Famous history of Fryer 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

All titles

• Famous history of Fryer 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; Famous history of Friar Bacon
• Friar Bacon (Long version)

People / Organizations

• Francis Grove ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed by E. Cotes, for F. Grove dwelling upon Snowhil, 1661.

Added name

Coates, E. (Ellen), active 1652-1670, printer.; Grove, Francis, active 1623-1662, bookseller.

Publication year

1661

ESTC No.

R40577

Grub Street ID

122350

Description

[56] p. : ill. (woodcut) ; 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

Signatures: A]4] (-A1, blank?) B-F]4] G]4(-G4, blank?).

Uncontrolled note

Catalogued from the original at the British Library; verify presence of preliminary and final leaves, and the full stop after Bacon in title. L copy cropped at head; verify presence of "The" at start of title