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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.
1611I thought goodman head, I would call you out of your memento,
Sit down and
knocke
your
head.
1613taske, take your browne bill in your hand, heeres some of your
1615The Head speakes.
1616Head. Time is.
1621well Ile watch you as narrowly as euer you were watcht, and Ile
1622play with you as the Nightingale with the Slowworme, Ile set a
1625rumble
1626Head. Time was.
1628well that can make your Head speake but two wordes at once,
1631lie while your arce ake and your Head speake no better: well I
1632will watch and walke vp and downe, and be a Perepatetian and a
1634pistols in hand Miles.
1635Heere the Head speakes and a lightning flasheth forth,
1636and a hand appeares that breaketh down the
1637Head with a hammer.
1641all Oxford is vp in armes, out of your bed and take a browne bill
in