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Title
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Will the weaver
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Singer
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Smith, Alfred [Alf] [Shepherd]
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Notes
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Note 1
Williams, Alfred: Ms / WGS: 'The two following songs [Butter and cheese and all], it will be seen, though not quite similar in subject, both relate to the adventures of one who was surprised in the house of another, and was forced to seek refuge up the chimney, from which he was driven and expelled with indignity. I had great difficulty in obtaining the complete copies. Will the weaver I traced form Wroughton to Wanborough, thence to Latton, thence to Watchfield, waited some months for a communication from Kent, whither a singer had removed, and finally confirmed the copy recently at Arlington, Bibury. Words chiefly of Alfred Smith, Watchfield, Berkshire; and Charles Messenger, Cerney Wick.'
Williams, Alfred: FSUT: 'The two following songs [Butter and cheese and all], it will be seen, though not quite similar in subject, both relate to the adventures of one who was surprised in the house of another, and was forced to seek refuge up the chimney, from which he was driven and expelled with indignity. I had great difficulty in obtaining the complete copies. Will the weaver I traced form Wroughton to Wanborough, thence to Latton, thence to Watchfield, and finally confirmed the copy recently at Arlington, Bibury. Words of Alfred Smith, Watchfield, Berkshire; and Charles Messenger, Cerney Wick.'
Note 2
There are minor punctuation differences between the Ms and the printed versions, usually the use of a hyphen instead of a comma at the end of a line.
Transcribed and edited by Chris Wildridge, 2010.
