J. O. 272, 1849) produced no opinion through to a form of the fresh new song which he printed instead of a track, and that i believe he previously maybe not read it sung, because the guy don’t connect it so you can Jack Miller in his after guide quoted more than. New variation he gave is actually entitled the newest “Beggars regarding Ratcliffe Fair.” The majority of the fresh beggars’ names offered within type was Welsh. H. F. Lippincott ( A Shakespeare Jestbook , Elizabethan Education #20, Salzburg, 1973) summarized earlier comments into around three contours out-of Jack Miller’s tune, but not one of these appear to have bring about also an effective tentative identification which have one known song. I’ve today produced one that I’m hoping will stand. This can be in so far as i can carry the topic in the establish.
I do want to give thanks to Peter Kennedy with the tape tape out-of Francis McPeake’s tune and you can McPeake’s grandaughter, Kathleen McPeake, having their particular help. In addition extend as a result of Jennifer Reducing of one’s Western Folklife Heart, Collection regarding Congress, Washington, D.C. to own transcription of one’s track.
[Disappointed, There isn’t persission to get new tune right here. Inside the structure it’s a little such as for instance “Bragandary”, B541, and you can “Derry’s Fair” is contempoary to your 1st mention in the event it, but we do not really have an adequate amount of “Derry’s Reasonable” in order to more than highly recommend a prospective dating.]
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