Leicester's common-wealth : conceived, spoken and published with most earnest protestation of dutifull goodwill and affection towards this realme /

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Leycesters commonwealth.
Other Authors: Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610, Rogers, Thomas, 1573 or 4-1609 or 10
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, : [publisher not identified], Printed Anno Dom. MDCXLI [1641]
Series:Early English books online.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
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.
Physical Description:1 online resource ([9], 183, [3], 34 pages : portrait.