320 9, AMEE 93 LAMKIN A ‘Lamb’ Jamlee's Poplar Balas, 16 2B. ambrt Lila’ Motherwell’ MS, p15} Mitr ‘eval Minrly, p10 (. Laaelnkin’ Mothers Mp. 2. ', ‘Bald Rankin’ Malden's New Book of Old Bal ‘aun p 131 Whitelaw’s Book of Botts Bal 26 ¥. BL Lamkin” Kinloch MBS, V, $45; retouchad by aloe, I, ©, “Lang enka Behorto’s Boar’ Table Book, 14s, Yl, 405 Fahers Dvwing Hoe Sera Bonk, 1899, pi, '.Basld Rankin’ Kinloch MSS, , 36 1, Skene MSS, p76 5. ‘Lawmil,’Kiloch MSS, V, 271, XE ‘Long Longhio,’ Pore Paper communicated by Ber Parton 175 1 “Lambie,” Mother’ MS p16 M. Crus! Lamaikin’ a. De Jenoph Rokeraca’s NoteBook, Advert, p. «0. Risley MSS, via ©. “Lanai? Kislch MBS, V, 975 Ps Lammikin’ Her’ BSS, 1,25; Hors Sot ‘Song 7761, ©. Lammiki’ Finlays Sentih Ballads, 1,4. 1. “Loruikia) Falay’s Seta Ballads 1, 58, 8. Lamkin’ Mothers Note-Bodk fo 13 ‘© Rested by Hon Healy, as rang by 4 wom ving ‘ear Kiley. 1. “Lamkl.’ a, Alig’ Ballad Book, pai, 1. The ame, p27, a ‘Hari ME, No 28 ‘Lanomren : an Old Seoteh Ballad,” Absr- doen, Lewia and James Smith, 1982, sid to bo edited by the Roy. Dr John Burnett Pratt, Epiceopal minister at Cruden, Aberdeenshire, is made up of A, B, P, QR, with such altera. tions an seemed good fo the editor, and a few interpolated stanza “Loog Lonkin,’ edited by A. O. Bell, C. E., York, 1846 (Notes and Queries, Fourth So ries, II, 88), [have not seen, bat presume it to be a compounded eopy. "Tho story is told without material variation in all the numerous versions. A maton has Duilt » castle for a nobleman, cannot got his Pay, and therefore seeks revange. ‘The name igven the builder is Lamkin, Ay ©, By Ly My 1, 8, 0; Lammikin J, O,P, @; Lankin, Lon- kin, P by @, 15 Lantin, 7: Long Lankyo, oF Long Loogkin, Fa, @, KC; Rankin, D, Ht; Bae lankin, or Lambert Linkia, 3 ; Balcanqual, BR. ‘That of the nobleman ie Lord Wearie, Weir, A,M,P, @, Ub; Lord Bate, N;Brley, Barley, J; Marray, 1; Arean, O; Montgomery, 1; Casts, 8; ho is lord of Prime Caste, B. ‘The Jord, having coeasion to leave his family, fears rnischief from tho man whom he has wranged, ‘and enjoins hie wile to keep the castle well fastened. Procaations arw taken, but merer- tholoss hin enemy effoote an entraneo through ‘some aperture that bas not been secured, B, C, oa canes 321 ¥, GH, PR, U b, oF by connivance with a aur, AyD, BL. Most of the sereania feo aay. "To get atthe lady. Lamkin, wo wo tmay ell him, by advice ofthe nurse inchs some hurt on te babe fn the oul, tabbing itor “nipping” i and its cen bring the mother down. The lady profes large tame of gold t tave ber life but Lamkin doe not tare for gold now. He gloat over hia oppor: fenity, and bids the note, or 8 taideerrant, or eren one of the daughters uf the howe, 0 {rout aller baton to bald the ladys nebo ood.” The lord be preeatinent of calm lay at home, and, returning, ads bis howe red srththe blood of his wife cad cla. Lamkin it banged, B, F, or burned, Hr bllad in a pot fll of lod, D.‘The muri barned, 4, B,D, ¥, Hor hanged, ©, Qo bile int caldronL= Ta 2 the oldest reron, exsepparhape 2, which i greatly infertor, Lady Batty la cal down by Longkin to we hee mothar's blood running, then Lady Nelly to see her sato’s Hood running, Lady Jenny to tee Lady Nabe Ty's ets Ta, 1, the mher,yory unnata. rally off Lain hor daughter 2s wife in ransom of her own life, In'G, Du servant iter hor life for her lady; in Dy, a Aaoghter fo ho other. Motherwell remarks p. Lex of his Minrl- sy, ow 21: « Ther [a'a ‘Lambitkyns wod™ ‘ear Duppin, in Perthshire, ‘Can this have got its tame from the eral men who the fallad atures ot ive inthe wode'?Ifaa, OF bgt deh ee Duan Calder, so he paddy Herre Ha Syat Then Bete Canal wea te Thea See oe Sra eat ay it must be very anciont. It ia localiza, too, believe, at Balwoario, in Fifehire ; but there are few places whore tho ballad ia romembered but which havo also some ancient adifce in the neighborhood reared by the hands of Lammic kin Indeed, it wows questionable how some Seottsh lninds could wall afford to got them. ‘elves seated in tho largo castles they once oc- cupied unless they occasionally trented the ‘mason after the fashion adopted in this bal- Tad” And again, at p. 201: There can ba liale doubt that the epithet Linkin Me Lam- bert acquired from the mereey and address ‘with whici he insinuated bien into that notable scength [Primo Caste]. Indeed, all the ‘ames of Lammerlinkin, Lammikia, Lamkin, anki, Linkin, Belinkin, oan easily be traoed, ‘out as abbroviations of Lambert Linkin.” It ‘might be inferred, however, from the mason's seomingly resentfal inquiry in A 8-11, J 8-8, Where's tho men, women, bairay, lady, that calle Lamkin ? thatthe view in theee partio- ular versions was that Lamkin was a sobriquet applied in derision of the meokans with which the builder ind submitted to hia injury. "Lin. ‘kin, it will bo observed, coars only iB and it afar more likely that Lamkin, or Lammi- ‘kin, which ie found in a fall dosen copies, is 4 simply ironial designation for the bloody ‘maton, the terror of counties nurseries $ A is trunaated by Talyj, Vorachy oy p 571; Aliogham’s ballad by Koortsy Lieder und Romanten Alt-Engiands p. 102 1 More bat tif one a Qn, Ft Bo on I 1 Bagel a anit eth raed a eet Ser ce ea he sin th by br my oie” aay, och Bad oe ee rs Jamies Poplar Balad, 19cm by Mis aon 1 Te's Lamkin was a maton god as over bull wi anes He built Tard Wears eat, but payment gt he sane 2.40 pay me, Lond Weasie cms ay me my fos “Teanna pay yoo, Lamkin, for X maun gang oer the ven” 3-50 pay me now, Lond Wai come, pay mo ot © hand322 “Leanna pay yons Lambin, las Tall my lad” 40 gin yo winna pay mo, ‘There al mak a vo, afore that yo come hate agin, 170 fall hus nas to ru 5 Lord Woati got a Youny sip, to all he seat a aor ‘Bade his indy weet tho castle Lae, ay tlhe shoul come ame, {6 Bot the noarioe was » faune Kimmer 1 cer fang on tre ‘ho aia plt wi Lamkin, ‘whan her lend as oor the so. 1 She Ind plot wi Lamkin, ‘rhoa the servanta wore a, {Loot him in tw da shat-nindow, ‘sod brought him to the ba "Thayne at tho barnpll theshing; "Yo be lang oe ay come in 9 “And whare’s the women 0 this howey ‘that oa ma Lamia?” “They've atthe lar wel washing "el be lang ete they come 10 ‘And whare’s tho aims» this Boas, that oa mo Lamkin?” “They ea the shoal readings "twill be night or they come ame. 11 +0 wharo’s the lady this hoe, hates a Lamkin? «Sho ap inher bower sowing, tw soon ean bring her dwn.” 42 Then Lamkin’s tne sharp kis, hat hang dwn by his gee, ‘And he ba pen tho bonny babe dep woud and 435 Then Lamkin he rocked, ‘od the fone noarce ean, ‘Tl fas kas bare oth erie the red oud ot sprang oa LAME 114 Then out it spk the lady, ‘ae sore othe tae: What ala my bairmsouren, aiish eee aeeee 415 +0 sill my bien, noses, (O'all hi w! the pop!” “He win tly lady, for thin nor for tat 16 *O ill my barn, nowic, ‘0 atl him wi the wand!” “Hla win til, lady, for his father and, ITO ail my bare, nouice, all him wi che bell!” Ha wana il, ly, tl ye come down poursk” 18 0 the Beste step she stppit, tho steppit on x sane ‘Bat the seaten ap she Sepp ‘the met him Lamkin 10 0 merey, meray, Lam ‘hae merey upon me! t "Though you've ten my young wns lif, orm lot yee be 200 sll Kl er, marie, oral Tat her be?" Obl er, kill hor, Lamkin for she noer wa good to me" 2 ‘O seour the bason,noariee, sad mk it fair and lean, Fort Keep this ladys ear’ Mood, for aie’ come 0 2able hi” 2 «There new nae aon, Tari, lat it run through the oor; ‘What batter i the heat’ blood the rch than o the pote?? 28 Bat ee three moths were at as en, Teel Woses cuit apes But dota, dowie was his heart ‘when Bist ho came hase 24 10 hws Dod in thin? he age, ‘that lo in the ehamer ?” “i yoor ladys ar’ lod "ein a ola a tho lamer” 25 | And ws bln is thi’ he ag ht He in yh?” "Tig your young son's hea’ blood "Vis the claret B Modarrl’s MS, 155 frm the es ‘rhomon, Ella, Perry 3108, 41 Bazavnrs was ae guido » mason ‘ser pickad » sano HE bil wp Pre Cal, tet payment gut nane, 2 The led mw his lady, tebe he war gong abroad, O bowaeo of Balan, fee he tes inthe wood. 13 Tho gates they were boliod, ‘ald otal and ins Av the sma posp of window ‘abakie epi. 4 Good mort, goal marrow, ‘aid Lambert Linkin “Good merrow t yourll sin’ ald the false nate to hi, +0 where is your goo lod?" aid Lambert Linkin: “He's ara to New England, 1 met with ia King” 340 wher ahead son ?* (Tam sh'lneree wae hit! aid Lambert Linkin «And shai pit ‘il the flee wars be Bim, 8 0 wher is your Indy ?? sid Lanes inka: 93, LaMKix 328 25 O emmy sang the Blaskbind hat sat open the tee 5 Bat sro grat Lamkin Trion heros cnnlernd to di, 2 And bonny sang the mars, ‘out othe thor brake; Bat saree grat th aoutes, "hen abe ae ted tothe stake, 2 How can wo get at hee 7" tel Lass Tinka + Stab the be othe heat, ‘wi silent, 30 That would be « pty, ‘sid Lambert I ‘No pity m pity’ ‘aid th flee are to him, 11 Balankin be rocked, ‘and the flo nave ae sang, ‘Tlall the tors ofthe erale ‘wi the ro hoa down ra, 32 £0 sill my bab, nuvca, all an wide fa “Hl no be sill ad, the Tlay deus my Hin 13 +0 nll my babe, ores, ll hn wth ane” Hao bal, dy, ‘il hie day coma ara” 44 £0 tll ny abo, marion, (0 will bin wi the bell" «HH no be ally, 1 ye come dows yours” 15 +r how oan I come down, this cal wine rch, ‘Without oor» soa, ‘os lor canlloseha?* 15 *Thory sto smock im your ofr, ‘a we at aaa Pat one of thom abot yon, ‘Hor ahew goa eb dr!324 oa, camer 17 Sho tole ane them aboot her, sa came triping down: [Bata son a she vowed, "Halankin wos in 18 ‘ Good morrow, good morom, sd Lambert Linkin “Good morrow t youre, sn’ sid the lady to his 19 *O save my if, Balankin, il my Raband come Back, ‘And Tl gi you as mach red gold "yo bol in your hat 20 “111 not save your ff, Indy, ‘il your baat come back, "Tho you would give me as mach red gold ‘eT ooald had fsa sake ‘21 WALT Kil her? quo Baankin, “rll il he, o let hoe bo?” “Yom may il her ad the fe mare, "thaws meer good 1 mo ‘And ye be lanl ofthe ene, ‘sod T'llbe lade” ‘22 Thane cat aff her head fram her ly romana, ° Maines 38, 9.9: fom Elva King, wer, E- 1 Lanonecse, as gale « mason aso aid» way Bilt shonse to Lond Arran, ‘at entrance had ane. Says the lon bie lady, Svtea ging abroad, ‘Take care of Lamertnkin, Trin Bidet tt weed 8 "Loae not for Laskin, sor none of his kins ‘And be hang't up in the itchoo, "mado w thon sina. 28 The ln a in England, 1 drinking the wine: “Lah may be el ‘way ly ota or the rings of my Gogoes the ew bart intra 24 Hl mule his hor, ‘nd became riding down, ‘Bat as soon athe vowed, alain was in 25 He had na wee! stepped twa stop up the sta, ‘Ta he ee is peti young oo, ying dand ou the Moor. 26 Hs bad nt west ep ‘other te up the sas, ‘Tl he ais prety lady ying dnd in deep. {27 Ho hanged Balankia ‘out over the gate ‘And he bars Ue fous marae, Tsing tinder the grat, 4 The guts hey wore loekod, ‘ath ont and in Bt these eso eal ‘that lot Lamkin eer i. 5 ‘Good woman, good woman, said Lames “Goad woman, good woman,’ ‘il he fanta nant 0 ne 6 Whore’ the ln cis hous? fa he not within? “Has opin OL Hegland, e's dining wi he ing 1 ¢Whare’s th lady of hie ein ebo not within?” “heap in he high rom, ‘ad omnnot come dom 15 Where i the maid o this house? ‘or are thay not within 7™ ‘ay are a the wll washing, sd cannot ge in’ 9 «Whereis the meno this boane? fr aro they ot within?” “Thay are a sha Bara threshing, ‘and cannot win hare’ 10 +0 what wil Ido, ‘ermak ber come doun?? “We "A er ald 00, 1 mak her come down! 11 He took out pam, nth pointed und shacp, ‘And be stabbed th babi ‘thre es inthe beat. 12 Lamertnkin di rok, ‘ad the fase se ising ‘Ower the foureorasred evuile ‘the red Mood dd spring. 13 +0 plas my babie, mare, (please bien wi wands” Ti" no be plead maar, for his father's lands? 140 plone ny babi, name, plas hia wi Lays “He'll no be pleaed, madam, at mo do what T pon 15 “0 ples my Dubie, nase, (plans tn with bois? ‘Fla no be plesved, maa, ‘il you come dow youre 18 “Flow can T come dou, this old rot night, tases 825 ‘Withoat ool or endl for ta show ma ight?” AT (Th gold sings on your Aloger sr bright athe sa ‘You may eo so um down the stair ‘ith the ight 0 them.” 18 0 shen she came doun the sae, epring sep by sp So realy was Lamba to grip er ia hia lap. 30 ‘Save my life Lamkin, 1 ve mites brea, And 1 give thy gold, the fo peck 20 171 no sare your if, sil Sve mines break, ‘Tho thou shald giv me gold, the fof « make 21 +0 Jeany, 0 Jeany, ‘0 separ the Iason conn, ‘That yoar lays noe Hood may be kepped lean 22 *0 no, no, no, Lambin, ‘iy heart wil bo sae © take my life, Lambkin, Tet ny indy gm? 25 Ho eat for tho fal ware, ‘a gir ne he fee Au hf that he gure ar ‘wast hang hero 8 toe. 24 Ho sat for Lamerinkis, to give him his hire Al the hie that ho gure him ‘was to burn him in the fe.