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Hazel Whyte
Broadsheet Ballads
The Bride &
Bridegroom
A simple brief
thought on Scottish
Independance.

Were the outdated
union not of some very
high value to England and
the English, why would
they fight so to try to
keep it?

There are only so many
slices to a pie, for one to
have more, another must
have less.

Lastly - to those Scottish
"Loyalists" - to whom are
you loyal?
Scots royalty died in the
1700's so it can be no
Scots crown - And
certainly not it appears to
those who came before,
that bled for Scotland
and her freedom !  
In the words
of Burns, as he
wrote from the heart.

Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled,
Scots, wham Bruce has aften led,
Welcome to your gory bed,
Or to victorie.

Now's the day, and now's the hour;
See the front o' battle lour;
See approach proud Edward's power,
Chains and slaverie.

Wha would be a traitor-knave?
Wha can fill a coward's grave?
Wha sae base as be a Slave?
Let him turn and flie:

Wha for Scotland's king and law,
Freedom's sword will strongly draw,
Free-man stand, or free-man fa',
Let him follow me.

By Oppression's woes and pains!
By your Sons in servile chains!
We will drain our dearest veins,
But they shall be free!

Lay the proud Usurpers low!
Tyrants fall in every foe!
Liberty's in every blow!
Let us Do - or Die!!!

Choose your destiny.
These are songs, ballads and rhymes taken straight from the old
"broadsheet press" which existed in Scotland between about 1550 and
1890. Where possible we have simply put direct scans in place.
Concerning a Bridegroom and his Bride, who were lately
married at Borrowstoun.
ness, giving a full and true Account of their Behaviour,
and of the Bridegroom's
running away from the Bride the same Night, without
bedding with her.

To the Tune of Sheriff-Moor,   &c.

1
Now if you'l but stay, I'll tell you the Way,
It's how the Bridegroom ran awa— Man ;
His Name is John   Dinmure, he call'd his Bide
his living is at Ravenshal— Man.    (Limmer
And he ran and she ran,and she ran & he ran
And from the Bride he's run awa— Man

2
A Wooing he's gone, where Money is none,
but from the Lass he's gane awa—Man;
The Lass she did divell, near to the Syar Well,
indeed she's the best of the twa-- Man.
And he ran, and she ran, &c.

3
Her Name's Isobel Davie he plaid her the Shavie,
for Greed of the Money he's awa — Man;
The Lass has tane Sarrow, for want of her Marrow,
because he's quite from her awa— Man.
And he ran, and she ran, &c.

4
An hundred Pound., the Wooings began
which was the best Bargain of a-- Man ;
The Money he'll have, the Bride does not crave
which makes him for to withdraw- Man.
And he ran, and she ran. &c.

5
In a fourthnight short, they've made up the Sport,
in Case that he should withdraw- Man:
To Church she is by' d, to hear herself cry'd,
she thought herself surest of a — Man.
And he ran, and she ran, &c.

6
But heard you e're such a Sport how the Reader for-
to proclatns them, when it was his fa -- Man', (got
The Bell-man came in the Afternoon,
and cry'd them out before them a --- Man.
And he ran, and she ran, &c,

7
In her Brithel even, he call'd her gly'd Quean,
He would not come to her at a —Man ;
But to her he sent, to tell his Heart was not bent,
he would not come to her at a - Man.
And he ran, and she ran, &c.

8
The Day it was set, the People were met,
they were both plenty and bra — Man;
In the Church she did stand, upon his right Hand,
which was not the Fashion at a— Man.
And he ran, and sheran, &c.

9
The best Man in Haste, he was but a Beast,
by the right Hand he lcd her awa --- Man ;
And as they came by, the People did cry
you lead not the Bride right at a— Man.
And he ran, and she ran, &c.

10
The People fell plenty, the Meat it fell empty,
ther's nothing to g ive them at a - Man ;
A Shilling they've tane, for a piked Bane,
which was the best Profit of a-- Man.
And he ran, and she ran, &c.

11
While the Callops they fry'd, the People they cry'd,
is there nothing to give us at a— Man?
Jean Shaw she cry'd, Oh! Give me a little Broth
my Money is rea y to draw --Man.
And he ran, and she ran,    &c.

12
Then the Bridegroom took to Flight, and on Shore he
the Soldiers upon him did draw-- Man; (did light
The Women about, they gave a great Shout,
to see the Bridegroom get a sa— Man.
And he ran, and she ran,   &c.

13
Says Isobel M'nab with her sleeked Gab,
my Dear why did you withdraw — Man ?
Come here and be kind,and tell me your Mind,
the Sheets and the Blankets are bra— Man,
And he ran, and she ran, &c.

14
Come here and sit down, let none in theTown,
be talking that yau ran awa-- Man;
for I'm sure on the Morn, it will be a Scorn,
to hear the Bridegroom ran awa— Man.
And he ran, and she ran, &c..

15
Through Dirt, and through Red,they trail'd him to
the Bride was the blithest of a — Man ;   (Bedt
The Brite was so byth, her Shift she did rive,
and over her Head did it dra-- Man.
And he ran, and she ran, &c.

16
But the Bride by forlorn until the next   Morn,
he would not consent to it at a — Man ;
But we'll have't in Record, how he roar'd on the
and how from his Bride ran awa — Man. (Shore,   
And he ran, and she ran, &c.

17
The Brideroom at Demand, he gave me his Hand,
he would pay the Music full bra --Man;
Says he, I live the Money I'll give,
to Morrow pay you for a -- Man.
And he ran and the ran, and she ran and he
and from the bride he ran awa- Man. (ran

FINIS
Circa 1720