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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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1695Enter Emperour, Castile, Henrie, Ellinor, Ed-
1696ward, Lacie, Raphe.
1697Emper. Now louely Prince the prince of Albions wealth,
1698How fares the ladie Ellinor and you:
1700To answer England in equiuolence
1701Wilt be a match twixt bonny Nell and thee.
1702Edw. Should Paris enter in the courts of Greece,
1703And not lie fettered in faire Hellens lookes,
1705That Daphne glaunsed at his deitie:
1707Whose heat puts Hellen and faire Daphne downe,
1708Now Monarcks aske the ladie if we gree.
1710Ellinor. Seeing my lord his louely counterfeit,
1711And hearing how his minde and shape agreed,
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.
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.