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In 1847John Payne Collier (1789–1883) printedA Book of Roxburghe Ballads. It consisted of 1,341broadside ballads from the seventeenth century, mostlyEnglish, originally collected byRobert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer (1661–1724), later collected byJohn Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe.
Collier also interpolated his own forgeries. He used ancient paper and wrote on the pages with a rare ink which has proved to be very enduring. Scholars have discredited these forgeries, apart from one or two which fooled singers of the 1960s. The collection is not as famous as theChild Ballads orPercy's Reliques, but important, nevertheless. From 1869 to 1899 a better edition was created, this time by William Chappell. There are copies in the British Library, Manchester University and America. The library of theUniversity of Iowa has an almost complete collection ofRoxburghe Club publications.
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