It was first printed from "oral communication," by Sir Harris Nicolas, who inserted two versions in the Appendix to his _History of the Battle of Agincourt_, 2d edition, 8vo. 1832. It again appeared (not from either of Sir Harris Nicolas's copies) in the Rev. J.C. Tyler's _Henry of Monmouth_, 8vo. vol. ii. p. 197. And, lastly, in Mr. Dixon's _Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the Peasantry of England_, printed by the Percy Society in 1846. These copies vary considerably from each other, which cannot be wondered at, when we find that they were obtained from independent sources. Mr. Tyler does not allude to Sir Harris Nicolas's copies, nor does Mr. Dixon seem aware that any _printed_ version of the traditional ballad had preceded his. The ballad, however, existed in a printed "broad-side" long before the publications alluded to, and a copy, "Printed and sold in Aldermary Church Yard," is now before me. It is called "King Henry V., his Conquest of France in Revenge for the Affront offered by the French King in sending him (instead of the Tribute) a ton of Tennis Balls." An instance of the various changes and mutations to which, in the course of ages, a popular ballad is subject, exists in the "Frog's Wedding." The pages of the "NOTES AND QUERIES" testify to this in a remarkable degree. But no one has yet hit upon the _original_ ballad; unless, indeed, the following be it, and I think it has every appearance of being the identical ballad licensed to Edward White in 1580-1. It is taken from a rare musical volume in my library, entitled _Melismata; Musicall Phansies, fitting the Court, Citie, and Countrey Humours. Printed by William Stansby for Thomas Adams_, 1611. 4to. "THE MARRIAGE OF THE FROGGE AND THE MOUSE. "It was the Frogge in the well, Humble-dum, humble dum; And the merrie Mouse in the mill, Tweedle, tweedle twino. "The Frogge would a-wooing ride, Humble-dum, &c. Sword and buckler by his side, Tweedle, &c. "When he was upon his high horse set, Humble-dum, &c. His boots they shone as blacke as jet. Tweedle, &c. "When he came to the merry mill pin, Humble-dum, &c. Lady Mouse, beene you within? Tweedle, &c. "Then came out the dusty Mouse, Humble-dum, &c. I am Lady of this house, Tweedle, &c. "Hast thou any minde of me? Humble-dum, &c. I have e'ne great minde of thee, Tweedle, &c. "Who shall this marriage make? Humble-dum, &c. Our Lord, which is the Rat, Tweedle, &c. "What shall we have to our supper? Humble-dum, &c. Three beanes in a pound of butter, Tweedle, &c. "When supper they were at, Humble-dum, &c. The frogge, the Mouse, and even the Rat, Tweedle, &c. "Then came in Gib our Cat, Humble-dum, &c. And catcht the Mouse even by the backe, Tweedle, &c. "Then did they separate, Humble-dum, &c. And the Frogge leapt on the floore so flat, Tweedle, &c.