Peer Reviewed
- Edition: Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay
Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay (Quarto)
- Introduction
- Texts of this edition
- Contextual materials
-
- The Famous History of Friar Bacon
-
- Inventions or Devices Very Necessary for all Generals and Captains or Leaders of Men
-
- A Book of Magic, with Instructions for Invoking Spirits
-
- A Geometrical Practice named Pantometria
-
- Autobiographical Tracts of Dr. John Dee
-
- The Vanity of the Eye
-
- The Comical History of Alphonsus King of Aragon
-
The honourable historie of Frier Bacon.
343ing after.
345You haue seene the Frier frame his art by proofe:
346And as the colledge called Brazennose,
347Is vnder him and he the maister there:
350And Hell and Heccate shall faile the Frier,
351But I will circle England round with brasse.
353Exeunt omnes.
354Enter Margaret the faire mayd of Fresingfield, with Thomas
355 and Ione, and other clownes: Lacie disguised in countrie
356 apparell.
357Thomas. By my troth Margret heeres a wether is able to
360beare no price.
362Count not to make a cope for dearth of hay,
363When we haue turnd our butter to the salt,
368And looke that yong-men should be francke this day,
369And court vs with such fairings as they can.
370Phaebus is blythe and frolicke lookes from heauen,
371As when he courted louely Semele:
372Swearing the pedlers shall haue emptie packs,
373If that faire wether may make chapmen buy.
374Lacie. But louely Peggie Semele is dead,
375And therefore Phaebus from his pallace pries,
And