P. 230. =The Sailor’s Complaint.= From the Madden collection (_Slipsongs_, iii. 87, No, 1649). In verse 3, ‘to a navy officer’ is possibly a misprint for ‘to the Navy Office.’ P. 231. =The Sailor’s Garland, or the Ticket Buyer’s Lamentation.= From a broadside in the possession of the editor, without date or printer’s name. P. 233. =The Sailor’s Complaint, or the True Character of the Purser of a Ship.= From the Douce collection (_Douce Ballads_, iii. 85). A broadside ‘printed for W. O., and are to be sold by the Booksellers of Pye-corner and London-bridge.’ P. 234. =The Sailor’s Resolution to Fight the Spaniards.= From the Madden collection (_Slipsongs_, iii. 93, No. 1663). P. 235. =Jack Tar.= From the Douce collection; a garland entitled _Tibbie Fowler_ (Douce, S. 370). P. 236. =The Jolly Sailor’s True Description of a Man-of-War.= From the Douce collection (_Douce Ballads_, iii. 47). A broadside printed and sold in Aldermary Churchyard, Bow Lane, London. P. 239. =New Sea Song.= From the Madden collection (_Country Printers_, i. 258 _verso_). In line 5 the original reads ‘life,’ and in line 30 ‘roar.’ P. 240. =The Humours of the Royal Billy.= Printed by Ashton, _Real Sailor Songs_, p. 93* (British Museum, pressmark 11621, k. 5 [159]). Probably belongs to the early part of the nineteenth century rather than to the beginning of George III.’s reign. P. 243. =The Dolphin’s Return.= From the Madden collection (_Slipsongs_, i. 230, No. 485). On the voyage, see Clowes iv. 119. Samuel Wallis commanded the Dolphin and Philip Carteret the Swallow. The Dolphin arrived at Plymouth May 20, 1768; the Swallow did not return till March 1769. P. 244. =The Brags of Washington.= From the Madden collection (_Slipsongs_, i. 82, No. 181). P. 245. =On the Late Engagement in Charlestown River.= Ashton’s _Real Sailor Songs_, p. 15. From _The Shepherd’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark 11621. c. 1 [7]). In verse 5 the original reads ‘displayed.’ On the attack upon Charleston, June 28, 1776, see Clowes, iii. 372. P. 246. =Sullivan’s Island.= From Frank Moore’s _Songs and Ballads of the American Revolution_, 1856, p. 135. Sir Peter is Commodore Sir Peter Parker, to whom the American satirist attributed this ‘war-song.’ P. 247. =The Cruisers.= _Roxburghe Ballads_, viii. 323. Said to be ‘written by Frederick Pilon, and sung in _The Liverpool Prize_.’ P. 248. =The Arethusa.= Words by Prince Hoare, music by Shield, in the opera of _The Lock and Key_. In verse 2 some versions substitute ‘old Keppel’ for ‘the spring fleet.’ P. 249. =The Greenlandmen.= From _Portsmouth Jack’s Garland_ in the British Museum (pressmark 11261. c. 2 [58]). P. 252. =Admiral Keppel Triumphant.= From a slipsong in the possession of the editor.