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The Child Ballads deal with subjects typical to many ballads: romance, supernatural experiences, historical events, morality, riddles, murder, and folk heroes (there are an inordinate number about Robin Hood ). Some of the ballads are rather bawdy.


THE CHILD BALLADS


#Riddles Wisely Expounded
# The Elfin Knight
#The Fause Knight Upon the Road
#Lady Isebel and the Elf-Knight
#Gil Brenton
#Willie's Lady
# Earl Brand
#Erlinton
#The Fair Flower of Northumberland
#The Twa Sisters ''Minnorie'' or ''Binnorie''
#The Cruel Brother
# Lord Randall
#Edward
#Babylon; or, The Bonnie Banks o Fordie
#Leesome Brand
#Sheath and Knife
#Hind Horn
#Sir Lionel
#King Orfeo
#The Cruel Mother
#The Maid and the Palmer (The Samaritan Woman)
#St. Stephen and Herod
#Judas
#Bonnie Annie
#Willie's Lyke-Wake
# The Three Ravens ''Twa Corbies''
#The Whummil Bore
#Burd Ellen and Young Tamlane
#The Boy and the Mantle
#King Arthur and King Cornwall
#The Marriage of Sir Gawain
#King Henry
#Kempy Kay
#Kemp Owyne
# Allison Gross
#The Laily Worm and the Machrel of the Sea
# Thomas Rymer
#The Wee Wee Man
# Tam Lin
#The Queen of Elfan's Nourice
#Hind Etin
#Clerk Corvill
#The Broomfield Hill
#The Twa Magicians
#King John and the Bishop
# Captain Wedderburn's Courtship
#Proud Lady Margaret
#Young Andrew
#The Twa Brothers
#The Bonny Hind
#Lizie Wan
#The King's Dochter Lady Jean
#Young Beichan
# The Cherry-Tree Carol
#The Carnal and the Crane
#Dives and Lazarus
#Brown Robyn's Confession
# Sir Patrick Spens
#Sir Aldingar
#King Estmere
#Sir Cawline
#Fair Annie
#Child Waters
#Fair Janet
#Lady Mairsey
#Lord Ingram and Chiel Wyet
#Glasgerion
#Young Hunting
#Clerk Saunders
#Willie and Lady Maisry
#The Bent Sae Brown
#The Clerk's Twa Sons O Owsenford
#Lord Thomas and Fair Annet
#Fair Margaret and Sweet William
#Lord Lovel
#The Lass of Roch Royal
#Sweet William's Ghost
# The Unquiet Grave
# The Wife Of Usher's Well
#Old Robin of Portingale
#Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard
#The Bonny Birdy
#Child Maurice
# Bonny Barbara Allen
#Lady Alice
#Young Benjie
#Prince Robert
#Young Johnstone
#Fause Foodrage
#Jellon Grame
#Fair Lady of Wallington
#Bonny Bee Hom
# Lamkin
#Young Waters
# The Maid Freed From The Gallows
#The Gay Goshawk
#Brown Robin
#Brown Adam
#Johnie Scot
# Willie O Winsbury
#Willie O Douglas Dale
#Willie and the Earl Richard's Daughter
#Rose Red and the White Lily
#Prince Heathen
#The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington
#The Famous Flower of Serving-Men
#Will Stewart and John
#Christopher White
#Tom Potts
#The Knight and Shepherd's Daughter
#Crow and Pie
#The Baffled Knight
#The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry
#Johnie Cock ''Johnnie O'Breadesley''
#Robyn and Gandeleyn
# Adam Bell , Clim of the Clough, and William of Cloudesly
#A Gest of Robyn Hode
#Robin Hood and Guy Of Gisborne
#Robin Hood and the Monk
#Robin Hood's Death
#Robin Hood and the Potter
#Robin Hood and the Butcher
#Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar
#The Jolly Pinder of Wakefield
#Robin Hood and Little John
#Robin Hood and the Tanner
#Robin Hood and the Tinker
#Robin Hood Nely Revived
#Robin Hood and the Prince of Aragon
#Robin Hood and the Scotchman
#Robin Hood and the Ranger
#The Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood
#Robin Hood and the Beggar, I
#Robin Hood and the Beggar II
#Robin Hood and the Shepherd
#Robin Hood's Delight
#Robin Hood and the Pedlars
#Robin Hood and Allen A Dale
#Robin Hood's Progress to Nottingham
#Robin Hood Rescuing Three Squires
#Robin Hood Rescuing Will Stutly
#Little John A Begging
#Robin Hood and the Bishop
#Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford
#Robin Hood and Queen Katherine
#Robin Hood's Chase
#Robin Hood's Golden Prize
#The Noble Fisherman, or, Robin Hood's Preferment
#Robin Hood's Birth, Breeding, Valor and Marriage
#Robin Hood and Maid Marian
#The King's Disguise, and Friendship with Robin Hood
#Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow
#Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight
#A True Tale of Robin Hood
# Sir Hugh , or, The Jew's Daughter
#Queen Elanor's Confession
#Gude Wallace
#Hugh Spencer's Feats in France
#Durham Ford
#The Knight of Liddesdale
# The Battle Of Otterburn
#The Hunting of Cheviot ( The Ballad Of Chevy Chase )
# The Battle Of Harlaw
#King Henry Fifth's Conquest of France
#Sir John Butler
#The Rose of England
#Sir Andrew Barton
#Flodden Field (describes the Battle Of Flodden Field )
#Johnie Armstrong
# The Death Of Queen Jane
#Thomas Cromwell (concerning Thomas Cromwell )
#Musselburgh Field
# Mary Hamilton
#Earl Bothwell
#The Rising of the North
#Northunberland Betrayed By Douglas
#The Earl of Westmoreland
#Captain Car, or, Edom O Gordon
#Rookhope Ryde
#King James and Brown
# The Bonny Earl Of Murray
#The Laird O Logie
#Willie MacIntosh
#The Lads of Wamphray
#Dick o the Cow
# Kinmont Willie
#Jock o the Side
#Archie o Cawfield
#Hoble Noble
#Jamis Telfer of the Fair Dodhead
# Hughie Grame
#The Lochmaben Harper
#The Death of Parcy Reed
#The Laird of Wairston
#Lord Maxwell's Last Goodnight
#The Fire of Frendraught
#James Grant
#Bonny John Seton
#The Bonnie House o Airlie
#The Gypsy Laddie
#Bessy Bell and Mary Gray
#The Battle of Philiphaugh (for historical information see: Battle Of Philiphaugh )
#The Baron of Brackley
#Jamie Douglas
#Loudon Hill, or, Drumclog (recounts the events of the Battle Of Drumclog )
#Bothwell Bridge
#Lord Delamere
#Lord Derwentwater
# Geordie
#Bonnie James Campbell
#Bewick and Graham
#The Duke of Athole's Nurse
# Sir James The Rose
#The Braes o Yarrow
#Rare Willie Drowned in Yarrow, or, the Water o Gamrie
#The Mother's Malison, or, Clyde's Water
#The Broom of Cowdenknows
#The False Lover Won Back
#The Gardener
#The Bonny Lass of Anglesey
#Katharine Jaffray
#Bonny Baby Livingstone
#Eppie Morrie
#The Lady of Arngosk
# Rob Roy
#Lizie Lindsay
#Bonny Lizie Baillie
#Glasgow Peggie
#Earl Crawford
#The Slaughter of the Laird of Mellerstain
#The Earl of Errol
#Richie Story
#Andrew Lammie
#Charlie MacPherson
#The Earl of Aboyne
#The Laird o Drum
#The Duke of Gordon's Daughter
#Glenlogie, or, Jean o Bethelnie
#Lord Saltoun and Auchanachie
#The Rantin Laddie
#The Baron o Leys
#The Coble o Cargill
#James Harris ( The Daemon Lover )
#James Hatley
#Young Allan
#Redesdale and Wise William
#Lady Elspat
#The Grey Cock, or, Saw You My Father?
#Auld Matrons
# Henry Martyn Henry Martin''
#Lang Johnny More
#The Kitchie-Boy
#Thomas o Yonderdale
#Lord William, or, Lord Lundy
#Willie's Fatal Visit
#Alison and Willie
#Burd Isabel and Earl Patrick
#Broughty Wa's
#Lord Thomas Stuart
#Lord Thomas and Lady Margaret
#Lady Isabel
#Lord Livingstone
#The New-Slain Knight
#The White Fisher
#The Knight's Ghost
#John Thomson and the Turk
#The Heir of Linne
#The Twa Knights
#Lady Diamond
#The Earl of Mar's Daughter
#The Lord of Lorn and the Flas Steward
#The Suffolk Miracle
#King Edward the Fourth and a Tanner of Tamworth
#Our Goodman
#Get Up and Bar the Door
#The Friar in the Well
#The Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin
#The Farmer's Curst Wife
#The Jolly Beggar
#The Beggar-Laddie
#The Keach i the Creel
#Jock the Leg and the Merry Merchant
#The Crafty Farmer
#John Dory
#The George Aloe and the Sweepstake
#The Sweet Trinity (The Golden Vanity)
#Captain Ward and the Rainbow
#The Young Earl of Essex's Victory over the Emperor of Germany
# The Mermaid
#The Wylie Wife of the Hie Toun Hie
#Child Owlet
#The West Country Damosel's Complaint
#John of Hazelgreen
#Dugall Quin
#The Brown Girl
#Walter Lesly
#Earl Rothes
#Young Peggy
#Trooper and Maid
#Blancheflour and Jollyflorice
#The Queen of Scotland
#Young Bearwell
#The Holy Nunnery
#Young Ronald
#The Outlaw Murray


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