Percy Society.

EARLY ENGLISH POETRY,

BALLADS,

AND POPULAR LITERATURE

OF THE MIDDLE AGES.

EDITED FROM ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS

AND SCARCE PUBLICATIONS.

VOL. I.

LONDON.

PRINTED FOR THE PERCY SOCIETY,

BY T. RICHARDS ST MARTINS LANE

M.DCCC.XL.

11466.9

Eng. lit. 1401

HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY

1552 Mean G

V: 1-12, 16-19, 21-27 twe. Fouse.

40-2

CONTENTS OF VOL. I.

OLD BALLADS FROM EARLY PRINTED COPIES.

EDITED BY J. PAYNE COLLIER, ESQ. ¥.8.A.

SONGS AND BALLADS RELATIVE TO THE LONDON

PRENTICES.

EDITED BY CHARLES MACKAY, ESQ.

HISTORICAL SONGS OF IRELAND.

EDITED BY T. CROFTON CROKER, ESQ.

PAIN AND SORROW OF EVIL MARRIAGE.

EDITED BY J. PAYNE COLLIER, ESQ. P.S.A.

THE KING AND A POOR NORTHERN MAN.

EDITED BY J. PAYNE COLLIER, ESQ. Y.S.A.

OLD BALLADS.