
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Queen Eleanor's Confession |
Child 156 |
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Queen Of Elfans Nourice, The |
Child 40 |
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Queen Of Scotland, The |
Child 301 |
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Rantin Laddie, The |
Child 240 |
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Rare Willie Drowned In Yarrow (The Water 0 Gamrie) |
Child 215 |
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Redesdale And Wise William |
Child 246 |
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Richie Story |
Child 232 |
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Riddles Wisely Expounded |
Child 1 |
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Rising In The North, The |
Child 175 |
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Rob Roy |
Child 224 |
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Robin Hood And Allen A Dale |
Child 138 |
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Robin Hood And Guy Of Gisborne |
Child 118 |
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Robin Hood And Little John |
Child 125 |
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Robin Hood And Maid Marian |
Child 150 |
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Robin Hood And Queen Katherine |
Child 145 |
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Robin Hood And The Beggar - I |
Child 133 |
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Robin Hood And The Beggar - II |
Child 134 |
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Robin Hood And The Bishop |
Child 143 |
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Robin Hood And The Bishop Of Hereford |
Child 144 |
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Robin Hood And The Butcher |
Child 122 |
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Robin Hood And The Curtal Friar |
Child 123 |
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Robin Hood And The Golden Arrow |
Child 152 |
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Robin Hood And The Monk |
Child 119 |
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Robin Hood And The Pedlars |
Child 137 |
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Robin Hood And The Potter |
Child 121 |
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Robin Hood And The Prince Of Aragon |
Child 129 |
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Robin Hood And The Ranger |
Child 13 1 |
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Robin Hood And The Scotchman |
Child 130 |
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Robin Hood And The Shepherd |
Child 135 |
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Robin Hood And The Tanner |
Child 126 |
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Robin Hood And The Tinker |
Child 127 |
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Robin Hood And The Valiant Knight |
Child 153 |
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Robin Hood Newly Revived |
Child 128 |
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Robin Hood Rescuing Three Squires |
Child 140 |
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Robin Hood Rescuing Will Stutley |
Child 141 |
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Robin Hood's Birth, Breeding, Valor And Marriage |
Child 149 |
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Robin Hood's Chase |
Child 146 |
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Robin Hood's Death |
Child 120 |
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Robin Hood's Delight (Robin Hood, John Scarlock And Three Keepers) |
Child 136 |
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Robin Hood's Golden Prize |
Child 147 |
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Robin Hood's Progress To Nottingham |
Child 139 |
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Robyn And Gandeleyn |
Child 115 |
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Rookhope Ryde |
Child 179 |
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Rose Of England, The |
Child 166 |
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Rose The Red And White Lily |
Child 103 |
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Sheath And Knife |
Child 16 |
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Sir Aldingar |
Child 59 |
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Sir Andrew Barton |
Child 167 |
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Sir Cawline |
Child 61 |
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Sir Hugh And The Jew's Daughter |
Child 155 |
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Sir James The Rose |
Child 213 |
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Sir John Butler |
Child 165 |
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Sir Lionel |
Child 18 |
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Sir Patrick Spens |
Child 58 |
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Slaughter Of The Lord Of Mellerstain, The |
Child 230 |
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St Stephen And Herod |
Child 22 |
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Suffolk Miracle, The |
Child 272 |
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Sweet Trinity, The (The Golden Vanity) |
Child 286 |
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Sweet William's Ghost |
Child 77 |
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Tam Lin |
Child 39 |
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Thomas 0 Yonderdale |
Child 253 |
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Thomas Cromwell |
Child 171 |
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Thomas Rhymer |
Child 37 |
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Three Ravens, he |
Child 26 |
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Tom Potts |
Child 109 |
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Trooper And Maid |
Child 299 |
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True Tale Of Robin Hood, A |
Child 154 |
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Twa Brothers, The |
Child 49 |
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Twa Knights, The |
Child 268 |
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Twa Magicians, The |
Child 44 |
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Twa Sisters, The |
Child 10 |
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Unquiet Grave, The |
Child 78 |
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Walter Lesly |
Child 296 |
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Wee Wee Man, The |
Child 38 |
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West Country Damosel's Complaint, The |
Child 292 |
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White Fisher, The |
Child 264 |
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Whummil Bore, The |
Child 27 |
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Wife Of Usher's Well, The |
Child 79 |
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Wife Wrapt In Wether's Skin, The |
Child 277 |
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Will Stewart And John |
Child 107 |
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Willie 0 Douglas Dale |
Child 101 |
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Willie 0 Winsbury |
Child 100 |
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Willie And Earl Richard's Daughter |
Child 102 |
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Willie And Lady Maisry |
Child 70 |
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Willie Macintosh |
Child 183 |
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Willie's Fatal Visit |
Child 255 |
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Willie's Lady |
Child 6 |
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Willie's Lyke-Wake |
Child 25 |
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Wylie Wife Of The Hie Toun Hie, The |
Child 290 |
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Young Allan |
Child 245 |
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Young Andrew |
Child 48 |
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Young Bearwell |
Child 302 |
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Young Beichan |
Child 53 |
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Young Benjie |
Child 86 |
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Young Earl Of Essex's Victory Over The Emperor Of Germany, The |
Child 288 |
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Young Hunting |
Child 68 |
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Young Johnstone |
Child 88 |
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Young Peggy |
Child 298 |
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Young Ronald |
Child 304 |
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Young Waters |
Child 94 |
Martin Graebe
4th September 1999
(Format and spellings corrected 12th Feb 2000)
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