It was collected by Charles Bordes and then paraphrased into English by Sabine Baring-Gould, whose use of the lilting phrase "Most highly favoured lady" made it the favourite carol of Richard Harries, Bishop of Oxford.
It was collected by Charles Bordes by Sabine Baring-Gould, whose use of the lilting phrase "Most highly favoured lady" made it the favourite carol of Richard Harries. It was then paraphrased into English by Sabine Baring-Gould, whose use of the lilting phrase "Most highly favoured lady" made it the favourite carol of Richard Harries. The favourite carol of Richard Harries were Bishop of Oxford.