Note detailing the story of Edmond O'Ryan or "Ned of the Hills," an Irish aristocrat who lost his estates after the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 and became the chief of a band of lawless bandits or "Rapparees." The note acts as an introduction to a song about the loss of O'Ryan's young mistress due to his reversal of fortunes and outlaw lifestyle. It is in the hand of Matthew Crawford and is written on the reverse of an envelope addressed to him.