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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.
1306Sweete Ellinor, beauties high swelling pride,
1307Rich natures glorie, and her wealth at once:
1308Faire of all faires, welcome to Albion,
1309Welcome to me, and welcome to thine owne,
1312The marke that Ellinor did count her aime,
1313I likte thee fore I saw thee, now I loue,
1316And therefore so accept of Ellinor.
1317Castile. Feare not my Lord, this couple will agree,
1318If loue may creepe into their wanton eyes:
1319And therefore Edward I accept thee heere,
1322And glorie in these honors done to Ned,
1324And rest a true Plantagenet to all.
1325Enter Miles with a cloth and trenchers and salt.
1327nie and Spaine, in England and in Almaine: for all this frolicke
1329then looke for your broth.
1334an apple tree: tis no matter, their cheere shall not be great, and
1338Than for to couer courtly for a king.
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