Once I was invited to a nobleman's wedding

Man and woman get married. The man's old love goes to the wedding. He sings a song for her, the bride gets upset and goes home with her mother. She dies and three weeks later so does the man.[see also: The Green Willow (Tree); The Faultless Bride; The Love Token; The Wedding Supper; The False Lover.] 64-16, C126, Codroy Valley; 68-40, C521, St. John's; 68-40, C538, Conche, WB; 70-8, C690, Arnold's Cove, PB; 72-195, C1349, Jerseyside (?), PB; 78-6, C3319, St. John's; 78-236, C3546A, Freshwater, Pb; 79-1, C3839, Freshwater, PB; 79-002, C3695, Arnold's Cove, PB. Laws ABBB P31 "The Nobleman's Wedding" 1957: 264; Purslow "Marrow Bones" 1965: 61-62; Fowke "Green Willow" 1979: 41; Belden "Ballads and Songs", "The Faultless Bride" 1966: 165-166; Mercer 1979: 162; Huntington, et al. "Sam Henry's Sgons of the People", "An Old Lover's Wedding" and "The Laird's Wedding" pp. 263-266 (also lists further sources). dgj 18/10/94