Coat, waistcoat, and breeches she then did put on, And a hunting she went with her dog and her gun; She hunted all round where the farmer did dwell, Because in her heart she did love him full well: She oftentimes fired, but nothing she killed, At length the young farmer came into the field; And to discourse with him it was her intent, With her dog and her gun to meet him she went. ‘I thought you had been at the wedding,’ she cried, ‘To wait on the squire, and give him his bride.’ ‘No, sir,’ said the farmer, ‘if the truth I may tell, I’ll not give her away, for I love her too well’ ‘Suppose that the lady should grant you her love, You know that the squire your rival will prove.’ ‘Why, then,’ says the farmer, ‘I’ll take sword in hand, By honour I’ll gain her when she shall command.’ It pleasèd the lady to find him so bold; She gave him a glove that was flowered with gold, And told him she found it when coming along, As she was a hunting with her dog and gun. The lady went home with a heart full of love, And gave out a notice that she’d lost a glove; And said, ‘Who has found it, and brings it to me, Whoever he is, he my husband shall be.’ The farmer was pleased when he heard of the news, With heart full of joy to the lady he goes: ‘Dear, honoured lady, I’ve picked up your glove, And hope you’ll be pleased to grant me your love.’ ‘It’s already granted, I will be your bride; I love the sweet breath of a farmer,’ she cried. ‘I’ll be mistress of my dairy, and milking my cow, While my jolly brisk farmer is whistling at plough.’ And when she was married she told of her fun, How she went a hunting with her dog and gun: ‘And now I’ve got him so fast in my snare, I’ll enjoy him for ever, I vow and declare!’ KING JAMES I. AND THE TINKLER. {72a} (TRADITIONAL.) [THIS ballad of _King James I. and the Tinkler_ was probably written either in, or shortly after, the reign of the monarch who is the hero. The incident recorded is said to be a fact, though the locality is doubtful. By some the scene is laid at Norwood, in Surrey; by others in some part of the English border. The ballad is alluded to by Percy, but is not inserted either in the _Reliques_, or in any other popular collection. It is to be found only in a few broadsides and chap-books of modern date. The present version is a traditional one, taken down, as here given, from the recital of the late Francis King. {72b} It is much superior to the common broadside edition with which it has been collated, and from which the thirteenth and fifteenth verses were obtained. The ballad is very popular on the Border, and in the dales of Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Craven. The late Robert Anderson, the Cumbrian bard, represents Deavie, in his song of the _Clay Daubin_, as singing _The King and the Tinkler_.]