8 4 , ▁this ▁edition ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁in ▁a ▁slightly ▁corrected ▁and ▁expanded ▁form , ▁and ▁a ▁further ▁repr int ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 9 . ▁ ▁Other ▁books ▁in ▁R it son ' s ▁Gar land ▁series ▁were ▁The ▁York shire ▁Gar land , ▁The ▁North umber land ▁Gar land , ▁and ▁The ▁North - Country ▁Chor ister . ▁A ▁compilation ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁series , ▁entitled ▁The ▁Northern ▁Gar land ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁“ G ar land ” ▁series ▁were ▁important , ▁not ▁only ▁as ▁important ▁document ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁right , ▁but ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁sources ▁of ▁similar ▁successor ▁publications ▁such ▁as ▁John ▁Bell ' s ▁Rh ym es ▁of ▁Northern ▁B ards ▁and ▁Bruce ▁and ▁Sto ko e ' s ▁North umb rian ▁M inst rel s y . ▁ ▁A ▁set ▁of ▁original ▁documents ▁are ▁held ▁in ▁The ▁Robinson ▁Library ▁of ▁New castle ▁University ▁ ▁The ▁publication ▁ ▁The ▁front ▁cover ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁as ▁thus ▁:- ▁ ▁THE ▁B IS H OP R IC ▁G AR L AN DS ▁OR ▁D UR H AM ▁M INST RE L ▁BE ING ▁A ▁CH O ICE ▁COL LECT ION ▁OF ▁EX CE L LE NT ▁S ON GS ▁RE L AT ING ▁TO ▁THE ▁A BO VE ▁COUNT Y ▁Full ▁of ▁agree able ▁Vari ety , ▁and ▁pleasant ▁M irth . ▁ ▁[ EDIT ED ▁BY ▁THE ▁L ATE ▁J