[14] Lord Howard throws Sir Andrew Barton's body over the hatchbord into the sea, And about his middle three hundred crowns; 'Wherever thou land, this will bury thee!' [15] Herre Peder han red, og skibet det skred, De fulgte så glade hit strand; Så glad da var hans fæstemø At han var kommen til land. [16] The importance of confession for the soul's welfare is recognized by Jon Rimaardssøn. 'Now would I render thanks for his grace To bountiful Christ in heaven, For in great peril my soul had been Had I gone hence unshriven.' [17] Cited by Dr Prior, Ancient Danish Ballads, II, 227, as also Saxo. [18] Rybnikof, Pěsni, III, 241-48, No 41, reprinted in Kiryeevski, V, 34-41. Other versions in Rybnikof, I, 363-80, Nos 61-64, III, 248 f, No 42; Hilferding, Onezhskiya Byliny, No 70, coll 384-99, No 146, coll 738-40, No 174, coll 877-80; Kirsha Danilof, ed. Kalaidovitch, 1878, No 26, pp 182-87, Kiryeevski, V, 47-55, and No 44, pp 234-39, Kiryeevski, V, 41-47. (I owe this note to Dr Theodor Vetter.) There is much variety in the details, as might be expected. In Kirsha Danilof, No 44, Sadko's lot is a feather, the others of cork. He whose lot floats is a righteous soul; he whose lot sinks is to be thrown overboard. All the lots swim like ducks but Sadko's. Now make lots out of twigs, says Sadko, and he whose lot sinks is a righteous soul. Sadko's lot is some forty pounds of metal, and his the only one that floats. 58 SIR PATRICK SPENS #A. a.# 'Sir Patrick Spence,' Percy's Reliques, 1765, I, 71. #b.# 'Sir Andrew Wood,' Herd's Scots Songs, 1769, p. 243. 11 stanzas. #B.# 'Sir Patrick Spence,' Herd's MSS, II, 27, I, 49. 16 stanzas. #C.# 'Sir Patrick Spens,' Motherwell's MS., p. 493. 20 stanzas. #D.# 'Sir Andro Wood,' Motherwell's MS., p. 496. 8 stanzas. #E.# 'Young Patrick,' Motherwell's MS., p. 348. 16 stanzas. #F.# 'Skipper Patrick,' Motherwell's MS., p. 153. 14 stanzas. #G.# 'Sir Patrick Spence,' Jamieson's Popular Ballads, I, 157. 17 stanzas. #H.# 'Sir Patrick Spens,' Scott's Minstrelsy, III, 64, ed. 1803. 29 stanzas. #I.# 'Sir Patrick Spens,' Buchan's Ballads of the North of Scotland, I, 1; Motherwell's MS., p. 550. 29 stanzas. #J.# 'Sir Patrick Spens,' Harris MS., fol. 4. 24 stanzas. #K.# 'Sir Patrick Spens,' communicated by Mr Murison. 14 stanzas. #L.# 'Sir Patrick,' Motherwell's Note-Book, p. 6, Motherwell's MS., p. 156. 5 stanzas. #M.# Buchan's Gleanings, p. 196. 4 stanzas. #N.# 'Earl Patricke Spensse,' Dr J. Robertson's Adversaria, p. 67. 4 stanzas. #O.# 'Sir Patrick Spens,' Gibb MS., p. 63. 3 stanzas. #P.# 'Earl Patrick Graham,' Kinloch MSS, I, 281. 4 stanzas. #Q.# Finlay's Scottish Ballads, I, xiv. 2 stanzas.