By the way, according to Google books, Belden's H M Belden's "Boccaccio, Hans Sachs, and The Bramble Briar" was first published in 1914 in Folk-song: England and America. (German publication) Edited by Archer Taylor(?)

Here's the link: https://books.google.com/books?id=698gAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Miss+Lucy+Broadwood+published+a+Hertfordshire+version,+Lord+Burling%27s+Sist

I wrote this about the location in footnote:

6. Bridgewater or more accurately "Bridgwater" likely refers to a market town located in Somerset, England. Although Bridgewater (Bridgwater) is the best choice for the location, it is not in the majority. There are nearly twice as many US versions titled "In Seaport Town" or similarly and almost as many US versions titled "Bramble Briar" or similarly. Bridgewater (Bridgwater) also appears in a number of English versions and I concur with Gardham that until the missing broadside is discovered it is my first choice for a location.

The unfinished article is here: http://www.bluegrassmessengers.com/us--canada-versions-3-the-bramble-briar.aspx

Richie