The famous history of Frier Bacon. Containing the wonderful things that he did in his life; also the manner of his death, with the lives and deaths of the two conjurers Bungey and Vandermast. Very pleasant and delightful to be read

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• The famous history of Frier Bacon. Containing the wonderful things that he did in his life; also the manner of his death, with the lives and deaths of the two conjurers Bungey and Vandermast. Very pleasant and delightful to be read
• Famous historie of Fryer Bacon

People / Organizations

• Thomas Passinger Sr. ("sold by")

Imprint

London: printed by M. Clark and are to be sold by T. Passenger at the Three Bibles on London Bridge, 1679.

Publication year

1679

ESTC No.

R21487

Grub Street ID

90021

Description

[56] p. ; 4°.

Note

A chap book written probably towards the end of the sixteenth century, on which Robert Greene may have founded his play "The honorable historie of Friar Bacon and Friar Bongay." Cf. Little, A.G., Roger Bacon essays, 1914, p. 360-365

With title page woodcut

Signatures: A-G]4

The first leaf and the last leaf are blank.