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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.
890Then mark but my talis, he is great prince of Walis,
892Then ware what is done, for he is Henries white sonne.
894my ingenious dignitie, know that I am Edward Plantagenet,
898shall I not do it?
900I wil gather vp al your old pantophles, and with the corke, make
902maruellous well, my lord.
903Ermsbie. And I my lord will haue Pioners to vndermine the
904towne, that the very Gardens and orchards be carried away for
905your summer walkes.
907Will coniure and charme, to keepe you from harme,
909Like Bartlets ship, from Oxford do skip,
910With Colleges and schooles, full loaden with fooles,
912Clement. Why harebraind courtiers, are you drunke or mad,
916Call out the beadls and conuay them hence,
917Straight to Bocardo, let the roisters lie
918Close clapt in bolts, vntill their wits be tame.
924Like pezzants and elues, are meet for themselues.
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