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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.
1712I come not troopt with all this warlike traine,
1714As Edward hath in England what he wonne in Spaine.
1716Men must haue wiues and women will be wed,
1717Lets hast the day to honour vp the rites.
1719Henry. I Raphe, how then.
1721con to marrie them, for heele so coniure him and her with his
1722Nigromancie, that they shall loue togither like pigge and lambe
1723whilest they liue.
1725linor to thy ladie.
1727Castile.Whats that Raphe.
1729me, Sirha Harry I haue put her downe with a thing vnpossible.
1730Henry. Whats that Raphe.
1732both hold her tongue and her handes, no but when egge-pies
1733growes on apple-trees, then will thy gray mare prooue a bag-
1734piper.
1739Of one surnam'd fot beauties excellence,
1741Henrie. Tis true my lord, tis wondrous for to heare,
1742Her beautie passing Marces parramour:
1743Her virgins right as rich as Vestas was,
1744Lacie and Ned hath told me miracles.
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