Transcriber's Notes In this plain text version of the e-book, symbols from the Latin-1 character set are used. Italic typeface is represented by _underscores_; small caps typeface by ALL CAPS. [Asterism] represents an asterism (three stars). [gh] represents letter "yogh". [Pointing hand] denotes the symbol of a right pointing hand. Notes on the ballads are presented at the end of each ballad. The presence of a note is indicated byt a an anchor at the end of the line (not in the original text), of the style [Lxx] where xx is the line number. Minor changes to regularise ballad line numbering and indentation have been made without comment. Any other changes to the text are listed at the end of the book. * * * * * ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH BALLADS. EDITED BY FRANCIS JAMES CHILD. VOLUME VIII. BOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY. M.DCCC.LX. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1858, by LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. RIVERSIDE, CAMBRIDGE: STEREOTYPED AND PRINTED BY H. O. HOUGHTON AND COMPANY. CONTENTS OF VOLUME EIGHTH. BOOK VIII. Page 1. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury 3 2. Captain Wedderburn's Courtship 11 3. Lay the Bent to the Bonny Broom 18 4. King Edward Fourth and the Tanner of Tamworth 21 5. The King and the Miller of Mansfield 32 6. Gernutus, the Jew of Venice 45 7. The Frolicksome Duke, or, The Tinker's Good Fortune 54 8 a. The Heir of Linne. [Percy.] 60 8 b. The Heir of Linne. [Traditional version] 70 9. The Wandering Jew 76 10. Proud Lady Margaret 83 11. Reedisdale and Wise William 87 12 a. Geordie. [Musical Museum.] 92 12 b. Geordie. [Kinloch.] 96 13. The Gaberlunzie Man 98 14. The Turnament of Totenham 101 15. The Wyf of Auchtirmuchty 116 16. The Friar in the Well 122 17. Get up and bar the Door 125 18. The Dragon of Wantley 128 APPENDIX.