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The Ballads and Songs of Yorkshire

The Ballads and Songs of Yorkshire

by Christopher James Davison Ingledew

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Editor
Ingledew, Christopher James Davison, 1833-
Title
The Ballads and Songs of Yorkshire Transcribed from Private Manuscripts, Rare Broadsides, and Scarce Publications; with Notes and a Glossary
Credits
Produced by David Edwards, Jane Robins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
Language
English
LoC Class
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject
Songs, English -- England -- Yorkshire -- Texts
Category
Text
eBook-No.
47607
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47607
Release Date
December 9, 2014
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE BALLADS AND SONGS OF YORKSHIRE,
  2. 2.PREFACE.
  3. 3.CONTENTS.
  4. 4.THE BALLADS AND SONGS OF YORKSHIRE.
  5. 5.THE DIRGE OF OFFA.
  6. 6.ATHELGIVA.
  7. 7.THE BATTLE OF CUTON MOORE.
  8. 8.ROBIN HOOD AND GUY OF GISBORNE.
  9. 9.THE JOLLY PINDER OF WAKEFIELD;
  10. 10.THE NOBLE FISHERMAN;
  11. 11.ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTALL FRYER OF FOUNTAINS ABBEY.
  12. 12.THE BISHOP OF HEREFORD'S ENTERTAINMENT BY ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE JOHN, IN MERRY BARNSDALE.
  13. 13.ROBIN HOOD'S DEATH AND BURIAL.
  14. 14.HISTORY OF SIR JOHN ELAND, OF ELAND, AND HIS ANTAGONISTS.
  15. 15.THE BOY OF EGREMOND.
  16. 16.THE DEPOSING OF RICHARD II. AND HIS MURDER IN POMFRET CASTLE.
  17. 17.THE FELON SEW OF ROKEBY AND THE FRYERS OF RICHMOND.
  18. 18.THE RISING IN THE NORTH.
  19. 19.YORKE, YORKE FOR MY MONIE. [133]
  20. 20.THE SISTERS OF BEVERLEY. [136]
  21. 21.MOTHER SHIPTON. — To the tune of " Nancy Dawson ."
  22. 22.BOLD NEVISON, THE HIGHWAYMAN. [138]
  23. 23.ROSEBERRY TOPPING.
  24. 24.THE CRUEL STEP-MOTHER; OR, THE UNHAPPY SON. — To the tune of " Aim not too high ."
  25. 25.THE BONNY SCOTCH LAD, AND HIS BONNET SO BLUE.
  26. 26.THE CHILD IN THE WOOD; OR THE CRUEL UNKLE.
  27. 27.BOWES TRAGEDY; [141] OR, A PATTERN OF TRUE LOVE.
  28. 28.THE DONCASTER VOLUNTEERS. [150]
  29. 29.THE YORKSHIRE HORSE-DEALERS.
  30. 30.BILL BROWN, THE POACHER.
  31. 31.THE ROMANBY TRAGEDY.
  32. 32.ARMTHORPE BELLS. [173]
  33. 33.PAUL JONES, THE CUMBERLAND MILITIA, AND SCARBROUGH VOLUNTEERS. [183]
  34. 34.A NEW FOX-HUNTING SONG. [186]
  35. 35.AN HONEST YORKSHIRE-MAN.
  36. 36.SPENCE BROUGHTON.
  37. 37.THE YORKSHIRE KNIGHT; OR, THE FORTUNATE FARMER'S DAUGHTER. [189]
  38. 38.THE VIRGIN RACE; OR, YORKSHIRE'S GLORY. [190]
  39. 39.THE MAYOR OF DONCASTER. [191]
  40. 40.THE CRAFTY PLOUGH BOY.
  41. 41.THE YORKSHIRE TRAGEDY; OR, A WARNING TO ALL PERJUR'D LOVERS.
  42. 42.DOLLY DUGGING.
  43. 43.SCARBORO' SANDS.
  44. 44.THE SHEFFIELD 'PRENTICE. [198]
  45. 45.THE YORKSHIRE VOLUNTEERS' FAREWELL TO THE GOOD FOLKS OF STOCKTON. [199]
  46. 46.FRAGMENT OF THE HAGMENA SONG. [202]
  47. 47.THE FAIR. [204]
  48. 48.THE YORKSHIRE LAD IN LONDON.
  49. 49.THE TRYAL OF PATIENCE. [205]
  50. 50.THE BEGGAR'S BRIDGE.
  51. 51.THE BANKS O' MORTON O' SWALE. [207]
  52. 52.THE CHASE OF THE BLACK FOX.
  53. 53.MISS BAILEY'S GHOST. [210]
  54. 54.THE TWO YORKSHIRE LOVERS. [211] — The second Part.
  55. 55.NATTERIN NAN.
  56. 56.THE BARBER OF THIRSK'S FORFEITS.
  57. 57.THE YORKSHIRE IRISHMAN; OR, THE ADVENTURES OF A POTATO MERCHANT.
  58. 58.WHEN AT HAME WI' DAD.
  59. 59.I'M YORKSHIRE TOO.
  60. 60.THE SWEEPER AND THIEVES.
  61. 61.HOWELL WOOD; [214] OR, THE RABY HUNT, IN YORKSHIRE,
  62. 62.THE COLLINGHAM GHOST.
  63. 63.THE TWEA THRESHERS.
  64. 64.DOLLY'S GAON; OR, THE EFFECTS OF PRIDE. [247]
  65. 65.THE WIDOW'S LAMENT.
  66. 66.ALICE HAWTHORN. [248]
  67. 67.TOMMY THUMB.
  68. 68.THE FUNNY WEDDING.
  69. 69.THE FLYING DUTCHMAN. [250]
  70. 70.THE YORKSHIREMAN IN LONDON. [252]
  71. 71.THE GREAT EXHIBITION; OR, PRINCE ALBERT'S CURIOSITY SHOP.
  72. 72.THE LORD OF SALTAIRE.
  73. 73.A REMARKABLE CIRCUMSTANCE CONNECTED WITH BRETTON HALL. [255]
  74. 74.THE BUTCHER TURNED DEVIL. [256]
  75. 75.SONG.
  76. 76.COLONEL THOMPSON'S VOLUNTEERS. [257]
  77. 77.THE SLEDMERE POACHERS. [258]
  78. 78.THE YORKSHIRE CONCERT. [259]
  79. 79.THE SOLDIER IN YORKSHIRE.
  80. 80.AW NIVIR CAN CALL HUR MY WIFE. [260]
  81. 81.A GLOSSARY. — FOOTNOTES:

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