Peggy I Must Love Thee

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X:4 T:Deel assist the plotting Whigs, The M:C L:1/8 S:180 Loyal Songs (1685) K:G dB|G3A B2 AG|A2e2e2g2|d3B dB AG|AB AF D2 dB| G3A B2 AG|A2e2e3f|gab a gf eg|B2d2d2|| a2|e3d ef ga|b3a g2G2|A3A cB cd|e2c2c2Ac| BA BG ge dB|AB AG E3A|D3d AB cd|B2A2G2||

X:2 T:Scotch Tune in Fashion, A M:C| L:1/8 S:Playford – Apollo’s Banquet (1687) K:G D|E2G2G3B|AB AF E3D|E2G2 GA BG|A4 G3:| |:c|B2d2d3e|de dB A3G|B2d2d3e|=f2 e/f/g e3d| d2 e/f/g d3B|A2=f2A3B|D3E GA BG|A4 G3||

X:3 T:Yet Meggie I must love thee M:C L:1/8 S:Blaikie manuscript (Scotland, 1692) K:G D2|E2G2G3B|AB AG G3D|EF G2 GA BG|A4G2:| |:G2|B2d2d3e|de dB A3G|B2d2d3d|edef d3d| e2g2d3B|A2g2 A3G|D2G2 GABG|A4 G2||

X:1 T:Pege I most Love the M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Air B:Bowie Manuscript (c. 1695, f.16v) N:The MS was once in the possession of George Bowie, who entered his N:name with the date 1705 in the front. It is unlikely that Bowie was the author N:of the MS., which, at any rate contains a number of known and suspected N:compositions of John McLachlan, an Edinburgh musician in the 1690's. K:G D2|E2G2G3B|ABAG E3D|E2G2 GABG|A4 G2:| |:d2|B2d2d3e|dedB A3G|B2d2d3e|=fefg e3d| e2g2d2e2|B2g2A3G|E2G2 GABG|A4 G2:| |:B2|GEDE GABG|ABAG EGAE|GBDE GABG|B/A/B/c/ d/c/B/A/ GdBG:| |:BABc d^cde|=fdgB ABAG|BABc dcde|=fdgf eged| gbgd egeB|(e/d/)BGB ABAG|Bdce dgBg|A4 G2:|]

X:1 T:Peggie I must love thee M:C L:1/8 B:Alexander Stuart – “Musick for Allan Ramsay’s Collection part 5” B:(Edinburgh, c. 1724, pp. 104-105) F:https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/rbc/id/3044 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G V:1 D|E2G2G3B|(AB)(A>G) E2D2|E2G2 (G>A)(B>c)|A4 G3D| E2G2G3B|(AB)(A>G) E2D2|E2G2 (G>A)(B>c)|A4 G3A| B2d2d3e|(de)(dB) A3G|B2d2d3e|=f2 (gf) e3d| e2g2d2e2|B2g2 A3G|E2G2 (G>A)(B>c)|A4 G2|| V:2 clef = bass z|G,2G,,2B,,2G,,2|D,2 C,B,, A,,2D,2|G,,2G,2B,2G,2|D,2D,,2G,,2z2| G,2 G,,A,,B,,2G,,2|C,2D,2A,2D,2|C,2G,2B,,2G,2|D2D,2 G,2z2| G,2G,,2B,,2C,2|B,,2G,,2D,2B,,2|G,,2G,2G,2G,2|A,2B,2C2D2| C2C,2B,2C2|G,2B,2D2D,2|G,2 G,,A,, B,,2G,,2|D,2D,,2G,,2||

X:1 T:Peggy I must love thee M:C| L:1/8 B:Daniel Wright – Aria di Camera (London, 1727, No. 20) N:”being A Choice Collection of Scotch, Irish & Welsh Airs N:for the Violin and German Flute by the following masters N:Mr. Alex. Urquahart of Edinburgh, Mr. Dermot O'Connar of Limrick N:Mr. Hugh Edwards of Carmarthen” F: https://ia600808.us.archive.org/20/items/AriaDiCamera1727/Wright-AriaDiCamera-1727.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A E|F2A2 A3c|(dc)(BA) F3E|F2A2 (AB)(cd)|B4 A3G| F2A2 A3c|(dc)(BA) F3E|F2A2 (AB)(cd)|B4 A3||A| c2e2 e3f|(fe)(dc) B3A|c2e2 e3f|(gb)(ag) f3e| f2a2 e3f|d2a2B3A|DE A2 (AB)(cd)|B4 A3||

X:1 T:Peggy I must love thee M:C L:1/8 B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 18, p. 44) N:Two strains and two variations. F: https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/peggy_i_must_love_thee.pdf N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland K:Gmix D|(DE) (3GAG G3B|(A/B/c/d/4c/4) TA>G {G}E4D|(D>E) (G>A) G>A Bc|TA4 G3:| |:d|TB2 (B/c/d/e/4d/4) d3e|d>g Td>B (A/B/c) TA>G|(G/A/B) (d/e/d) d3e|f>a (g/a/f/g/) e3d| e2g2 (ed Te>)c|TB2 (e/^f/g/)B/ TA3G|(DE) G2 (3cdc (3BcB|TA4 G3:||:B|GEDE GABG| ABTAG EGAB|GEDE GABG|1 (B/A/B/c/) (d/c/B/A/) GcBA:|2 (B/A/B/c/) (d/c/B/A/) GAB|| |:G|TBABc dBde|^fdgB A(c/B/) TAG|TBABc dBde|fdgf eged| gbgd egeB|deBg A(c/B/) TAG|GBDE GABc|TA4 G3::d|e2 (3gag Tg3a| (gab) Ta>g Te3d|e2 g>a g>a b>g|Ta4g3:: d|TBABc dBde| (^f/e/f/d/) gB (A/B/c/B/) TAG|TBABc dBde|(f/e/f/d/) gf eged| g(b/a/ g)d e(g/^f/ e)B|d(e/d/) B(g/B/) A(c/B/) AG|DE G2 (g/^f/e/d/) (e/d/4c/4 B/4A/4B/4c/4)|TA4 G3:|]

X:1 T:Peggy I must love thee M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:Francis Barsanti – “Collection of Old Scots Tunes” (Edinburgh, 1742, p. 9) F: https://vmirror.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/b/b0/IMSLP94625-PMLP194938-Barsanti_A_Collection_of_Old_Scots_Tunes.pdf N:Francis Barsanti (1690-1775) was an Italian flautist, oboist and composer who spent N:most of his life in London and Edinburgh. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G V:1 D|E2G2{A}TG3B|A>BTA>G {F}TE3D|{D}E2 G2 {A}G>AB>c|A4{GA}G3:| |:G|B2d2Td3e|d>eTd{c}B TA3G|{A}B2d2 Td3e|_f2 g>_f Te3d| e2g2 {e}d2 Te>d|B2 Jg2 {B}TA3G|{F}E2G2 G>AB>c|{B}A4 {GA}G3:|] V:2 clef = bass G,|C,D,E,C, B,,A,,B,,G,,|D,2 zB,, C,2G,2|C,D,E,C, B,,F,,G,,C,|D,2 D,,2 G,3:| |:z|G,A,B,F, ^G,A,B,C|B,3 G,D2z2|G,A,B,F, G,A,B,C|D2B,,2C2G,,2| C,D,E,C, B,,2F,,2|G,,A,,B,,G,, D,2 zB,,|C,D,E,C, B,,F,G,C,|D,2D,,2 G,,3:|]

X:1 T:Peggie I must love the(e) M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" S:McGibbon – Scots Tunes, Book 1 (1746) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D E | F2A2A3c | B>cBA TF3E | F2A2 (A>B)(c>d) |TB3A A3E | F2A2A2 (af) | (e/f/e/c/) (d/c/B/A/) TB3A | F2A2 (A>B) (c/B/c/d/) |TB3A A2 (AB) | c2e2 “tr”e3f | (e>f)(e>c) TB3A | c2 (e>f) T3e3f | g2(g>a) Tf3e | (f2{f/g/}a2) e2f2 | c2 (ac) TB3A | F2A2 (A>B)(c>d) |TB3A A2 :| |: E | F2A2A3c | B>c (B/c/B/A/) TF3E | F2 (A>B) A2 (af) | (e/f/e/c/) (d/c/B/A/) TB3A | F2A2 (A/B/c/d/) (e/c/B/A/) | TB3A A2 (A/B/B>A/B/4) | c2 (e>f) e3f | (e/f/e/c/) (e/c/B/A/) TB3A | c2 e>f e3f | g2 (g/f/g/)a/ Tf3e | f{g/f/e/f/}c/e/ f2 | (3c/B/A/ (3e/d/c/ ac TB3A | F2A2 A>B (c/B/c/)d/ |TB3A A2 :|

X:1 T:Peggy I must love thee M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:James Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, vol. 1 (1760, p. 31) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Emin D|{D}E2 (G>A) G3B|{AB}cBAG TE3D|{D}E2 (G>A) (G>A)(B>c)|{B}TA4 G3:| |:A|{A}B2 (d>e) d3e|(ge)(fd) {B}TA3G|{A}B2 (d>e) d3e|T(=fe)(fg) {f}e3d| e2 (g>e) d2 (e>d)|B2 (g>B) {B}TA3G|{D}E2 (G>A) (G>A)(B>c)|{B}TA4 G3:| |:d|e2 {ef}g2 G2 (g>a)|{ga}b2 Ta>g Te3d|e(g/f/) gG Bdga|{ga}b2 Ta>g g3:| |:d|{Bc}d2 (.d.d) d3e|(d/e/g/)e/ T(dB) {B}TA3G|{Bc}d2 (.d.d) {Bc}d2 de| =fefg {f}e3d|e(g/f/) ge d2 gG|caBg {B}TA3G|{ef}g2 (.g.g) eFGc|{B}TA4 G3:|]

X:1 T:Peggy, I must Love thee M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Andante" S:John Rook music manuscript collection (1840, p. 39) N:Rook was a multi-instrumentalist from Waverton, near Wigton, Cumbria Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|E2G2G3B|A>BAG {F}E3D|E2G2 G>ABc|B2TA2 G3D| {D}E2G2 G3B|cBAG E3D|E2 G2 GABc|B2 TA2 G2 z2:| |:G|B2d2d3e|d>edB {B}A3G|B2d2 d3e|=f2 f>g e3 d| e2 e/^f/g d2e2|d2 gB A3G|DE G2 GABc|B2A2 G3:|]