The first is number 127 of vol. ii. of Johnson’s Musical Museum (1788). Unsigned.
The second is number 302 of vol. iv. of Johnson’s Musical Museum (1792). Unsigned.
l. 2. felly. Relentless.
5. maun. Must.
9. mirk. Gloomy.
The third is number 359 of vol. iv. of Johnson’s Musical Museum (1792). Unsigned. This song has not been found in any earlier collection.
The fourth is number 497 of vol. v. of Johnson’s Musical Museum (1796). Unsigned. Based on an old ballad, ‘Unkind Parents’ (Roxburghe Ballads, vol. vii.).
l. 15. gae. Gave.
28. lee-lang. Live-long.
[CLVI]–[CLVII]
Lays from Stratheam (1746). These new versions of old songs were first published anonymously.
As to the second, gar mony ferlie (l. 2)=‘cause great excitement.’