The Ballads and Songs of Yorkshire. Various

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      The Ballads and Songs of Yorkshire

      Transcribed from Private Manuscripts, Rare Broadsides, and Scarce Publications; with Notes and a Glossary

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4064066217273

Table of Contents

       PREFACE.

       THE BALLADS AND SONGS OF YORKSHIRE.

       THE DIRGE OF OFFA.

       ATHELGIVA.

       THE BATTLE OF CUTON MOORE.

       ROBIN HOOD AND GUY OF GISBORNE.

       THE JOLLY PINDER OF WAKEFIELD;

       THE NOBLE FISHERMAN;

       ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTALL FRYER OF FOUNTAINS ABBEY.

       THE BISHOP OF HEREFORD'S ENTERTAINMENT BY ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE JOHN, IN MERRY BARNSDALE.

       ROBIN HOOD'S DEATH AND BURIAL.

       HISTORY OF SIR JOHN ELAND, OF ELAND, AND HIS ANTAGONISTS.

       THE BOY OF EGREMOND.

       THE DEPOSING OF RICHARD II. AND HIS MURDER IN POMFRET CASTLE.

       THE FELON SEW OF ROKEBY AND THE FRYERS OF RICHMOND.

       THE RISING IN THE NORTH.

       YORKE, YORKE FOR MY MONIE. [133]

       THE SISTERS OF BEVERLEY. [136]

       MOTHER SHIPTON.

       To the tune of " Nancy Dawson ."

       BOLD NEVISON, THE HIGHWAYMAN. [138]

       ROSEBERRY TOPPING.

       THE CRUEL STEP-MOTHER; OR, THE UNHAPPY SON.

       To the tune of " Aim not too high ."

       THE BONNY SCOTCH LAD, AND HIS BONNET SO BLUE.

       THE CHILD IN THE WOOD; OR THE CRUEL UNKLE.

       BOWES TRAGEDY; [141] OR, A PATTERN OF TRUE LOVE.

       THE DONCASTER VOLUNTEERS. [150]

       THE YORKSHIRE HORSE-DEALERS.

       BILL BROWN, THE POACHER.

       THE ROMANBY TRAGEDY.

       ARMTHORPE BELLS. [173]

       PAUL JONES, THE CUMBERLAND MILITIA, AND SCARBROUGH VOLUNTEERS. [183]

       A NEW FOX-HUNTING SONG. [186]

       AN HONEST YORKSHIRE-MAN.

       SPENCE BROUGHTON.

       THE YORKSHIRE KNIGHT; OR, THE FORTUNATE FARMER'S DAUGHTER. [189]

       THE VIRGIN RACE; OR, YORKSHIRE'S GLORY. [190]

       THE MAYOR OF DONCASTER. [191]

       THE CRAFTY PLOUGH BOY.

       THE YORKSHIRE TRAGEDY; OR, A WARNING TO ALL PERJUR'D LOVERS.

       DOLLY DUGGING.

       SCARBORO' SANDS.

       THE SHEFFIELD 'PRENTICE. [198]

       THE YORKSHIRE VOLUNTEERS' FAREWELL TO THE GOOD FOLKS OF STOCKTON. [199]

       FRAGMENT OF THE HAGMENA SONG. [202]

       THE FAIR. [204]

       THE YORKSHIRE LAD IN LONDON.

       THE TRYAL OF PATIENCE. [205]