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Thread #163685   Message #3908143
Posted By: Steve Gardham
26-Feb-18 - 03:13 PM
Thread Name: Origins: James Madison Carpenter & Child Ballads
Subject: RE: Origins: James Madison Carpenter & Child Ballads
I should add that Child says his info on the black letter version came from Pinkerton (not a reliable source) he quotes 'in the Pepysian Library, bound up at the end of a copy of Blind Harry's 'Wallace' Edin. 1673.'


It would appear that the Pepys copy has been placed with other Scots related pieces for publication purposes unless there was more than one copy. I'll have a look at what EBBA have to say about it. It must be on their site.