J. O. 272, 1849) made zero opinion abreast of a type of the brand new track that he posted in place of a tune, and that i think he had not heard it sung, due to the fact the guy didn’t hook it up so you can Jack Miller in his later guide quoted above. The fresh adaptation he provided is named the « Beggars out-of Ratcliffe Reasonable. » Almost all the latest beggars’ brands offered contained in this adaptation is actually Welsh. H. F. Lippincott ( An excellent Shakespeare Jestbook , Elizabethan Degree #20, Salzburg, 1973) described prior to statements to your three outlines out of Jack Miller’s song, however, none of them appear to have cause actually an excellent tentative identification which have people identified track. We have now produced one that I hope usually sit. This is as far as i can carry the topic on expose.

I would like to give thanks to Peter Kennedy to your recording tape of Francis McPeake’s track and you may McPeake’s grandaughter, Kathleen McPeake, getting her services. I additionally extend because of Jennifer Cutting of your Western Folklife Cardiovascular system, Collection of Congress, Arizona, D.C. to have transcription of one’s song.

[Disappointed, I don’t have persission to place the latest song here. Within the framework it’s a bit such as for instance « Bragandary », B541, and you may « Derry’s Fair » are contempoary to your 1st explore if it, but do not obviously have enough of « Derry’s Reasonable » so you can more strongly recommend a potential relationships.]

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