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Excerpt from A Book of Roxburghe Ballads
It was commenced by Harley, Earl of Oxford, and was aug mented by Weft and Pearfon, but efpecially by the Duke of Rox burghe, at whofe fale it was bought for the late Mr. Bright. For many years he kept the volumes out of fight; but they, as well as a manufcript collection of Miracle-plays (the poll'eflion of which he alfo for fome reafon concealed) were neceffarily brought to light at his death. The ballads were judicioufly fecured by the authorities of the Britilh Mufeum, but they were unfuccefsful bidders for the Miracle-plays the latter circumftance is the more to be regretted, becaufe this feries of inedited Scriptural Dramas has devolved into the hands of fome party who has again plunged it into darknefs, and will not allow any ufe to be made of it 8 1471407; amcc 95pm; was the excellent motto of one of the old poffeffors of the colle�'cion ufually known as the Coventry Plays (printed for the Shakefpeare Society in and it was in fcribed by him in the' volume. The prefent owner of the York Plays. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
