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- Edition: Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay
Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay (Quarto)
- Introduction
- Texts of this edition
- Contextual materials
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- The Famous History of Friar Bacon
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- Inventions or Devices Very Necessary for all Generals and Captains or Leaders of Men
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- A Book of Magic, with Instructions for Invoking Spirits
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- A Geometrical Practice named Pantometria
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- Autobiographical Tracts of Dr. John Dee
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- The Vanity of the Eye
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- The Comical History of Alphonsus King of Aragon
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The honourable historie of Frier Bacon.
307No sooner had I pried into the yard,
309And mounted me aloft vnto the cloudes:
310As in a trance I thought nor feared nought,
311Nor know I where or whether I was tane:
316That you and I at Henly plaid at cardes.
317Burden. I knowe not what we did, a poxe of all coniuring
318Friers.
319Clement. Now iolly Frier tell vs, is this the booke
320that Burden is so carefull to looke on?
321Bacon. It is, but Burden tell me now,
322Thinkest thou that Bacons Nicromanticke skill,
323Cannot performe his head and wall of Brasse,
326iure as well as you, hee would haue his booke euerie night from
327Henly to study on at Oxford.
328Mason. Burden what are you mated by this frolicke Frier,
329Looke how he droops, his guiltie conscience
333Fore supper ginne, Burden bid her adew,
337Exeunt Hostesse and the Deuill.
338Burden. The deuill take thee and Henly too.
340Bacon. Whats that?
supper,