P. 253. =Keppel and de Chartres.= From the Madden collection (_Slipsongs_, ii. 272, No. 1275). The captain of the Egmont, John Carter Allen, is called Adieu, Allech, or Allen in the original, and in the last line of stanza 7 it reads ‘we gave him a broadside, which put their heart in fear.’ P. 255. =A New Song in Praise of Admiral Keppel’s Fleet.= From a slipsong in the possession of the editor. Jack the Painter was the nickname of an incendiary hanged March 10, 1777, for attempting to set fire to the dockyards at Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Bristol. See Lord Mahon’s _History of England_, ed. 1858, pp. 141-145. P. 255. =Admiral Keppel Triumphant.= _Roxburghe Ballads_, viii. 326. From Dr. Burney’s collection of English songs in the British Museum, ix. 110. Words and music by J. Timms, of Dartford, published about February 1779 after Keppel’s acquittal. P. 257. =Keppel for Ever.= _Roxburghe Ballads_, viii. 325. ‘Sir Hugh’ is printed ‘Sir You,’ in the original. ‘Twitcher’ means Lord Sandwich. P. 258. =A New Song on Admiral Barrington.= From the Madden collection (_Slipsongs_, ii. 311, No. 1364). On the battle, July 6, 1779, see Clowes iv. 434. P. 259. =Paul Jones.= There are many versions of this ballad. One is printed in _Roxburghe Ballads_, viii. 332 (with four others). A more correct version was printed by Such, Forth, and other country printers. The version given in the text is a composite one put together from these different sources by the editor. P. 260. =Captain Farmer.= From the Madden collection (_London Printers_, ii. 36). On Tyrrell and Cornwall see Clowes iii. 300, and Charnock iv. 131. P. 261. =The Bold Blades of Old England.= From the Madden collection (_Slipsongs_, i. 73, No. 164). P. 262. =The Royal Sailor.= From a song-book called _The Vocal Companion_, published at Preston, in the Bodleian Library (pressmark 2802. e. 1). In verse 6 ‘coral-red’ is an emendation for ‘coral-clad.’ _The Royal Sailor_ is also printed in _The New Vocal Enchantress_, 1789, p. 180. P. 263. =Hood’s Conquest over the Count de Grasse.= From the Madden collection (_Slipsongs_, ii. 34, and also _Garlands_, i. 1.) P. 265. =The Loss of the Centaur.= Ashton, _Real Sailor Songs_, p. 40. See Clowes iv. 88, and Duncan, _The Mariner’s Chronicle_, i. 191. P. 266. =The Robin Hood.= From the Madden collection (_Slipsongs_, ii. 265). It has proved impossible to identify either the Robin Hood or her captain. P. 267. =Nymphe and Cleopatra.= From the Madden collection (_Slipsongs_, ii. 315, No. 1371). The statement of the ballad as to the armament of the two frigates is inaccurate, as such statements frequently are in songs. The Nymphe had on her main-deck twenty-six 12-pounders, the Cléopâtre, twenty-eight; the Nymphe had eight carronades, 24-pounders, the Cléopâtre four 36-pounders. Their force was practically equal. P. 268. =The Downfall of the French Fleet.= From the Madden collection (_Slipsongs_, ii. 319, No. 1379).