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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.
2024a botlemaker when I was made a scholler, for I can get neither to
2025be a Deacon, Reader, nor Schoolemaister, no, not the clarke of
2027Latine as an egs full of oatemeale, thus I am tormented that the
2028deuil and Frier Bacon, haunts me, good Lord heers one of my
2030how chere you?
2034Brazen-nose?
2035Deuil. Yes marry am I.
2037times at my maisters and yet I had neuer the manners to make
2041garde, but I pray you sir do you come lately from hel?
2042Deuil. I marry how then,
2045a pot of good ale, a paire of cardes, a swinging peece of chalke,
2047of good drinke?
2048Deuil. All this you may haue there.
2049Miles. You are for me freinde, and I am for you, but I pray
2050you, may I not haue an office there?
2053selfe, I know hel is a hot place, and men are meruailous drie, and
2056Miles, Theres nothing lets me from going with you, but
2057that tis a long iourney, an I haue neuer a horse.
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