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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.
1749And prooue in true apparance at the court
1750What I haue vouched often with my tongue.
1755If it may please the ladie Ellinor,
1756One day shall match your excellence and her,
1758Your highnesse may command a greater boone,
1759And glad were I to grace the Lincolne earle
1760With being partner of his marriage day.
1761Edward. Gramercie Nell for I do loue the lord,
1763Raphe. You loue her, madam Nell, neuer beleeue him you
1764though he sweares he loues you.
1765Ellinor. Why Raphe.
1768once out of all hoe, nay Ned neuer wincke vpon me, I care not I.
1772The solemne marriage day will be at hand.
1778Exeunt.
1779Enter frier Bacon with frier Bungay to his cell.
1780Bungay. What meanes the frier that frolickt it of late,
1781To sit as melancholie in his cell:
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