When did the "Maggy Lawder" song above first appear? It's in Herd's 'Scots Songs' II, 1776. It's not in Robert Bremner's two collections of 30 Scots Songs, c 1757, but Bremner published it as a single sheet song with music, c 1770. The song with tune is #544 In 'The Scots Musical Museum', and is in Graham's 'Songs of Scotland', II. The claim was made that Semple wrote it about 1642. I have found no mention of song or tune of the 17th century, or even of the very early 18th century. What appear to be the two earliest known copies of the tune were published by the Neals in Dublin. That from their country dances of c 1726 is on my website. The earlier copy is that below.

X:1
T:MOGGY LAUTHER
S:Neals' 'A Coll'n....Celebrated Scotch Tunes', Dublin, c 1724
Q:60
L:1/4
M:C|
K:G
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