The burning of Frendraught, a ballad, as sung in Aberdeenshire; and Bessie Bell and Mary Gray, a ballad, as commonly sung in the North Countrie

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Title

The burning of Frendraught, a ballad, as sung in Aberdeenshire; and Bessie Bell and Mary Gray, a ballad, as commonly sung in the North Countrie

Alternative Title

Bessie Bell and Mary Gray, a ballad, as commonly sung in the North Countrie

Publisher

Aberdeen: Lewis & James Smith

Date

1862

Extent

7 pages

Identifier

Is Part Of

Chapbooks #6 in a bound collection of 17 chapbooks

Type

ballads & songs

Abstract

The chapbook contains two ballads. The first describes the burning of Frendraught house in 1630 after a boundary dispute led to bloodshed between the Crichtons and the Gordons. While the actual cause of the fire had never been proven, the poem suggests that the fire was set by Lady Frendraught, who is described as watching without pity as Lord John and Rothiemay try futilely to escape from the burning tower. The second ballad describes the seventeenth century legend of how two ‘bonnie lasses’, Bessie Bell and Mary Gray build themselves a bower to hide within when a plague descends. They still catch the plague and die in their bower and therefore are doomed to lie in Dronach Haugh rather than be buried in the kirkyard. Their graves are registered with Scotland’s Places (http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/record/rcahms/26852//rcahms) This chapbook is part of a collection of chapbooks produced in Aberdeen which have been bound together in this volume.
Scottish History Online: entry: Burning of Frendraught: http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/frend.html

Coverage

Burn-Brae, Scotland

Subject

Crime
Chapbooks - Scotland - Aberdeen

Source

Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario

Is Referenced By

National Library of Scotland http://www.nls.uk/

Format

JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner.

Rights

In the public domain; For high quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph libaspc@uoguelph.ca 519-824-4120 Ext 53413

Language

English

Contributor

Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Citation

“The burning of Frendraught, a ballad, as sung in Aberdeenshire; and Bessie Bell and Mary Gray, a ballad, as commonly sung in the North Countrie,” Scottish Chapbooks, accessed November 21, 2024, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/515.

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