Person
Charles Hindley of Brighton, who reprinted a Mother Shipton chapbook in 1862 and, according to Notes and Queries in 1873, admitted fabricating its 1881 prophecy.
Reported fabricator of the rhyme
Notes and Queries, 4th ser. X, 7 December 1872, pp. 450–451; complete query · A “Mother Shipton” rhyme ends the world in 1881 · Source evidence ↗
Named by Harrison as the fabricator of the lines
Notes and Queries, 4th ser. X, 7 December 1872, pp. 450–451; complete query · A “Mother Shipton” rhyme ends the world in 1881 · Source evidence ↗