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JOHNIE BUNEFTAN.
Till the kings ae dochter
Johnie gangs wi child.—p. 78, v. 2.
The " Earl Percy's ae daughter" is the heroine in
the ballad of " Johnie Scot."
Is this the duke of Winesberrie,
Or James the Scottish King?— p. 82, v. 21.
In all the copies of this ballad, there is great confu-
sion with regard to the titles of the different characters,
particularly of these high potentates. In the versions
recovered by the Editor of Johnie Scot, they are vari-
ously termed Duke of York, King of Aulsberry, King
of Spain, and Duke of Mulberry. But which of these
is the proper title, it is impossible to determine, and
is in fact, of little consequence But it may be doub-
ted whether the title of Duke of Winesberrie be