Peer Reviewed
- 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.
581Bacon. To thee.
582Edward. Who art thou.
584That frier Bacon was not farre from hence:
585Edward king Henries sonne and Prince of Wales,
587I know both Ermsbie and the Sussex Earle,
588Els Frier Bacon had but little skill.
592And Lacie Eare of Lincolne hast thou left,
593To treat faire Margret to allow thy loues:
594But friends are men, and loue can baffle lords.
595The Earle both woes and courtes her for himselfe.
597Ermsbie. Appollo could not vtter more than this.
599Tell euen the verie secrets of my thoughts:
602Helpe Frier at a pinch, that I may haue
603The loue of louely Margret to my selfe,
604And as I am true Prince of Wales, Ile giue
606VVarren. Good Frier helpe the Prince in this.
609off his head and make him do it by force.
And