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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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823Enter three doctors, Burden, Mason,
824Clement.
826It fits vs talke about the kings repaire,
827For he troopt with all the westerne kings
829North by the clime of frostie Germanie,
830The Almain Monarke, and the Scocon duke,
831Castile, and louely Ellinor with him,
835Vaunted before the Romane Emperours.
837But more the king by letters hath foretold,
838That Fredericke the Almaine Emperour
839Hath brought with him a Germane of esteeme,
843To Frier Bacon that he vouch this taske,
844And vndertake to counteruaile in skill
845The German, els theres none in Oxford can,
847Burden. Bacon, if he will hold the German play,
848Weele teach him what an English Frier can doe:
849The diuell I thinke dare not dispute with him.
853Burden. A vengeance on the Frier for his paines,
854But leauing that, lets hie to Bacon straight,
855To see if he will take this taske in hand.
857tinie, what hurly burlie is this?
858Enter a Constable, with Raphe, Warren, Ermsbie
859and Miles.
862Burden. Whats the matter fellow?
864king in the Tauerne haue made a great braule, and almost kilde
865the vintner.
868What he tels vnto vobis, mentitur de nobis.
872Burden. What are you?
874ther of this cõpany, these are my lords, and I the prince of Wales.
879Mason. I cannot beleeue that this is the prince of Wales.
886Bewraies that he is bred of princely race.
888And tell vnto you, what is veriment and true,
889To cease of this quarrell, look but on his apparrell,
890Then mark but my talis, he is great prince of Walis,
892Then ware what is done, for he is Henries white sonne.
894my ingenious dignitie, know that I am Edward Plantagenet,
898shall I not do it?
900I wil gather vp al your old pantophles, and with the corke, make
902maruellous well, my lord.
903Ermsbie. And I my lord will haue Pioners to vndermine the
904towne, that the very Gardens and orchards be carried away for
905your summer walkes.
907Will coniure and charme, to keepe you from harme,
909Like Bartlets ship, from Oxford do skip,
910With Colleges and schooles, full loaden with fooles,
912Clement. Why harebraind courtiers, are you drunke or mad,
916Call out the beadls and conuay them hence,
917Straight to Bocardo, let the roisters lie
918Close clapt in bolts, vntill their wits be tame.
924Like pezzants and elues, are meet for themselues.
927With laughing at these mad and merrie wagges,
928Know that prince Edward is at Brazennose,
929And this attired like the prince of Wales,
930Is Raphe, king Henries only loued foole,
931I, earle of Essex, and this Ermsbie
932One of the priuie chamber to the king,
933Who while the prince with Frier Bacon staies,
934Haue reueld it in Oxford as you see.
935Mason. My lord pardon vs, we knew not what you were,
936But courtiers may make greater skapes than these,
937Wilt please your honour dine with me to day?
940prince of Wales.
942Raphe. And vpon that I will lead the way, onely I will haue