Annotation:Highwayman (The)
X:1 T:Highwayman, The M:3/8 L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:R. Baldwin - London Magazine; or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer (Nov. 1750, p. 516) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D f/g/|afd|gf/e/f/d/|e2 f/g/|afd |fg/f/g/e|!fermata!d2:| |:e|efg|fe/d/c/d/|e2e|efg|fe/d/e/f/ d2:| f/g/|a/f/a/f/a/f/|aaf/g/|a/f/a/f/a/f/|a2 f/g/| a/f/a/f/a/f/|aaf/g/|a/f/a/f/a/f/|a2!D.C.!||
HIGHWAYMAN, THE. English, Country Dance Tune (3/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBC. In view of the fact that the editor of The London Magazine, Richard Baldwin, in whose periodical this country dance and tune appears, frequently printed dance/tune titles that referred to contemporary events, the title perhaps refers to "Captain" Wikipedia:James MacLaine (1724-1750) who was known as the "Gentleman Highwayman" due to his courteous behavior during his robberies (with accomplice William Plunkett, a bankrupt apothecary). He famously robbed Horace Walpole, but was caught (owing to his trying to pawn goods that were recognized), tried and executed at Tyburn in 1750. He reputedly received nearly 3,000 guests while imprisoned at Newgate.
