Chevalier au Cygne, ed. Reiffenberg, vv. 960–963, I, 45. “The little Malbrouk grew fast, and at seven years old he was as tall as a tall man.” Webster, basque Legends, 2d ed., p. 78; Vinson, Folk-Lore du Pays basque, p. 81. The Ynca Mayta Ccapac “a few months after his birth began to talk, and at ten years of age fought valiantly and defeated his enemies.” Markham, Narratives of the Rites and Laws of the Yncas, Hakluyt Society, p. 83. A Tête-Rasée infant in four days grows to the full size of man. Petitot, Traditions Indiennes du Canada Nord-Ouest, pp. 241–243. (G. L. K.)
91. Fair Mary of Wallington.
P. 310. Danish. Another copy of ‘Malfreds Død,’ Kristensen’s Skattegraveren, VI, 195, No 804.
93. Lamkin.
P. 320. The negroes of Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, have this ballad, orally transmitted from the original Scottish settlers of that region, with the stanza found in F (19) and T (15):
Mr Lammikin, Mr Lammikin,
oh, spare me my life,
And I’ll give you my daughter Betsy,
and she shall be your wife.
“They sang it to a monotonous measure.” (Mrs Dulany.)