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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.
1068Lacie rise vp, faire Peggie heeres my hand,
1069The prince of Wales hath conquered all his thoughts
1070And all his loues he yeelds vnto the earle,
1072Make her thy Lincolne countesse at the church,
1073And Ned as he is true Plantagenet,
1074Will giue her to thee franckly for thy wife.
1076As if that Edward gaue me Englands right,
1077And richt me with the Albion diadem.
1080And yeeld the title of a countrie maid,
1081Vnto lord Lacie.
1082Edward. I will faire Peggie as I am true lord.
1085Margret as milde and humble in her thoughts,
1087Yeelds thanks, and next lord Lacie, doth inshrine
1090And that your loues are not be reuolt:
1091Once Lacie friendes againe, come we will post
1092To Oxford, for this day the king is there,
1093And brings for Edward Castile Ellinor.
1095I pray God I like her as I loued thee.
1097Twixt frier Bacon, and learned Vandermast,
1098Peggie weele leaue you for a week or two.
1100Thinke footsteps Miles, and minutes to be houres.
1102But please your houour goe vnto the lodge,
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