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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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2010Enter a denill to seeke Miles.
2012When euerie charmer with his Magick spels
2013Cals vs from nine-fold trenched Blegiton,
2017To search about the world for Miles his man,
2018For Miles, and to torment his lasie bones,
2019For careles watchidg of his Brasen head,
2020See where he comes, Oh he is mine.
2021Enter Miles with a gowne and a corner
2022cap.
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.
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.