The Spanish decameron: or, Ten novels. Viz. The rival ladies. The mistakes. The generous lover. The libertine. The virgin captive. The persidious mistress. The metamorphos'd lover. The impostour out-witted. The amorous miser. The pretended alchymist. Made English by R.L. Licensed, Febr. 17th. 1686. R.P

All titles

• The Spanish decameron: or, Ten novels. Viz. The rival ladies. The mistakes. The generous lover. The libertine. The virgin captive. The persidious mistress. The metamorphos'd lover. The impostour out-witted. The amorous miser. The pretended alchymist. Made English by R.L. Licensed, Febr. 17th. 1686. R.P
• Spanish decameron; Ten novels

People / Organizations

• Simon Neale ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for Simon Neale, in Angel-Court, in St. Martin's-Lane, near the church, 1687.

Added name

Castillo Solórzano, Alonso de, 1584-1648?. Garduña de Sevilla y anlcuelo de las bolsas, English Selections.; Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. Novelas ejemplares, English Selections.; L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704, tr.

Publication year

1687

ESTC No.

R8859

Grub Street ID

128990

Description

[4], 587, [1] p. ; 8°.

Note

The first five stories are translated from Cervantes' Novelas exemplares; the others, from Alonso Castillo Solórzano's La garduña de Sevilla

The words "The rival ... captive." and "The persidious .. alchymist." are in columns on the title page

Identified as Wing (2nd ed.) C1780 on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700", reel 134.