Jolly Pinder of Wakefield," "Little John a Begging," "Robin Hood Rescuing Three Squires," and "Robin Hood and Queen Katherine." Reception and significance Percy published several pieces from the manuscript, many of which were "repaired" or frankly rewritten, especially in his Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, but did not allow fellow historians access to the original manuscript during his lifetime. Percy's book was the constant companion of Gottfried August Bürger, a childhood hero of Novalis, one of the chief influences of George MacDonald, whom C.S. Lewis considered his master. And thus the manuscript, through Percy's book had a direct line of influence on Lewis's works. Despite its losses, the Percy Folio ranks alongside the Exeter Book, the Pearl Manuscript, and the Cotton library's monstrarum librarum of the Beowulf manuscript as one of the most important documents in English poetry. A full edition of the folio's contents was not published until 1867, with a supplement of "loose and humorous" songs the following year. References External links Images of Some Pages from the Manuscript British Library Catalogue Record for this item 17th-century books 1867 books Ballad collections British poetry Child Ballads English manuscripts 17th-century broadside ballads