Agree with Declan, the "Notes" are problematic. To me they are so 'here's my English opinion about this whole deal' as to be unworthy to be in the DT. If these "Notes" have to stay in, then let's have a full name and credential for the author.

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I thought the line at the end made it clear the notes were from the Traditional Ballad Index. I added a line to make that clear. We don't include those notes in the Digital Tradition, but they're handy in these DTStudy threads. Ususally, I find the Ballad Index to be more objective than it is in this case.
-Joe Offer-