This Ballad is printed in Wordsworth's note, [p. 186]. The reference here is to the lines—

But, father, I will wend with you,
Unarm'd and naked will I bee.Ed.

[Z] The site of Rylstone Hall is still recognisable, but the building is gone. It was not at Rylstone, but at Ripon, that the Nortons raised their banner in November 1569; but their tenantry at Rylstone rose with them at the same time.—Ed.

[AA] Brancepeth Castle stands near the river Were, a few miles from the city of Durham. It formerly belonged to the Nevilles, Earls of Westmoreland. See Dr. Percy's account.—W. W. 1815.

[BB] The tower of the Cathedral of Durham, of which St. Cuthbert is the patron saint.—Ed.

[CC] Now Raby Castle, a seat of the Duke of Cleveland in the county of Durham.—Ed.

[DD] From the old Ballad.—W. W. 1820.

The lines are—

At Wetherbye they mustered their host,
Thirteen thousand fair to see.Ed.

[EE] The village of Clifford is three miles from Wetherby, where the host was mustered.—Ed.