Francis James Child

Name: The English and Scottish Popular Ballads — 083. "Child Maurice"
Author: Francis James Child

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads…

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“The English and Scottish Popular Ballads — 083. "Child Maurice"”, is a work by Francis James Child. It explores elements such as schoole, merry greenwood and Barnard.

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Francis James Child, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads…

“ You may tell her to come to the merry greenwood,
To speak to Child Nory.
'Here is a ring, a ring,' he says,
'It's all gold but the stane;
You may tell her to come to the merry greenwood,
And ask the leave o nane.'
'So well do I love your errand, my master,
But far better do I love my life;
O would ye have me go to Lord Barnard's castle,
To betray away his wife?'
'O don't I give you meat,' he says,
'And don't I pay you fee? ”

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Francis James Child, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads…

“ And crack wi your leman.'
'I would have you stay at home, Lord Barnard,
I would have you stay at home;
Never wyte a man for violence douce
That never thought you wrong.'
And when he to the green-wood went,
No body saw he there
But Chield Morice, on a milk-white steed,
Combing down his yellow hair.
Chield Morice sat in the gay green-wood,
He whistled and he sang:
'O what means a' thir folks coming?
My mother tarries lang.'
mother tarries lang.'
'No wonder, no wonder, Chield Morice,' he said,
'My lady loved thee weel;
For the whitest bit of my body
Is blacker than thy heel. ”

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Francis James Child, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads…

“ Or schoole-masters are in any schoole-house,
Writting with pen and inke:
Ffor if I might, as well as shee may,
This night I wold with her speake.
'And heere I send her a mantle of greene,
As greene as any grasse,
And bidd her come to the siluer wood,
To hunt with Child Maurice.
'And there I send her a ring of gold,
A ring of precyous stone,
And bidd her come to the siluer wood,
Let for no kind of man.'
One while this litle boy he yode,
Another while he ran,
Vntill he came to Iohn Stewards hall,
I-wis he neuer blan. ”

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Francis James Child, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads…

“ It was nae for his great riches,
Nor yet his mickle pride,
Bot it was for a lady gay,
That livd on Carron side.
'Whair sall I get a bonny boy,
That will win hose and shoen,
That will gae to Lord Barnard's ha,
And bid his lady cum?
'And ye maun rin errand, Willie,
And ye may rin wi pride;
When other boys gae on their foot,
On horseback ye sall ride.'
'O no! Oh no! my master dear,
I dare nae for my life ”

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Francis James Child, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads…

“ O nevertheless, Chield Morice,
Thy head shall go with me.'
He had a rapier by his side,
Hung low down by his knee;
He struck Chield Morrice on the neck,
Till aff his head did flee.
Then he's taen up that bloody head,
And stuck it on a spear,
And the meanest man in a' his train
Gat Chield Morice head to bear.
The lady looked owre the castle-wa,
Wi meikle dool and down,
And there she saw Chield Morice head,
Coming trailing to the town. ”

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Francis James Child, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads…

“ Then out bespak Lord Barnet syne,
And a wae, wae man was he,
Sayand, Gif I had kent he was your son,
He wuld neer been killit be me.
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GILL MORICE stood in stable-door,
With red gold shined his weed;
A bonnie boy him behind,
Dressing a milk-white steed.
'Woe's me for you, maister,
Your name it waxes wide;
It is not for your rich, rich robes,
Nor for your meikle pride,
But all is for yon lord's ladie,
She lives on Ithan side.'
'Here's to thee, my bonnie wee boy,
That I pay meat and fee ”

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Francis James Child, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads…

“ When I was in all that wrath!
'Ffor I haue slaine one of the curteousest knights
Thateuer bestrode a steed,
Soe haue I done one [of] the fairest ladyes
Thateuer bestrode a steed,
Soe haue I done one [of] the fairest ladyes
Thateuer ware womans weede!'
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83B.Tharrteuer ware womans weede!'
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CHILD NORYCE is a clever young man,
He wavers wi the wind ”

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Francis James Child, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads…

“ Set down his feet and ran.
And when he came to Barnard's ha,
Would neither chap nor ca,
Bot set his bent bow to his breist,
And lichtly lap the wa.
He wauld nae tell the man his errand,
Though he stude at the gait ”

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