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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.
2061you goodman friend let me moue a question to you.
2062Deuil. Whats that?
2063Miles. I pray you whether is your pace a trot or an amble?
2064Deuil. An amble.
2065Miles. Tis well, but take heede it be not a trot,
2066But tis no matter Ile preuent it.
2071Deuil. Get vp vpon my back.
2072Miles. Oh Lord heres euen a goodly meruaile, when a man
2073rides to hell on the Deuils backe. Exeunt roring.
2074Enter the Emperour with a pointles sword, next the King of
2075 Castile, carrying a sword with a point, Lacie carying the
2076 globe Ed. Warr. carrying a rod of gold with a doue on it,
2077 Ermsby with a crowne and Scepter, The queene with the
2078 faire maide of Frisingfield on her left hand, Henry, Bacon
2079 with other Lords attending.
2081Thinke that prince Edward humbles at your feet,
2083He vowes perpetuall homage to your selues,
2084Yeelding these honours vnto Ellinour.
2085Henrie. Gramercies Lordlings, old Plantagenet,
2086That rules and swayes the Albion diademe,
2088And vowes requitall, if his men at armes,
2089The wealth of England, or due honours done
2090To Ellinour, may quite his fauorites.
2091But all this while what say you to the Dames,
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