English & Other Versions 53. Young Beichan
[Incomplete, not doing ballads from British Isles for a bit,
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CONTENTS: [Ballad texts are located on left hand column]
Young Bicham- Jamieson-Brown c.1783 Child A
Young Brechin- Glenriddell 1791; Child B
Young Bekie- Jamieson-Brown 1783 Child C
Young Beachen- Skene MS c.1802 Child D
Young Beichan and Susie Pye- 1806 Child E
Susan Pye and Lord Beichan- c.1817 Child F
Lord Beekin- Walker (Mt Pleasant) pre-1873 Child G
Lord Beichan and Susie Pye- Kinloch 1827 Child H
Young Bechin- Dodds (Haddington) c.1873 Child I
Young Beichan- Robertson c.1829 Child J
Lord Bechin- Dickson (Rentonhall) c.1873 Child K
The Loving Ballad of Lord Bateman- 1839 Child L
Young Bondwell- Buchan MS c.1828; Child M
Susan Py, or Young Bichen's Garland- 1815 Child N
Earl Bichet- Greenwood (London) 1806 Child O
Lord Bateman- Withington (Edgmond) c. 1870s
Lord Beichan- (Aberdeenshire) 1876 Christie
Lord Beichan- (Northumbria) 1882 Bruce & Stokoe
Ye Loving Ballad of Lorde Bateman- Crawhall 1883
Lord Bateman- Holt (Alderhill) 1891 Kidson
Lord Bateman- Wray (Lincolnshire) 1904 Grainger B
Lord Bateman- Kidson (Two Melodies) pre-1904
Lord Bateman- Larcombe (Somerset) 1906 Sharp
Lord Bateman- Taylor (Lincolnshire) 1906 Grainger A
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Versions noted by Lucy Broadwood in 1904:
1. ' The Loving Ballad of Lord Bateman,' illustrated by George Cruikshank, 1839. This clever little pictorial edition contains a tune which Cruikshank (with whom the ballad was a great favourite) learned from a street singer nicknamed 'Tripe Skewer.' 'Tripe Skewer' used to sing the piece outside a public house at Battle Bridge (King's Cross). The melody Cruikshank engraves is undoubtedly old.
2. A copy in Rev. John Broadwood's 'Sussex Songs,' 1840, and reprinted in 'Sussex Songs,' Lucas and Weber.
3. One in Christie's ' Traditional Ballad Airs,' vol. i., 1876, ' Lord Beichan.'
4. One in ' Northumbrian Minstrelsy,' 1882, 'Lord Beichan.'
5. An imperfectly noted traditional air in Crawhall's 'Olde Tayles Newley Relayted,' 1883.
6. One in Miss Burne's ' Shropshire Folk Lore.'
7. One in Kidson's 'Traditional Tunes,' 1891.
8. One in 'English County Songs,' 1893.
9. As 'Young Beichan' in ' Child's Ballads.'
10 & 11. The two above printed.
For exhaustive notes on the exceedingly ancient ballad of Lord 'Beikie,' 'Beichan,' or ' Bateman,' see Child's ' British Ballads.'- L. E. B.
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Young Baker [Lord Bateman] found in MCMadden Collection, Cambridge University Library
Worcester’s first ballad printer was probably John Butler, who was in business from 1750 until his death in 1796.
His premises were at 10 High Street until 1793, when he moved to Garden Market (now St Nicholas Street). Only one
item survives with the latter imprint. Sarah Butler, perhaps John’s widow or daughter, took over in 1796, as a printer,
bookseller and stationer, and continued in business until 1835. She issued no ballads but she may have continued to sell
stock produced in earlier years.
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Author: William Wigglesworth Chamberlin, Mass Quinsigamond Boat Club (Worcester , Quinsigamond Boat Club (Worcester, Mass.)
Publisher: Press of Charles Hamilton
Year: 1878
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86b. [Lord Bateman]
Sharp MSS., 75o/. Also in Sharp, 1907, p. 8o(z). Sung by Mrs. Glover, Huish Episcopi, December 5, 1906,
p I (inflected VII)
The F naturals were sometimes nearly sharps.
[missing first verse]
He sailed East, he sailed low,
Until he came to Torquay,
There he got took and put in prison
And sweared his life it was a misery.
This turnkey had but one only daughter
The finest woman my eyes did see
She stole the keys of her father's prison
And said Lord Bateman she would set free.
'Twas seven years and almost three
She packed rp her gay young clothing
And sweared Lord Bateman she would go and see.
5. So when she came to Lord Bateman's castle
Slowly she ringed but not walked in.
Who's there, who's there, cried that young porter,
Who's there, who's there, pray tell to me.
5, For I have houses and I have lands
And I am humble and at your command
So I'll give it all to that proud young lady
What did relieve me of my misery.
?. So up spoke her old gay mother
What never spoke so free before.
She's got more gold hang round her middle
That'll buy Lord Bateman and all his crew.
8. I only want to make a bride of your daughter,
She's none the better or worse for me,
She may come here on her horse and saddle
I'11 send her back in her coach and three.
9. So seven years I will make a woe
And seven years I will keep at hold.
If you'd out wed with another woman
I will not wed with another man.