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Item Summary

Formatsong text
TitleFalse Sir John
ContributorMrs James Christie
Index NameChristie, Mrs James
Place9 Newton Hill, Scotland
Reference Code AFC 1972/001, MS pp. 04918- 04919

Scope and Content Notes

Genre song - Child ballad
Alternative titleMay Colvin
First lineFause Sir John has gone from home to view the king's dochter in Spain

13 stanzas
Type NumberChild 4, Lady Isabel and the Elf-Knight

Contextual Notes

From mother, Jean Christie, 40 Newton Hill, born in 1833 - Isabella Christie, 1826.

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