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THE SCOTTISH BOllDEU. 289
hounds and horns, to raise the country to help. They
also used to carry a burning wisp of straw at a spear
head, and to raise a cry, similar to the Indian war-
whoop. It appears, from articles made by the Wardens
of the English Marches, September 12th, in 6th of Ed-
ward VI. that all, on this cry being raised, were obliged
to follow the fray, or chace, under pain of death. With
these explanations, the general purport of the ballad
may be easily discovered, though particular passages
have become inexplicable, probably through corrup-
tions introduced by reciters. The present copy is cor-
rected from four copies, which differed widely from
each other.
hounds and horns, to raise the country to help. They
also used to carry a burning wisp of straw at a spear
head, and to raise a cry, similar to the Indian war-
whoop. It appears, from articles made by the Wardens
of the English Marches, September 12th, in 6th of Ed-
ward VI. that all, on this cry being raised, were obliged
to follow the fray, or chace, under pain of death. With
these explanations, the general purport of the ballad
may be easily discovered, though particular passages
have become inexplicable, probably through corrup-
tions introduced by reciters. The present copy is cor-
rected from four copies, which differed widely from
each other.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > J. F. Campbell Collection > Minstrelsy of the Scottish border > Volume 1 > (491) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/80614218 |
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| Description | Vol. I . |
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| Shelfmark | Cam.2.d.17 |
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| Description | Consisting of historical and romantic ballads, collected in the southern counties of Scotland; with a few of modern date, founded upon local tradition. |
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| Shelfmark | Cam.2.d.17-19 |
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| Description | Volumes from a collection of 610 books rich in Highland folklore, Ossianic literature and other Celtic subjects. Many of the books annotated by John Francis Campbell of Islay, who assembled the collection. |
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| Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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