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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.
648Onely attended by a iolly frier.
650Margret. But tell me frier Bungay is it true,
651That this faire courtious countrie swaine,
652Who saies his father is a farmer nie,
653Can be lord Lacie earle of Lincolnshire.
654Bungay. Peggie tis true, tis Lacie for my life,
655Or else mine art and cunning both doth faile.
656Left by prince Edward to procure his loues,
657For he in greene that holpe you runne your cheese,
658Is sonne to Henry and the prince of Wales.
660But did lord Lacie like poore Margret,
661Or would he daine to wed a countrie lasse,
662Frier, I would his humble handmayd be,
663And for great wealth, quite him with courtesie.
666Might well auouch to shadow Hellens cape:
667His wit is quicke and readie in conceit,
670Trust me I loue too much to tell thee more,
671Suffice to me he is Englands parramour.
674Margret. Yes Bungay, and would God the louely Earle
676Bungay. Feare not, the Frier will not be behind,
677To shew his cunning to entangle loue.
678Edward. I thinke the Frier courts the bonny wench,
679Bacon, me thinkes he is a lustie churle.
680Bacon. Now looke my lord.
681Enter Lacie.
682Edward. Gogs wounds Bacon heere comes Lacie.
Bacon.