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T183725 1 The Four drunken Maidens at the Nether-bow. Four Drunken Maidens The Four drunken Maidens at the Nether-bow. AT Noble Hags, we will begin, / because he is a Knight, that live at Belsiehil. Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 82 An Excellent new Ballad, intituled, / The Four drunken Wives that / live at Belsiehil. An Excellent new Ballad, entitled, The Four drunken Wives that live at Belsie hill. Printer John Reid 1710-1710

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1 AT Noble Hags, we will begin, because he is a Knight, He sets his Lands to David Corse, because he has good Right: Because he has good Right, I say, to you I tell this Tale, There four drunken Wives, that live at Belsiehil. 2 Noble Hags says to the Wives, Will ye go join your Placks? And by my Sooth, and that we will, and we'll ly by our Rocks; And we'll ly by our Rocks, and we'll have another Gill. There four drunken Wives, that live at Belsiehil. 3 Noble Hags says to the Wives, I fear ye'll all be fow. No by my Truth, quoth the Wife, your Tale shall not be true: Before that we be fow, we'll have the other Gill: There four drunken Wives, that live at Belsiehil. 4 The east-most House in Belsiehil, James Hepburn's call'd by Name, I wote the Wife was travelling, that Day the Land was tean. They sent for Magie Weir, wad had her with good Will; But she has got a wee Sope Drink, she could not come them till. 5 Little Gavin says to his Wife, My bonny Magie rise. James Hepburn's Folk they have been here, ofter nor once or twice: James Hepburn's Folk they have been here and ye told me not the Tale, O dear Gavin, I do now fear, That you must go your sell.
6 And what can I do Magie, when I am to then gean, You know I cannot dress the Wife, nor yet can handle the Bairn: I may then cut a wee Bit Cheese, as much as serve my sell. And there four drunken Wives, that live at Belsiehil. 7 They went to Margaret Hunter's, they drank her Bots all dry; And they came to Jean Marwood, her Brandy for to try: If that your Brandy it be good, we'll have another Gill: And there four drunken Wives, that live at Belsiehil. 8 They went to Marg'ret Hamilton's lives west among the Bent, And there they got their Dinner free, beside the Thing they spent. Their Lawing it was half a Crown; I wote they were not dear. Or all the Wives of Belsiehil, Mege Hamilton bears Gree 9 Out then comes Jean Marwood, and says to James Jack, There four and twenty Guinea's, tyed in my Sark Lap. Out came Margaret Hamilton, and says to Piper [?] The D---la ma's in my Sark Lap, and that I wote right well.
FINIS. Newly corrected and amended by Thomas Rutherfoord, Gover- nor in Colingtoun Paper-Mill: Edinburgh, Printed and sold by John Reid in Peason's Closs, North-side of the Stree a little above the Cross, 1710.