The Bride's Testamen[sic]- Robertson (Aber) 1830 Child N
[Single stanza from Dr. Joseph Robertson's Note-Book, January 1, 1830, No 4; English and Scottish Popular Ballads, my location.
R. Matteson 2018]
THE BRIDE'S TESTAMEN- Child 11 The Cruel Brother Version N
Dr. Joseph Robertson's Note-Book, January 1, 1830, No 4.
1. Then out bespak the foremost priest:
Wi a heigh ho and a lilly gay
I think she's bleedin at the breast.
The flowers they spring so sweetly