Leicester's common-wealth : conceived, spoken and published with most earnest protestation of dutifull goodwill and affection towards this realme /
| Uniform Title: | Leycesters commonwealth. |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London, :
[publisher not identified],
Printed Anno Dom. MDCXLI [1641]
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| Series: | Early English books online.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Item Description: | Erroneously attributed to Robert Parsons. Cf. DNB; Lowndes volume 2, pages 1335. Leicester's ghost has special t.p. and separate paging. It is a versified version of Leicester's common-wealth. Another issue of the 1641 edition of Leicesters ghost appears on reel 259:E.197, numbers 3 as Wing R1837A. "First printed abroad, under the title of 'A dialogue between a scholar, a gentleman, and a lawyer,' &c. From the colour of its leaves, it was called 'Father Parson's green-coat'. In 1585 it was translated into French, and also printed abroad with this title, 'La vie abominable, ruses, trahisons, meurtres, imposture,' &c." Cf. The Harleian Miscellany. London, 1808-13. volume IV, pages 576. Reproduction of original in Huntington Library. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ([9], 183, [3], 34 pages : portrait. |