41 These twa together lang they stood, And love’s tale there they taul, Till her father and his merry young men Had ridden seven mile. 42 He kissd her then, and took his leave, His heart was all in pride, And then he sprang alang the road As sparks do frae the gleed. 43 Then to his great steed he set spur; He being swift o feet, They soon arrived on the plain, Where all the rest did meet. 44 Then flew the foul thief frae the west, His make was never seen; He had three heads upon ae hause, Three heads on ae breast-bane. 45 He bauldly stept up to the king, Seiz’d ’s steed in his right hand; Says, Here I am, a valiant man, Fight me now if ye can. 46 ‘Where is the man in a’ my train Will take this deed in hand? And he shall hae my daughter dear, And third part o my land.’ 47 ‘O here am I,’ said young Ronald, ‘Will take the deed in hand; And ye’ll gie me your daughter dear, I’ll seek nane o your land.’ 48 ‘I woudna for my life, Ronald, This day I left you here; Remember ye yon lady gay For you shed mony a tear.’ 49 Fan he did mind on that lady That he left him behind, He hadna mair fear to fight Nor a lion frae a chain. 50 Then he cut aff the giant’s heads Wi ae sweep o his hand, Gaed hame and married that lady, And heird her father’s land. * * * * * 5^3. collar. 5^4. one _for_ own. 14^2. and a. 26^3. ring’s: _cf._ 36^3. 33^1. I mean: _cf._ 23^1. 36^2. Which: _cf._ 26^2. 305 THE OUTLAW MURRAY =A.= =a.= ‘The Sang of the Outlaw Murray,’ Herd’s MSS, II, fol. 76; ‘The Outlaw Murray,’ I, 255. =b.= ‘The Sang of the Outlaw Murray,’ Scott’s Minstrelsy, second edition, 1803, I, 1. =c.= ‘The Song of the Outlaw Murray,’ Aytoun’s Ballads of Scotland, 1859, II, 131, “from an old manuscript in the Philiphaugh charter-chest.” =d.= ‘The Sang of the Outlaw Murray,’ the copy now extant among the Philiphaugh papers. =B.= ‘An old song called Outlaw Murray,’ Glenriddell MSS, XI, 61, 1791. =C.= ‘Outlaw Murray, an antient historical ballad,’ fragments, “Scotch Ballads, Materials for Border Minstrelsy,” No 31, Abbotsford, in the handwriting of William Laidlaw. First printed in Scott’s Minstrelsy, 1802, I, 1.