J. O. 272, 1849) made no comment up on a form of the brand new tune which he printed as opposed to a track, and i suspect he had maybe not heard it sung, since the guy did not hook it up so you’re able to Jack Miller in his afterwards book cited significantly more than. The fresh version he offered was titled the fresh new “Beggars off Ratcliffe Reasonable.” The majority of the new beggars’ names offered inside variation try Welsh. H. F. Lippincott ( A beneficial Shakespeare Jestbook , Elizabethan Training #20, Salzburg, 1973) summarized before statements towards about three lines regarding Jack Miller’s tune, however, not one of these seem to have bring about also a good tentative identity that have any recognized track. You will find today generated one which I really hope tend to stand. This really is as much as i can hold the subject during the introduce.
I wish to thank Peter Kennedy toward recording recording out-of Francis McPeake’s song and you may McPeake’s grandaughter, Kathleen McPeake, for her help. I also extend because of Jennifer Cutting of one’s Western Folklife Cardiovascular system, Library out of Congress, Washington, D.C. for transcription of one’s tune.
[Disappointed, I don’t have persission to put brand new tune here. In design it’s slightly including “Bragandary”, B541, and “Derry’s Fair” try contempoary for the very first discuss whether it, but we don’t really have enough of “Derry’s Fair” so you’re able to more strongly recommend a potential dating.]
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