I noiced earlier in this thread a query from Mary Humphreys about the 'Recruited Collier'. Well, Mary, an interesting (free) article has recently appeared on the Web called 'A.L.Lloyd and Reynardine: authenticity and authorship in the afterlife of a British broadside ballad' Folklore, Dec 2004, by Stephen D. Winick. This an interesting article about Bert and his methods and sources and includes some info. about 'The Recruited Collier'(which, sure enough, is not what we thought it was - oh dear!).
If I knew how to do it, I would provide you with a link - but just put 'Reynardine' into Google and it's easy to find from there.

Happy Reading!