And this is a’ the reward he’s geen me,

The gallows to be my share.’


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‘The Queen’s Marie,’ “Scotch Ballads, Materials for Border Minstrelsy,” No 90 a, Abbotsford; in the handwriting of John Leyden.

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‘Buss ye, bonny Marie Hamilton,

Buss and gae wi me,

For ye maun gae to Edinborough,

A great wedding to see.’