| BALLAD | PAGE |
| 266. | [John Thomson and the Turk] | 1 |
| (Additions and Corrections: V, 279.) | |
| 267. | [The Heir of Linne] | 11 |
| 268. | [The Twa Knights] | 21 |
| 269. | [Lady Diamond] | 29 |
| (Additions and Corrections: V, 303.) | |
| 270. | [The Earl of Mar’s Daughter] | 38 |
| 271. | [The Lord of Lorn and the False Steward] | 42 |
| (Additions and Corrections: V, 280.) | |
| 272. | [The Suffolk Miracle] | 58 |
| (Additions and Corrections: V, 303.) | |
| 273. | [King Edward the Fourth and a Tanner of Tamworth] | 67 |
| (Additions and Corrections: V, 303.) | |
| 274. | [Our Goodman] | 88 |
| (Additions and Corrections: V, 281, 303.) | |
| 275. | [Get up and bar the Door] | 96 |
| (Additions and Corrections: V, 281, 304.) | |
| 276. | [The Friar in the Well] | 100 |
| 277. | [The Wife Wrapt in Wether’s Skin] | 104 |
| (Additions and Corrections: V, 304.) | |
| 278. | [The Farmer’s Curst Wife] | 107 |
| (Additions and Corrections: V, 305.) | |
| 279. | [The Jolly Beggar] | 109 |
| 280. | [The Beggar-Laddie] | 116 |
| (Additions and Corrections: V, 305.) | |
| 281. | [The Keach i the Creel] | 121 |
| 282. | [Jock the Leg and the Merry Merchant] | 126 |
| 283. | [The Crafty Farmer] | 128 |
| 284. | [John Dory] | 131 |
| 285. | [The George Aloe and the Sweepstake] | 133 |
| 286. | [The Sweet Trinity (The Golden Vanity)] | 135 |
| (Additions and Corrections: V, 305.) | |
| 287. | [Captain Ward and the Rainbow] | 143 |
| (Additions and Corrections: V, 305.) | |
| 288. | [The Young Earl of Essex’s Victory over the Emperor of Germany] | 145 |
| 289. | [The Mermaid] | 148 |
| 290. | [The Wylie Wife of the Hie Toun Hie] | 153 |
| 291. | [Child Owlet] | 156 |
| (Additions and Corrections: V, 305.) | |
| 292. | [The West-Country Damosel’s Complaint] | 157 |
| 293. | [John of Hazelgreen] | 159 |
| 294. | [Dugall Quin] | 165 |
| (Additions and Corrections: V, 305.) | |
| 295. | [The Brown Girl] | 166 |
| 296. | [Walter Lesly] | 168 |
| 297. | [Earl Rothes] | 170 |
| 298. | [Young Peggy] | 171 |
| 299. | [Trooper and Maid] | 172 |
| (Additions and Corrections: V, 306.) | |
| 300. | [Blancheflour and Jellyflorice] | 175 |
| 301. | [The Queen of Scotland] | 176 |
| 302. | [Young Bearwell] | 178 |
| 303. | [The Holy Nunnery] | 179 |
| 304. | [Young Ronald] | 181 |
| 305. | [The Outlaw Murray] | 185 |
| (Additions and Corrections: V, 307.) | |
| [Fragments] | 201 |
| (Additions and Corrections: V, 307.) | |
| [Additions and Corrections] | 205 |
| [Additions and Corrections] | 283 |
| [Glossary] | 309 |
| [Sources of the Texts] | 397 |
| [Index of Published Airs] | 405 |
| [Ballad Airs from Manuscript:] | |
| 3. | [The Fause Knight upon the Road] | 411 |
| 9. | [The Fair Flower of Northumberland] | 411 |
| 10. | [The Twa Sisters] | 411 |
| 11. | [The Cruel Brother] | 412 |
| 12. | [Lord Randal] | 412 |
| 17. | [Hind Horn] | 413 |
| 20. | [The Cruel Mother] | 413 |
| 40. | [The Queen of Elfan’s Nourice] | 413 |
| 42. | [Clerk Colvill] | 414 |
| 46. | [Captain Wedderburn’s Courtship] | 414 |
| 47. | [Proud Lady Margaret] | 414 |
| 53. | [Young Beichan] | 415 |
| 58. | [Sir Patrick Spens] | 415 |
| 61. | [Sir Colin] | 415 |
| 63. | [Child Waters] | 415 |
| 68. | [Young Hunting] | 416 |
| 75. | [Lord Lovel] | 416 |
| 77. | [Sweet William’s Ghost] | 416 |
| 84. | [Bonny Barbara Allan] | 416 |
| 89. | [Fause Foodrage] | 416 |
| 95. | [The Maid freed from the Gallows] | 417 |
| 97. | [Brown Robin] | 417 |
| 98. | [Brown Adam] | 417 |
| 99. | [Johnie Scot] | 418 |
| 100. | [Willie o Winsbury] | 418 |
| 106. | [The Famous Flower of Serving-Men] | 418 |
| 144. | [Johnie Cock] | 419 |
| 157. | [Gude Wallace] | 419 |
| 161. | [The Battle of Otterburn] | 419 |
| 163. | [The Battle of Harlaw] | 419 |
| 164. | [King Henry Fifth’s Conquest of France] | 420 |
| 169. | [Johnie Armstrong] | 420 |
| 173. | [Mary Hamilton] | 421 |
| 182. | [The Laird o Logie] | 421 |
| 222. | [Bonny Baby Livingston] | 421 |
| 226. | [Lizie Lindsay] | 421 |
| 228. | [Glasgow Peggie] | 422 |
| 235. | [The Earl of Aboyne] | 422 |
| 247. | [Lady Elspat] | 422 |
| 250. | [Andrew Bartin] | 423 |
| 256. | [Alison and Willie] | 423 |
| 258. | [Broughty Wa’s] | 423 |
| 278. | [The Farmer’s Curst Wife] | 423 |
| 281. | [The Keach i the Creel] | 424 |
| 286. | [The Sweet Trinity] | 424 |
| 299. | [Trooper and Maid] | 424 |
| [Index of Ballad Titles] | 425 |
| [Titles of Collections of Ballads, or Books containing Ballads, which are very briefly cited in this work] | 455 |
| [Index of Matters and Literature] | 469 |
| [Bibliography] | 503 |
| [Corrections to be made in the Print] | 567 |
| [Appendix: Professor Child and the Ballad] | 571 |