Thanks, Matthew.   Much appreciated.

Seeing as how the verse mentioned by Kittredge is pretty much the same as the Mayne printing (particularly with "Miss Grizzle"), would it be too much of a presumption to say that they are, in fact, the same version? (ie, if the trail for Bebbington 206 evevtually runs cold)   If so, would this particular version have come to England from Ireland, or vice versa?   

Bebbington 206:

"When that they came to the middle of the course,
Skewball and his rider began a discourse,
'Come, my brave rider, come tell unto me,
How far is Miss Grizzle this moment from me.'"

Mayne:

"When Sky Ball he came to the middle of the course
Himself and his jockey began to discourse,
'Come tell me brave rider, come tell unto me,
How far is Miss Grizzle this instant from me.'"



Seán.