List of the Child Ballads
The ballads
Following are synopses of the stories recounted in the ballads in Child's collection. Since Child included multiple versions of most ballads, the details of a story can vary widely.

List of the Child Ballads

Section Title: The ballads
Table Section Text: Following are synopses of the stories recounted in the ballads in Child's collection. Since Child included multiple versions of most ballads, the details of a story can vary widely.

Number	Title	Synopsis

1	Riddles Wisely Expounded	A knight courts three sisters. He promises to marry the youngest if she can answer his riddles.

2	The Elfin Knight	Depending on the variation, a man, king or "elfin" knight offers to marry a woman if she completes his preposterous tasks.

3	The Fause Knight Upon the Road	While traveling, a schoolboy meets the devil disguised as a knight. The boy survives by matching wits with the false knight, finding a suitable comeback to each of his remarks.

4	Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight	A knight courts Lady Isabel, promising to marry her if she rides away with him. When they reach the forest (or seashore), he prepares to murder her, as he did seven others.

5	Gil Brenton	Gil Brenton brings his bride home, but she learns he will cut off her breasts if he finds she is not a virgin.

6	Willie's Lady	Willie weds a lady, but his mother, who is a witch, disapproves of the bride. She casts a spell to prevent her from bearing a child.

7	Earl Brand	The Earl falls in love with a lady of high nobility. Her father disapproves, and when the couple runs off, he sends his sons after them.

8	Erlinton	Erlinton locks his daughter in her bower to keep her from sin. Her true love Willie comes in the night and spirits the daughter away.

9	The Fair Flower of Northumberland	A Scottish knight is captured by the Earl of Northumberland. The knight persuades the Earl's daughter to free him, promising to marry her as soon as they get to Scotland.

10	The Twa Sisters	A knight courts an older sister while favoring a younger one. When the two sisters go down by the water, the older drowns the younger.

11	The Cruel Brother	A knight and lady are to marry, but they fail to ask her brother John's consent. At their wedding, John stabs her.

12	Lord Randal	Lord Randal's mother asks him a series of questions about his day. He gives accurate but short answers, each time begging for rest.

13	Edward	Edward's mother questions him about the blood on his coat or knife. After several evasions, he admits to murdering his brother or father.

14	Babylon; or, The Bonnie Banks o Fordie	Three sisters encounter a robber who threatens to murder each if they refuse to become his wife. After he kills two of the maids, the youngest reveals she has a brother who is an outlaw who will surely retaliate.

15	Leesome Brand	Leesome Brand went to court when ten years old. An eleven-year-old girl fell in love with him, but nine months later, called on him to saddle horses, take her dowry, and flee with her.

16	Sheath and Knife	A sister is pregnant with her brother's child. She asks him to kill her, or dies in childbirth.

17	Hind Horn	A man leaves his sweetheart while in possession of a ring which will turn pale when she is unfaithful to him.

18	Sir Lionel	Sir Lionel encounters a lady who tells him a boar has slain her lord and 30 of his men. The knight kills the murderous boar and is confronted by its owner - a giant in some versions, a wild woman in others - who demands payment.

19	King Orfeo	King Orfeo's wife is stolen away by the fairies. He plays his instrument for the fairies in order to win her back.

20	The Cruel Mother	A young woman becomes pregnant while unmarried. She kills her child after it is born and later sees its ghost.

21	The Maid and the Palmer (The Samaritan Woman)	A palmer begs a cup from a maid who is washing at the well, so that he could drink from. She says she has none.

22	St. Stephen and Herod	Depicts the martyrdom of Saint Stephen as occurring, with wild anachronism, under Herod the Great, and claims that that was the reason for St.

23	Judas	Christ gives Judas 30 pieces of silver to buy food for the Apostles; on his way to the market, Judas is waylaid by his sister, who lulls him to sleep and steals the money.

24	Bonnie Annie	Annie, a merchant's daughter, falls in love with a sea captain and goes to sea with him, in some variants while pregnant.

25	Willie's Lyke-Wake	Willie sets up his wake and lies in his winding cloth. His love discovers this and pleads with her father to let her go.

26	The Three Ravens (or Twa Corbies)	A number of ravens see a dead knight and speculate about how they either cannot eat him because his hawk, hounds, and lady are watching him, or can eat him because he has been abandoned.

27	The Whummil Bore	The narrator served the king seven years and "saw his daughter only once" - meaning saw her naked, through a whummil bore.

28	Burd Ellen and Young Tamlane	Burd Ellen is weeping. Young Tamlane tells her to rock her son.

29	The Boy and the Mantle	A boy comes to King Arthur's court with an enchanted mantle that can not be worn by an unfaithful wife. Guinevere dons it, and so does every other lady in the court; only one can wear it, and only after she confesses to kissing her husband before their marriage.

30	King Arthur and King Cornwall	After bragging about the excellence of his famed Round Table, King Arthur is told by Guinevere that another king has an even better one.

31	The Marriage of Sir Gawain	Gawain marries a loathly lady in order to save King Arthur from death. It is later revealed that she is a beautiful lady under a spell.

32	King Henry	King Henry encounters a hideous woman while hunting. Out of courtesy, he salutes her, only to find her making incredible demands, first the flesh of his animals and finally that he bed her.

33	Kempy Kay	A deformed suitor courts an ugly maiden. Their grotesqueness is described in great detail, and in the end, the match is made.

34	Kemp Owyne	The heroine is turned into a worm (dragon), usually by her stepmother, who curses her to remain so until the king's son comes to kiss her three times.

35	Allison Gross	It tells the story of "the ugliest witch in the north country" who tries to persuade a man to become her lover and then punishes him by a transformation.

36	The Laily Worm and the Machrel of the Sea	A young man, transformed into a laily (loathly, or loathsome) worm, tells his story: his father married an evil woman as his stepmother, and she transformed him into a worm and his sister into a mackerel.

37	Thomas Rymer	A minstrel meets an elfin lady under a tree and has to serve her in elf land for seven years.

38	The Wee Wee Man	The narrator meets with a wee, wee man. He lifts an enormous stone and throws it, and she thinks that if she were as strong as Wallace, she could have lifted it to her knee.

39	Tam Lin	A young woman saves her lover from being used for the teind on Hallows Eve.

40	The Queen of Elfan's Nourice	A mortal woman laments being taken from her four-day-old son. The Queen of Elfland promises that if she nurses the queen's child, she will be returned.

41	Hind Etin	Lady Margaret goes to the woods, and her breaking a branch is questioned by Hind Etin, who takes her with him into the forest.

42	Clerk Corvill	Clerk Colvill, ignoring the advice of his lady or his mother, goes to a body of water, where a mermaid seduces him.

43	The Broomfield Hill	A man and a woman make a wager, that she can not visit him in the greenwood without losing her virginity, or she makes a tryst and realizes she can either stay and be foresworn, or go and lose her virginity.

44	The Twa Magicians	A blacksmith threatens to deflower (take the virginity of) a lady, who vows to keep herself a maiden. A transformation chase ensues, differing in several variants, but containing such things as she becomes a hare, and he catches her as greyhound, she became a duck and he became either a water dog or a drake.

45	King John and the Bishop	King John, covetous of the bishop of Canterbury's wealth, compels him on pain of death to answer three impossible questions. The bishop's shepherd appears in disguise to substitute in his place, and answers the questions cleverly in riddle fashion, after which the appeased king rewards the shepherd and spares the bishop.

46	Captain Wedderburn's Courtship	Versions differ, but generally a captain meets a lady walking in the woods or through an estate. Sometimes he takes her to where he is staying.

47	Proud Lady Margaret	A man arrives at the heroine's castle to woo her. She is frequently critical of him, on the grounds that his clothing shows him to be no gentleman.

48	Young Andrew	Andrew seduces Helen and tells her he will fulfill his promise to marry her only if she brings him her father's gold.

49	The Twa Brothers	Two brothers are wrestling when a blade that one of them is carrying mortally wounds the other; occasionally, one of them stabs the other intentionally.

50	The Bonny Hind	A squire persuades a maiden to lie with him. Afterward, she asks his name, and he reveals that he is a lord's son.

51	Lizie Wan	The heroine—Lizie, Rosie, Lucy—is pregnant with her brother's child. Her brother murders her.

52	The King's Dochter Lady Jean	The heroine goes to the woods. A man meets her, tries to woo her, and rapes her.

53	Young Beichan [or Young Bekie]	The hero is thrown into a dungeon in a far country. His captor's daughter frees him, and he pledges to marry her.

54	The Cherry-Tree Carol	Mary, the mother of Jesus, asks her husband Joseph to pick her fruit from a tree. When he refuses, Jesus causes the tree to bend its branches down to her.

55	The Carnal and the Crane	A carnal tells a crane about the birth of Jesus: that he was born in a stable, of a virgin, and slept in a manger; that the Magi told King Herod of the birth, Herod said that if it were true, the cock on his table would revive and crow, and the cock did so; that Herod ordered the Massacre of the Innocents, that St.

56	Dives and Lazarus	The rich man Dives or Diverus makes a feast. The poor man Lazarus comes to Dives' door and repeatedly begs 'brother Dives' to give him something to eat and drink.

57	Brown Robyn's Confession	Brown Robyn goes to sea. When those aboard are unable to see any lights in the sky, they "cast kevels" (drew lots) to determine Brown Robyn is to blame.

58	Sir Patrick Spens	Sir Patrick is ordered by the king to bring the King of Norway's daughter home. A storm comes up while they are sailing back to Scotland from Norway and the crew of the ship are drowned.

59	Sir Aldingar	Sir Aldingar is spurned by the queen and attempts to get revenge on her by putting a leper in her bed.

60	King Estmere	King Estmere's brother Alder the Younger urges him to marry King Adland's daughter, and suggests that he look at the lady himself, rather than be deceived by any description.

61	Sir Cawline	Sir Cawline falls ill for love of the king's daughter; she attends him. He desires to prove himself worthy of her; she sends him to vanquish the elvish king.

62	Fair Annie	A lord tells Fair Annie to prepare a welcome for his bride, and to look like a maiden. Annie laments that she has borne him seven sons and is pregnant with the eighth; she can not look like a maiden.

63	Child Waters	The pregnant Margaret, or Faire Ellen, is told by Child Waters (or Lord John) that she should bide at home. In some variants, he offers her lands to support his child, and she tells him that she would rather have one kiss from him than all his lands.

64	Fair Janet	Janet is in love with Willie, but her father insists on her marrying a French lord. They attempt to flee, but she goes into labor and can not escape.

65	Lady Maisry	The heroine—Maisry, Janet, Margery, Marjory, Susie—becomes pregnant (sometimes after rejecting many Scottish lords). She declares that she will not surrender her (often English) true love.

66	Lord Ingram and Chiel Wyet	Lord Ingram and Chiel Wyet are brothers who fall in love with the same woman, Maisry. She falls in love with Wyet and becomes pregnant by him.

67	Glasgerion	Glasgerion is a king's son and a harper. He harps before another king, whose daughter arranges a tryst with him.

68	Young Hunting	A woman's lover, Young Hunting, tells her he is off to meet another whom he loves more. When he goes to kiss her (in other versions, she gets him drunk, and they sleep together), she mortally stabs him with a pen knife.

69	Clerk Saunders	The earl's son and May Margaret are determined to wed, a union is opposed by her seven brothers. When the two are discovered in bed, the brothers stab him to death for her to find when she awakes.

70	Willie and Lady Maisry	The lady invites Willie to her room, and on his way, he kills her father's guards including her brother. She welcomes him in, but her father discovers them together and slays Willie with his sword.

71	The Bent Sae Brown	Willie travels to stay overnight with the king's daughter. As he leaves, she warns him that her three brothers are hiding in the brown grass.

72	The Clerk's Twa Sons O Owsenford	The clerk's two sons go abroad to study. When they are caught sleeping with the mayor's daughters, the mayor condemns them to death.

73	Lord Thomas and Fair Annet	Lord Thomas asks his mother whether he should marry the beautiful Annet or the "nut-brown" girl with a dowry. The mother prefers the wealthy girl.

74	Fair Margaret and Sweet William	Fair Margaret espies the marriage procession of her lover Sweet William and another woman from her high chamber window. Depending on the variation, Margaret either commits suicide or dies of a broken heart.

75	Lord Lovel	A lord tells his lady he is going away. After a time he longs to see her so he returns, hears of her death and dies of grief.

76	The Lass of Roch Royal	A woman comes to Gregory's castle, pleading to be let in; she is either pregnant or with a newborn son. His mother turns her away; sometimes she tells her that he went to sea, and she goes to follow him and dies in shipwreck.

77	Sweet William's Ghost	A lover, usually named William or a variant, appears as a ghost to his love, usually Margaret or a variant. He asks her to release him from his promise to marry her.

78	The Unquiet Grave	A man mourns his true love for "a twelve month and a day". At the end of that time, the dead woman complains that his weeping is keeping her from peaceful rest.

79	The Wife of Usher's Well	A woman from Usher's Well sends her sons away to school, only to find a few weeks later that they had died.

80	Old Robin of Portingale	Old Robin takes a young bride who immediately begins an affair with Sir Gyles. Warned by a page of their plot to have him killed, Robin slays Gyles and cuts off his wife's breasts and ears.

81	Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard (or "Matty Groves")	A noble lady seduces a commoner. They are caught in bed by her husband who kills her lover in a duel.

82	The Bonny Birdy	A knight is riding when a bird asks him why he is about so late and tells him his wife is with her lover.

83	Child Maurice	The hero sends tokens to his lady and asks her to see him in the woods. Her lord learns of it and comes to where he will meet her, and kills him under the impression that he is her paramour.

84	Bonny Barbara Allen	A young man lies dying for the love of Barbara Allen; he has a servant summon her to his bedside for solace, but she does little but scorn him.

85	Lady Alice	Seeing a fine corpse being carried by, Lady Alice is told it is Giles Collins, her lover. She asks the bearers to leave it, saying she too will be dead by the next evening.

86	Young Benjie	Two lovers, Benjie and Marjorie, quarrel, and in anger she vows to seek another. A proud man, he throws her in a stream to drown.

87	Prince Robert	Prince Robert's mother poisons him when he marries Fair Eleanor against her wishes. Dying, he sends for his bride but she arrives too late.

88	Young Johnstone	Johnstone tells his wife that he has killed her brother. To secure his love, she hides him in her secret bower from 24 knights who come in pursuit.

89	Fause Foodrage	Three kings woo a lady, and the king who marries her is slain not long afterwards by a rebel, Fause Foodrage.

90	Jellon Grame	Jellon Grame kills his lover Lillie Flower with whom he has had a child, fearful of what her father will do.

91	Fair Mary of Wallington	Seven sisters are destined to die in childbirth. After five succumb, the sixth, Fair Mary, vows never to wed, but is married off, becomes pregnant, and expecting to die after three days labor, has the child cut from her body.

92	Bonny Bee Hom	A lady laments her absent love but vows to wait for him. Meanwhile, she has given him a ruby ring that will protect him and also tell whether she is either dead or untrue.

93	Lamkin	Lamkin, a mason, builds a castle for his lord, but goes unpaid. As the lord leaves on a journey, he warns his wife to secure the castle, fearful of reprisal, but Lamkin gains entrance and kills the lord's infant son and wife.

94	Young Waters	Young Waters rides into court to greet the king and catches the queen's attention. A wily lord asks her who is fairest face she has seen, and she replies "Young Waters." Jealous, the king has him thrown in prison, and despite his wife's pleas, has him executed.

95	The Maid Freed from the Gallows	A woman is sentenced to hang her from the gallows tree. Members of the woman's family - her father, mother, sister and brother - refuse to pay a bribe to the hangman, but her husband offers her weight in gold and saves her.

96	The Gay Goshawk	A Scottish squire sends a letter by goshawk to an English lass, pledging his love. Her father refuses to allow them to marry, but she asks him to promise to have her buried in Scotland should she die.

97	Brown Robin	The king's daughter falls in love with lowly Brown Robyn and sneaks him into her bower. To sneak him out, she dresses Robyn as one of her ladies.

98	Brown Adam	Brown Adam, a smith, builds a house for himself and his love after being banished by his family. One day, he returns from hunting to find a knight trying to woo his lady and then threatening her life when she refuses his bribes.

99	Johnie Scot	Johnie, a brave knight serving in the English court, impregnates the king's daughter. He returns to Scotland, and when he sends for his love, he learns she has been imprisoned.

100	Willie O Winsbury	While the king is away, his daughter becomes pregnant by the hero, William or Thomas. The king threatens to hang him, but is struck by his beauty and offers him the heroine and gold.

101	Willie O Douglas Dale	Willie, a Scottish lord serving in the English court, falls in love with and impregnates the king's daughter, Dame Oliphant. In fear of his life, the two flee and take shelter in the woods.

102	Willie and the Earl Richard's Daughter	Willie, in service of Earl Richard, impregnates the earl's daughter. Fearing Richard's wrath, the couple escapes to the woods, where their son is born.

103	Rose the Red and White Lily	Rose and Lily lose their mother, and their father weds an evil woman who has two sons. The sons each fall in love with a stepsister - Bold Arthur with Rose and Brown Robin with Lily - but their mother sends her sons away.

104	Prince Heathen	Prince Heathen murders Lady Margery's family, takes her virginity and while waiting for his child to be born, suffers cruelties upon Margery to break her will.

105	The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington	A squire's son falls in love with the bailiff's daughter. His family opposes the relationship, and he is sent to London for a seven-year apprenticeship.

106	The Famous Flower of Serving-Men	Fair Elise's husband and child are murdered by agents of her mother. She cuts her hair, disguises herself as a man and as Sweet William becomes a servant at the king's court.

107	Will Stewart and John	Will Stewart falls in love with the Earl of Mar's daughter. Will has his brother John, who is wiser, speak to the daughter on his behalf.

108	Christopher White	The Earl of Edinburgh, a wealthy merchant, comes upon a maid who mourns that her lover, Christopher White, has been banished from England.

109	Tom Potts	A lady of stature, in love with a servant, Tom Potts, refuses a lord's offer of marriage. Her father in anger orders the wedding.

110	The Knight and Shepherd's Daughter	A knight takes a maid's virginity, and she appeals to the king. The knight tries to bribe her, but she insists on marriage.

111	Crow and Pie	A man woos a maid in a forest. She refuses his offers, warning "the crow shall byte yow." He forces himself on her, and when she protests, he retorts "the pye hathe peckyd yow." The ballad then warns young women to beware of the possibility of rape.

112	The Baffled Knight	A knight meets a maid swimming and proposes intimacy. She convinces him to wait until they reach her father's house.

113	The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry	A woman mourns that she does not know her son's father. A man appears to reveal he is the father and that he is a silkie, a changeling in the form of a man on land and a seal at sea.

114	Johnie Cock	Despite his mother's warning, Johnie goes poaching in woods. He is betrayed to a group of foresters, but fights them off.

115	Robyn and Gandeleyn	While hunting with his servant Gandeleyn, Robyn kills a deer and mysteriously is slain by an arrow himself. Gandeleyn searches for the killer and finds Wrennok the Dane.

116	Adam Bell, Clim of the Clough, and William of Cloudesly	Three outlaws hide in the forest. William leaves to visit his wife and children and is arrested after being betrayed by an old woman.

117	A Gest of Robyn Hode	The adventures of Robin Hood are recounted in a ballad of 456 stanzas. The cast includes Little John, and the Sheriff of Nottingham.

118	Robin Hood and Guy of Gisbourne	Little John and Robin argue, and John leaves in a huff, only to be captured by the Sheriff. Meanwhile, Robin encounters Sir Guy who was hired to kill him.

119	Robin Hood and the Monk	Robin decides to attend mass and is turned in by a monk he had robbed. Little John, accompanied by Much the miller's son, sets off to rescue Robin.

120	Robin Hood's Death	Feeling ill, Robin goes to get himself bled, but is betrayed by the prioress, who attempts to bleed him to death.

121	Robin Hood and the Potter	Robin demands a toll from a potter, who fights him and wins. Robin buys his pots and trades clothing to go into Nottingham in disguise.

122	Robin Hood and the Butcher	Robin meets a butcher and buys his meats. He goes into Nottingham and sells the goods at ridiculously low prices.

123	Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar	Robin is told of a friar who may be a match for Little John. Robin seeks out the friar and finds him by the river.

124	The Jolly Pinder of Wakefield	Robin, Scarlet, and John overhear a pinder (the townsman charged with impounding stray animals) brag that no one will trespass on Wakefield under his watch.

125	Robin Hood and Little John	Robin meets John Little, a man seven feet tall, while crossing a narrow bridge. Neither will give way, and the two agree to fight with staffs.

126	Robin Hood and the Tanner	Arthur the tanner ventures into Sherwood Forest to see the deer. Robin pretends to be a keeper and challenges him.

127	Robin Hood and the Tinker	A tinker tells Robin he has a warrant from the king for the outlaw Robin Hood and asks his help for a share of the 100-pound bounty.

128	Robin Hood and the Newly Revived	Robin sees a young stranger bring down a deer at 40 yards and offers him a place in his band. The stranger insults Robin, threatening him, and the two engage in a battle of swords.

129	Robin Hood and the Prince of Aragon	The Prince of Aragon, a Turk and an infidel, has encircled London, demanding its princess as his wife, unless three champions can defeat him and his two giants.

130	Robin Hood and the Scotchman	Robin offers to employ a Scotsman if he can demonstrate his strength. The Scot beats Robin, who declares his opponent the strongest he has ever fought and hires him as a bowman.

131	Robin Hood and the Ranger	A forester stops Robin from killing a deer, and the two fight, first with swords and then with staffs. Robin is beaten and summons his men.

132	The Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood	Robin and John chance upon a pedlar. Each wrestles the pedlar and loses.

133	Robin Hood and the Beggar, I	A beggar asks Robin's charity, and they fight. When the beggar wins, Robin trades his horse and clothing for the beggar's rags.

134	Robin Hood and the Beggar, II	Robin demands money from a beggar. When he refuses, Robin draws his bow, only to be beaten senseless with the beggar's staff.

135	Robin Hood and the Shepherd	Robin meets a shepherd and demands money. The shepherd refuses, and Robin puts up 20 pounds on a fight for the shepherd's bottle and bag.

136	Robin Hood's Delight	Robin Hood, Little John, and Will Scarlock meet three keepers in the forest. A fight breaks out, and after six hours the foresters prevail.

137	Robin Hood and the Pedlars	Robin Hood, Little John and Will Scarlet are hunting in Sherwood when they meet three pedlars. They try to stop the pedlars, but after Robin shoots an arrow into one of their packs, a fight ensues.

138	Robin Hood and Allan-a-Dale	Robin notices a young man, Alan-A-Dale, is cheery one day and dejected the next. He learns Alan was to be married, but his love has now been promised to an elderly knight.

139	Robin Hood's Progress to Nottingham	At age 15, Robin falls in with 15 of the King's foresters. He tells them he wants to compete in an archery contest and is taunted.

140	Robin Hood Rescuing Three Squires	An old woman tells Robin her three sons are to be killed for poaching. He meets a beggar who confirms the tale.

141	Robin Hood Rescuing Will Stutly	Will Stutly, one of Robin's band, is to be hanged for killing two of the Sheriff's men. Robin and his men swear to rescue him.

142	Little John a Begging	Robin sends out Little John disguised as a beggar. Little John meets up with beggars who do not want his company.

143	Robin Hood and the Bishop	Spying a bishop and his company, Robin fears being captured and hung. He appeals to an old woman to trade clothes.

144	Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford	The bishop and his company are expected to pass by. Robin and six of his men dress as shepherds and kill a deer.

145	Robin Hood and Queen Katherine	Robin becomes friends with Queen Katherine. King Henry offers a wager that his archers cannot be excelled, and the queen calls on Robin and his men to take the challenge on her behalf.

146	Robin Hood's Chase	In a sequel to Child 145, King Henry has a change of heart and pursues Robin through many towns. With the king close behind, Robin has the bright idea to return to London to see the queen and seek an audience with the king.

147	Robin Hood's Golden Prize	Disguised as a friar, Robin seeks alms from two priests who pretend they were robbed earlier and have no money. Robin forces them to pray for some, but after an hour, the priests still claim poverty.

148	The Noble Fisherman, or, Robin Hood's Preferment	Passing himself off as a fisherman, Robin is hired to work a widow's ship. His shipmates mock his lack of seamanship, but when a French vessel threatens them, Robin kills all of the attackers with his bow and captures their cargo of gold.

149	Robin Hood's Birth, Breeding, Valor and Marriage	Robin is the son of a forester who has outshot all the great outlaws of the time. One Christmas, Robin and his mother visit his uncle, a member of the gentry who names Robin his heir and appoints Little John his page.

150	Robin Hood and Maid Marian	As the Earl of Huntington, Robin is forced to part from his love, Maid Marian, and take up the life of an outlaw in the forest.

151	The King's Disguise, and Friendship with Robin Hood	Intrigued by the tales of Robin's exploits, King Richard goes in search of the outlaw disguised as an abbot. When he finds Robin, Richard presents himself as a messenger of the king.

152	Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow	The Sheriff stages an archery contest to trap Robin. Though forewarned, Robin decides to compete.

153	Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight	The king sends Sir William and 100 bowman to capture Robin. Sir William goes alone to ask the outlaw to surrender, but he refuses.

154	A True Tale of Robin Hood	The Earl of Huntington lives beyond his means and becomes indebted to an abbot. Outlawed, the Earl takes the name Robin Hood.

155	Sir Hugh, or, The Jew's Daughter	A boy, Sir Hugh, accidentally kicks his ball into the garden of a home whose owner is Jewish. When the boy goes to fetch it, he is enticed inside by the owner's daughter.

156	Queen Elanor's Confession	Queen Eleanor is dying. She wishes to make her confession but is fearful an English priest might reveal her indiscretions.

157	Gude Wallace	Wallace, a Scot, meets a woman who says 15 Englishmen are at the inn looking for him. He tells her he would go there if he had the money, and she gives him 20 shillings.

158	Hugh Spencer's Feats in France	Sir Hugh is sent as ambassador to France to ask the king whether there will be peace or war. The answer is war.

159	Durham Field	While Edward III is at war in France, the young Scottish King David Bruce invades England with a large force. After early successes, he fares badly at Durham field, where he is wounded and captured.

160	The Knight of Liddesdale	The one stanza that survives mentions the Lord of Liddesdale, William Douglas. Active during the reign of David Bruce, son of Robert Bruce, Douglas was assassinated by his kinsman and godson, also Lord William Douglas.

161	The Battle of Otterburn	Greatly outnumbered Scottish forces under Sir James Douglas battle the English army under Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland.

162	The Hunting of Cheviot (The Ballad of Chevy Chase)	Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, leads a large hunting party on the land of Scottish nobleman James Douglas. A bloody battle ensues.

163	The Battle of Harlaw	Highlanders march to Harlaw where they engage in a bloody battle with local armies. The Highland leader is slain, and the locals prevail.

164	King Henry Fifth's Conquest of France	King Henry dispatches a page to collect a tribute of gold owed by the King of France, who instead sends three tennis balls to teach the young English king to play.

165	Sir John Butler	Sir John's uncle and his men invade Butler hall and murder him. Lady Butler is in London and dreams her husband's fate.

166	The Rose of England	An allegorical telling of Henry VII's winning of the crown from Richard III. The red rose of Lancaster, Henry VI, is murdered by a white boar, Richard.

167	Sir Andrew Barton	London merchants complain to King Henry VIII that the Scottish pirate Sir Andrew is ruining their trade. The king dispatches a force under Lord Howard.

168	Flodden Field	Scotland's James IV declares war on England. Queen Margaret, sister of Henry VIII, tries to dissuade her husband, and Lord Howard backs the queen.

169	Johnie Armstrong	Johnie, a border raider and member of the powerful Armstrong family, accepts a summons to the Scottish court. Despite promising Johnie and his men safety, the king (James V) orders their execution.

170	The Death of Queen Jane	Queen Jane, suffering a hard labor, begs for the child to be removed surgically. King Henry fears losing her and refuses.

171	Thomas Cromwell	The ballad survives only as a fragment. An unknown party asks the king for Thomas Cromwell's head.

172	Musselburgh Field	The Scots suffer a catastrophic defeat by Edward VI's forces. The ballad, though historically inaccurate, recounts the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, the last large-scale encounter between the Scottish and English armies.

173	Mary Hamilton	Mary Hamilton, servant to Queen of the Scots, Mary Stuart, has an affair with the king and becomes pregnant. Out of guilt, she casts her newborn into the sea.

174	Earl Bothwell	The French Queen, residing at the Scottish court, proposes to marry Lord David Riccio. Jealous, the King of Scotland has Riccio murdered, stabbed with 12 daggers.

175	The Rising in the North	The Earls of Westmoreland and Northumberland, suspected of treason, lead a rebellion (over religion as well as the right of Mary, Queen of Scots, to the throne).

176	Northumberland Betrayed By Douglas	William Douglas entices the Earl of Northumberland, Thomas Percy, to participate in a shooting match in Scotland. William's sister, Mary, warns Percy that her brother is a traitor.

177	The Earl of Westmoreland	After the rebellion's failure, Earl Neville of Westmoreland seeks refuge in Scotland, finding protection in Lord Hume's castle. Realizing he is unsafe, the Earl takes to sea and finally is given refuge by the Spanish Queen, who appoints him head of the army protecting Seville from heathen forces.

178	Captain Car, or, Edom o Gordon	Captain Carr (or Gordon) seeks shelter in the castle of Lord Hamilton, who is away. He demands Lady Hamilton surrender the castle and sleep with him.

179	Rookhope Ryde	Thieves raid Rookhope while authorities are away during the Northern uprising. The residents take up arms, kill four of the thieves and capture eleven others.

180	King James and Brown	Douglas threatens to slay King James, the Prince of Scotland. The Englishman Brown refuses to betray the King and takes the traitor prisoner.

181	The Bonny Earl of Murray	The Earl of Murray, a brave warrior, is slain by the Earl of Huntly, despite the King's orders to bring Murray to the court alive.

182	The Laird O Logie	The King captures young Logie, Queen Margaret's lover. When her pleas for his life are refused, she tricks Logie's guard into releasing him.

183	Willie MacIntosh	William of the Macintosh clan threatens to burn Auchindown castle as revenge for the Earl of Murray's murder. Risking death at the hands of the Earl of Huntly, he succeeds.

184	The Lads of Wamphray	The Johnstones of Wamphray parish raid the Chrictons' stable. Their leader William, known as Galiard, mistakenly steals a blind horse and is captured and hung.

185	Dick o the Cow	Johnnie Armstrong and his brother Willie stage a raid for booty but find nothing of value. Instead, they take three cows from the fool Dick o the Cow and three bed covers from Dick's wife.

186	Kinmont Willie	Despite a truce, the border raider William Armstrong of Kinmont is captured by forces under Lord Scroope and imprisoned. Willie's friends, led by the "bold Buccleuch", stage a daring raid on Carlisle Castle and rescue him.

187	Jock o the Side	Jock (for John) is captured in a raid and is imprisoned at Newcastle Castle. Hobby Noble and five men scale the castle's walls, break down the prison door, and rescue John.

188	Archie o Cawfield	Archie is imprisoned at Dumfries for raiding. His two brothers and eight others rescue him.

189	Hobie Noble	Hobie, an Englishman, flees to Scotland after committing crimes as a raider, including rescuing Jock o the Side. Betrayed by Sims o Maine, Hobie is captured and taken to Carlisle.

190	Jamie Telfer of the Fair Dodhead	The Captain of Bewcastle raids Fair Dodhead, stealing Jamie's herd of ten cows. In desperation, Jamie runs about the countryside to gather a force to pursue the raiders.

191	Hughie Grame	Sir Hugh of Graham steals the Lord Bishop's horse and is captured. Attempts to ransom him are unsuccessful.

192	The Lochmaben Harper	On a wager, a blind harper sets out to steal King Henry's brown horse, but on his wife's advice, leaves his mare's newborn foal at home.

193	The Death of Parcy Reed	Parcy captures the raider Whinton Cosier, whose clan vows revenge. After a long day of hunting with his neighbors, the Halls, Parcy falls asleep.

194	The Laird of Wariston	Laird Wariston abuses his wife (Jean Kincaid). With the help of a nurse, she hires a servant to murder him.

195	Lord Maxwell's Last Goodnight	Lord Maxwell takes his revenge on the Johnstones. While awaiting execution, he bids adieu to family, friends and places he has known.

196	The Fire of Frendraught	Lady Frendraught (Clan Crichton) invites brothers Lord John and Rothiemay (Clan Gordon) to spend the night at Frendraught Castle, presumably to allay a feud between the families.

197	James Grant	In a ballad fragment, James Grant is attacked in a feud with other members of Clan Grant who are supported by Clan Gordon.

198	Bonny John Seton	Baron John Seton prepares his will, anticipating death as forces from the north and south gather for the Battle of Brig o' Dee.

199	The Bonnie House o Airlie	The forces of Argyle attack Airlie Castle, home of James Ogilvy who is away visiting King Charles. Lady Airlie is asked for a kiss in exchange for sparing the castle.

200	The Gypsy Laddie	A lady forsakes her luxuries to run off with a band of gypsies. Returning home to find his lady gone, the lord tracks her down.

201	Bessy Bell and Mary Gray	Bessie and Mary build a bower to avoid the plague but are stricken anyway. They hoped to be buried in the churchyard with their noble kin, but since this was not allowed, they were buried in a field.

202	The Battle of Philiphaugh	Sir David leads 3,000 Scots to Philiphaugh. Chancing upon an aged man, he asks where to find Montrose and his army of the north.

203	The Baron of Brackley	Invery comes to Brackley's door and calls for him to come out. With only a few men on hand, Brackley refuses, but his wife Peggy shames him into confronting Invery.

204	Jamie Douglas	A lady laments that her marriage to Lord Douglas was ruined by accusations of adultery. Despite his wife's pleas that the claims are untrue, Douglas sends her away.

205	Loudon Hill, or, Drumclog	Clavers comes upon a superior force at Loudon Hill. His cornet warns of what awaits, but Clavers accuses him of cowardice.

206	Bothwell Bridge	Earlston joins the Covenantars at Bothwell Bridge. Monmouth, who heads the English forces, welcomes the Scots but demands they put down their weapons.

207	Lord Delaware	In response to the king's desire for a new tax, Delamere asks to hang all the poor, for better they hang than starve.

208	Lord Derwentwater	The king (George I) sends a letter summoning Lord Derwentwater to London. Understanding the letter's meaning, the lord sheds a tear.

209	Geordie	Depending on the variation, Geordie is arrested for killing either a man or the king's deer. When Geordie's lady learns his fate, in most variations she raises the ransom for his release, while in others, Geordie is either beheaded or hung despite her efforts.

210	Bonnie James Campbell	Bonnie James Campbell leaves on his horse, presumably for battle, but the horse returns home without him. Variants use the name George Campbell.

211	Bewick and Graham	Two aging fathers cajole their sons into a fight, even though the young men are best of friends. They fight with swords, and when one mortally wounds the other, the victor falls on his own weapon in grief.

212	The Duke of Athole's Nurse	The Duke's nurse finds her lover has given his heart to another. She sends her seven brothers to a tavern to kill him.

213	Sir James the Rose	Sir James kills a squire and flees. His lover, a nurse, is questioned.

214	The Braes o Yarrow	Nine noblemen court a lady but she prefers a servant as her lover. Forced to fight, the lover kills or wounds most of his adversaries, only to be stabbed from behind by the last of them.

215	Rare Willie Drowned in Yarrow, or, the Water o Gamrie	Willie drowns in the Yarrow, and his lover finds his body. The ballad has many variants, though in most the lover is determined to share Willie's grave.

216	The Mother's Malison, or, Clyde's Water	Against his mother's wishes, Willie sets out to see his lover, May Margaret. He crosses the raging Clyde, only to be turned away by Margaret's mother.

217	Broom of the Cowdenknowes; or, Bonny May	A young shepherdess falls in love with a passer-by. She becomes pregnant and is banished from her country.

218	The False Lover Won Back	A young man deserts his lover for a fairer maid who lives far away. His former love follows him from town to town.

219	The Gardener	A gardener promises to dress a lady in flowers if she will marry him. Not interested, she suggests he wear a wintry outfit of snow, wind and rain.

220	The Bonny Lass of Anglesey	English lords come to court to "dance and win the victory." The king, facing defeat, summons his secret weapon, the bonny lass of Anglesey who out dances them all.

221	Katharine Jaffray	A Scottish lord woos a maid, Katharine Jaffray. A wealthier English lord courts the same lass and wins her family's support.

222	Bonny Baby Livingstone	Glenlion abducts Bonny Baby Livingston and takes her to his home in the Highlands. One of Glenlion's sisters helps her send a letter to Johny, her true love, who comes with armed men and takes Baby home.

223	Eppie Morrie	Willie and his companions abduct a young woman, Eppie Morrie, who has refused to marry him. After failing to get a minister to administer the vows, he tries to force himself on her, but she fights him off.

224	The Lady of Arngosk	In a fragment, the Highlandmen come and take away the Lady of Arngosk. After they dress her in a petticoat and silk gown, their keader draws her sword to force her to follow him.

225	Rob Roy	Rob Roy and his 20 men surround a wealthy lady's house and steal her away. A priest marries them without her consent.

226	Lizie Lindsay	A young man courts Lizzie Lindsay, but neither she nor her parents approve. When he reveals he is a Highland lord, she has a change of heart.

227	Bonny Lizie Baillie	Lizie leaves Castle Cary to visit her sister. She takes an excursion to the island in Loch Menteith where she meets Duncan Grahame, who courts her.

228	Glasgow Peggie	A young Highlander comes to Glasgow and falls in love with bonny Peggie. Despite her parents' protests, Peggie rides off with him.

229	Earl Crawford	Lillie marries the Earl and soon bears a son. Jealous, she accuses the Earl of loving the boy more than her.

230	The Slaughter of the Laird of Mellerstain	In a fragment, John Hately, the Lord of Mellerstain, is slain in a family feud. When her husband's body arrives, his wife staggers at the sight of his blood and wonders if things had been different, would the story of the Lord's murder received more attention.

231	The Earl of Errol	The Earl marries Kate Carnegie. When they fail to produce a child, she proclaims that he is not a man and tells her father to forgo paying her dowry.

232	Richie Story	The Earl of Wigton's youngest daughter falls in love with a footman, Richie Story. Though courted by noblemen, she vows to marry none but Richie even if it means giving up her life of luxury.

233	Andrew Lammie	Annie, a miller's daughter, falls in love with Andrew, Lord Fyvie's trumpeter. Her father bitterly opposes their desire to marry.

234	Charlie MacPherson	Charlie arrives in Kinaldie with his men hoping the marry Helen. Instead, he finds Helen is about to wed another in Whitehouse.

235	The Earl of Aboyne	While the Earl of Aboyne is away in London, his wife Margaret receives word that he is courting another. Upon the Lord's return, she welcomes him, not letting on until he asks for a kiss.

236	The Laird o Drum	The Lord of Drum woos a poor working girl. Skeptical of his intentions, she sends him to her father, who gives consent.

237	The Duke of Gordon's Daughter	The Duke of Gordon's daughter Jean falls in love with Captain Ogilvie. To stop the match, Gordon tries to have Ogilvie executed, but the King only demotes him.

238	Glenlogie, or, Jean o Bethelnie	Jeanie, still in her teens, falls in love with Glenlogie, a Gordon who is already promised to wed. Her family urges Jeanie to look elsewhere, but she is smitten.

239	Lord Saltoun and Auchanachie	Jeanie Gordon loves Auchanachie, but her father forces her to wed the aging but wealthy Lord Saltoun. On their wedding night, she refuses to sleep with her husband.

240	The Rantin Laddie	A young woman bears the bastard child of a ranting laddie. Scorned by friends and family, she sends a letter to the laddie, who turns out to be the Earl of Aboyne.

241	The Baron o Leys	On a folly as a ranting laddie, the Baron impregnates a girl. She demands he either marry her, pay a fee or lose his head.

242	The Coble o Cargill	David Drummond, a butler from Cargill, has two mistresses, one in Balathy and the other in Kercock. Jealous, the lover from Balathy bores seven holes in Drummond's coble (a flat-bottomed boat), and he drowns while crossing the River Tay.

243	James Harris (The Daemon Lover)	A man, usually the Devil, returns to his former lover after a long voyage. Learning she has married a ship carpenter and has had a baby boy, he entices her to sail away with him.

244	James Hatley	Sir Fenwick steals the king's jewels and frames James, who is sentenced to hang. The king's daughter steals the prison keys to ask James if he is the thief.

245	Young Allan	While drinking with other skippers, Allan brags about his ship's speed. A sizable bet is made, and a race arranged.

246	Redesdale and Wise William	At a drunken gathering, Redesdale brags he can win the fancy of any lady. Wise William places a wager Redesdale cannot gain the favor of his sister.

247	Lady Elspat	Lady Elspat and Sweet William agree to wed, but her mother learns of their plans and has him imprisoned for damaging the castle and stealing her jewels.

248	The Grey Cock, or, Saw You My Father?	John comes to his lassie's door when her mother and father are asleep. She lets him in, and they make love.

249	Auld Matrons	Willie comes to Annie's door and is let in. When he expresses concern about the old woman he saw sitting by the fire, Annie assures him the woman is harmless.

250	Henry Martyn [aka Henry Martin]	Three Scottish brothers cast lots to determine who shall take to sea as a pirate. Henry, the youngest, is chosen.

251	Lang Johnny More	Johnny, who is 14-feet tall, hails from a clan of Scottish giants. On a visit to London, he falls in love with the king's daughter.

252	The Kitchie-Boy	A lady falls in love with Willie, the kitchen boy. When she makes her feelings known, Willie fears her father will have him hung.

253	Thomas o Yonderdale	Thomas takes Lady Maisry's virginity. Later, he learns she has borne his child.

254	Lord William, or, Lord Lundy	Sweet William falls in love with Janet, Lord Lundy's only daughter. While William is overseas, the father learns of the affair and arranges for Janet to marry another.

255	Willie's Fatal Visit	Willie spends the night with Meggie, a maid. She bids the cock to crow at the break of day, but the cock awakens them an hour early.

256	Alison and Willie	Alison invites Willie to her wedding, but he says he will only come as the groom. She tells him he will never see the day and will soon forget her.

257	Burd Isabel and Earl Patrick	Patrick delays again and again on his promise to marry Isabel if she bears him a son. After wishing a hundred evils on himself should he wed another, he marries a duke's daughter anyway.

258	Broughty Wa's	While Helen's lover Glenhazlen is visiting her at Broughty Castle, armed Highlanders surround them and carry off the young woman. Distraught, she throws herself in a stream.

259	Lord Thomas Stuart	Lord Stuart marries a young countess and gives her Stratboggie and Aboyne as her morning gift. They ride out to view the lands, and he falls gravely ill and returns home.

260	Lord Thomas and Lady Margaret	Lord Thomas goes hunting, and Lady Margaret pursues him. He orders she be taken far away and hunted as a deer.

261	Lady Isabel	Lady Isabel's stepmother accuses Isabel of being her father's "whore" and plans to poison her. Isabel, whose true love is overseas, wishes to escape.

262	Lord Livingstone	Two squires, Livingston and Seaton, seek the favor of a lady. She chooses Lord Livingston, and the two are wed.

263	The New-Slain Knight	A knight spies a maiden sleeping under a hedge and awakens her. He tells her has just seen a dead man in her father's garden.

264	The White Fisher	Married only a month, Willie learns a "popish" (Catholic) priest had tricked his wife and is the father of their expected child.

265	The Knight's Ghost	A lady learns her husband, a knight, has been killed in battle. Scornful of his men for not fighting harder to protect him, she invites them to the castle, gets them drunk and locks them in the cellar, throwing the keys into the sea.

266	John Thomson and the Turk	John Thomson has been fighting the Turks for three years, when his lady comes to visit. Instead of heading home for Scotland, she becomes mistress to a Turkish leader.

267	The Heir of Linne	The heir of a Scottish lord gambles away his fortune and is reduced to begging. Having learned his lesson, he remembers a letter from his father.

268	The Twa Knights	Two close friends, both knights, make a wager that one of them can seduce the other's wife. After several attempts, he appears to be successful, but the lady sends a niece in her place.

269	Lady Diamond	Lady Daisy, the daughter of a cruel king, sleeps with the kitchen boy and becomes pregnant. The king has the lover murdered and has his heart presented to Daisy in a gold cup.

270	The Earl of Mar's Daughter	The Earl's daughter promises a golden cage to a dove if he will come home with her. At night, the dove becomes her lover, and she bears seven sons.

271	The Lord of Lorn and the Flas Steward	The young Lord of Lorn delights his father with his schoolwork and is sent to France to study. His steward, who promises to care for the son, instead starves him, sells his clothes and sends him off to beg.

272	The Suffolk Miracle	A maiden of noble birth falls in love with a farmer's son. Her father sends the girl away to live with her uncle, and in her absence, the lover dies of heartbreak.

273	King Edward the Fourth and a Tanner of Tamworth	While hunting, King Edward meets a tanner who does not recognize him. The king tries several times to engage the tanner but is rebuffed each time.

274	Our Goodman	Our goodman comes home to find a strange horse. He asks his goodwife, and she says it is not a horse but a cow.

275	Get Up and Bar the Door	A husband asks his wife to bar the door, but she is busy cooking and refuses. They agree that whoever speaks first must bar the door.

276	The Friar in the Well	A friar solicits a maiden. She asks for money, and when the friar comes to pay her, she tricks him into falling into a well.

277	The Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin	Robin has married above his station, and his wife refuses to bake, brew, wash, or wring. Unable to beat her, he strips off a sheep's skin, wraps it around her and thrashes the hide instead.

278	The Farmer's Curst Wife	The devil comes for a farmer's wife. The farmer welcomes him and expresses hope that the devil and his wife will never part.

279	The Jolly Beggar	A beggar asks a farmer for lodging and is given food, drink and a place by the fire. In the middle of the night, the farmer's daughter comes to bar the door, and they sleep together.

280	The Beggar-Laddie	A nobleman disguised as a beggar convinces a young woman of standing to be his lassie. Traveling from town to town, she feels ashamed.

281	The Keach i the Creel	A clerk falls in love with a maiden, but her parents keep her locked up. The clerk has his brother make a ladder with a pulley for lowering a basket (creel) down the chimney.

282	Jock the Leg and the Merry Merchant	A merchant befriends a stranger, unaware that he is the notorious thief Jock the Leg. While on the road, Jock tries to take the merchant's pack, and in a fight, the merchant has the better.

283	The Crafty Farmer	A farmer on his way to pay his rent is overtaken by a highwayman. The farmer tells him his money is safe in his saddle, and when the thief pulls out a pistol, the farmer throws the saddle over a hedge.

284	John Dory	John Dory, presumably a pirate, goes to Paris to seek a pardon from the king for him and his men. In return, Dory proposes to defeat the English.

285	The George Aloe and the Sweepstake	Two English merchant ships are bound for Safee. The George Aloe anchors, while the Sweepstakes sails on.

286	The Sweet Trinity (The Golden Vanity)	The basic story from the main variants: The Trinity or Vanity has been captured or threatened by a foreign galley, and a cabin boy is called on to rescue her.

287	Captain Ward and the Rainbow	Captain Ward, based the early 17th century English pirate Jack Ward, seeks peace with the king, offering a handsome ransom. The king declares he will not yield to a rover and sends the Rainbow and 500 men to capture Ward.

288	The Young Earl of Essex's Victory over the Emperor of Germany	Queen Elizabeth dispatches a powerful fleet under the young Earl of Essex to face the vast navy under Germany's Emperor. The Emperor, who is impressed by the English forces, puts his son in command.

289	The Mermaid	Sailors see a mermaid on a rock with a comb and mirror in hand. Mermaid sightings are an omen foretelling shipwreck, and the sailors lament the families they are leaving behind.

290	The Wylie Wife of the Hie Toun Hie	Over drinks, a young man declares his desire to lie with a particular bonny lassie. He pays the hostler's wife to lure the girl.

291	Child Owlet	Lady Erskine tries to seduce her husband's nephew, Child Owlet, but is refused. Out of revenge, she stabs herself and accuses the nephew of raping her.

292	The West Country Damosel's Complaint	A maiden asks her lover William to either marry her or end her life. He cruelly tells her to go live in the woods.

293	John of Hazelgreen	A man overhears a lady weeping for the love of Sir John. He proposes she marry his eldest son instead, and she refuses.

294	Dugall Quin	Dugall, a Highlander who appears to be from humble circumstances, courts young Lissie who is of high standing. Despite her father's opposition, she cannot resist him.

295	The Brown Girl	A young man writes to a maid he has courted that he cannot marry her because she is so brown and he favors another of fairer skin.

296	Walter Lesly	Walter induces a maiden with drink and kidnaps her. Interested in her mother's money more than her beauty or standing, he proposes to marry the girl.

297	Earl Rothes	Lady Ann pursues an adulterous affair with Earl Rothes. Her young brother fails to dissuade her despite promises of a dowry and marriage to a marquis.

298	Young Peggy	Peggy secretly meets her lover, Jamie, against her family's wishes. They run away to get married.

299	Trooper and Maid	A soldier sleeps with a maiden and the next morning goes to war. She pursues him and begs him to marry her.

300	Blancheflour and Jollyflorice	Blancheflour, a maid in the service of the queen, falls in love with young prince Jollyflorice, despite the queen's warning. The queen has her sent off on a wild steed without a bridle.

301	The Queen of Scotland	In the king's absence, the queen tries to seduce Troy Muir. When he turns her down, she attempts to punish Troy by having him lift a stone in her garden where a serpent dwells.

302	Young Bearwell	Bearwell and the mayor's daughter fall in love. When she hears false rumors spread about him, the daughter arranges his escape by ship.

303	The Holy Nunnery	Willie's parents oppose his relationship with Annie. Vowing never to kiss another, she becomes a nun.

304	Young Ronald	Ronald, a noble squire, falls in love with the king's daughter. Rejected, he becomes lovesick but returns to promise to fight long and hard for her.

305	The Outlaw Murray	The King of Scotland demands homage from Murray who has laid claim to lands in Ettrick Forest. When the king comes with his army to attack the outlaw, Murray and his men beg mercy.

Sentence(s)

The ballad of Thomas has been catalogued Child Ballad #37,Thomas the Rymer.

final_sentence: The ballad of Thomas has been catalogued Child Ballad #37,Thomas the Rymer.