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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.
996Is not of force to bury thoughts of friendes.
997Edward. I tell thee Peggie I will haue thy loues,
998Edward or none shall conquer Margret,
999In Frigats bottomd with rich Sethin planks,
1000Topt with the loftie firs of Libanon,
1002And ouerlaid with plates of Persian wealth,
1003Like Thetis shalt thou wanton on the waues
1004And draw the Dolphins to thy louely eyes,
1005To daunce lauoltas in the purple streames,
1008And entertaine faire Margret with her laies,
1009England and Englands wealth shall wait on thee,
1010Brittaine shall bend vnto her princes loue,
1011And doe due homage to thine excellence,
1012If thou wilt be but Edwards Margret.
1013Margret. Pardon my lord if Ioues great roialtie,
1015If Phoebus tied in Latonas webs,
1016Come courting from the beautie of his lodge,
1017The dulcet tunes of frolicke Mercurie,
1019Should make me leaue lord Lacie or his loue.
1021Abbata causa, tollitur effectus,
1022Lacie the cause that Margret cannot loue,
1025Villaine prepare thy selfe for I will bathe
1026My poinard in the bosome of an eatle.
1028Prince Edward stop not at the fatall doome,
1029But stabb it home, end both my loues and life.
1030Marg. Braue Prince of Wales, honoured for royall deeds,
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