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An edition of The wonderful history of the celebrated Friar Bacon (1828)

The wonderful history of the celebrated Friar Bacon

who studies the magic art, and saves a gentleman from the Devil, to whom he had sold his soul and body : he erects a wonderful brazen head, which was to enable him to secure all England from invasion, it speaks, but loses its virtue by his servant's folly : by his help France is conquered : he makes three wicked thieves, who tried to rob him, dance a hornpipe over hedges into ditches, against their wills : with many curious particulars.

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An edition of The wonderful history of the celebrated Friar Bacon (1828)

The wonderful history of the celebrated Friar Bacon

who studies the magic art, and saves a gentleman from the Devil, to whom he had sold his soul and body : he erects a wonderful brazen head, which was to enable him to secure all England from invasion, it speaks, but loses its virtue by his servant's folly : by his help France is conquered : he makes three wicked thieves, who tried to rob him, dance a hornpipe over hedges into ditches, against their wills : with many curious particulars.

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Printed by W. Lewis for T. & J. Allman
Language
English
Pages
28

Subjects

Philosophers Occultists Scientists Biography Medieval Science

People

Roger Bacon (1214?-1294) Thomas Bungay (active 1290)

Places

England
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The wonderful history of the celebrated Friar Bacon: who studies the magic art, and saves a gentleman from the Devil, to whom he had sold his soul and body : he erects a wonderful brazen head, which was to enable him to secure all England from invasion, it speaks, but loses its virtue by his servant's folly : by his help France is conquered : he makes three wicked thieves, who tried to rob him, dance a hornpipe over hedges into ditches, against their wills : with many curious particulars.
1828, Printed by W. Lewis for T. & J. Allman
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Edition Notes

A chap book probably written towards the end of the 16th cent., on which Robert Greene may have based his play, The honorable history of Frier Bacon and Frier Bongay. Cf. Little, A.G. Roger Bacon essays, 1914, p. 360-365.
Caption title: History of Friar Bacon.
Edition statement from cover.
LC copy has hand-colored ill.

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London
Other Titles
History of Friar Bacon.

Classifications

Library of Congress
B765.B24 F75 1829

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Pagination
28 p., [1] folded leaf of plates :
Number of pages
28

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL1458784M
LCCN
93114639

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Work ID
OL23507635W

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