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Friar Bacon and Friar Bongay

Greene, Robert, published 1630 · comedy · Adult Professional;Professional · other editions of this work: 232 (1594) · other edition — not in the analysis

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TitleFriar Bacon and Friar Bongay
AuthorGreene, Robert
Publication year (edition)1630
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Genre group (comparison)comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 121 · edition 233 · TCP A02128 · DEEP 186
Edition roleOther edition — placed after the fit, excluded from the main statistics; its chunks carry the topic they were placed in, for browsing
First performance / composition (Annals)1589 [1586-1590]
First performance (BritDrama)1589 [1588-1592]
Company (BritDrama)Queen Elizabeth's Men
Company (Annals)Derby’s (Strange’s) Men (by 1592)
Title-page companyPrince Palatine's (Palsgrave's) Men
PrinterAllde, Elizabeth
PublisherAllde, Elizabeth
FormatQuarto
STC12268
Greg121b
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Comedy
BritDrama no.822
Title pageTHE HONORABLE HISTORIE OF FRIER BACON, AND FRIER BONGAY.
Title-page performance noteAs it was lately plaid by the Prince Palatine his Seruants.
Corpus buildcorpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1848 · witness single

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10–51473unassignedWHY looks my Lord like to a troubled sky, When heavens bright shine, is shadowed with a fog: O'late we ran the…
252–91469unassignedI grant (my Lord) the Damsel is as fair, As simple Suffolks homely towns can yield: But in the Court be quaint…
392–149492unassignedLacie the fool hath laid a perfect plot, For why our Country Marg'ret is so coy, And stands so much upon her h…
4150–206472T56 Magic, spells and conjuring0.73Bacon, we hear, that song we have suspect, That thou art read in magic's mystery, In Pyromancy, to divine by f…
5207–258500T3 Sickness, physic and doctors0.72But Bacon roves a bow beyond his reach, And tells of more than Magic can perform: Thinking to get a fame by fo…
6259–310479T15 Friars and holy orders in plot0.82I know not what we did, a pox of all conjuring Friars. Now jolly friar tell us, is this the book that Burden i…
7311–362493unassignedMarg'ret, a farmer's daughter for a farmer's son, I warrant you the meanest of us both, Shall have a mate to l…
8363–430496unassignedGreat men of Europe, Monarchs of the West, Ringed with the walls of old Oceanus, Whose lofty surges like the b…
9431–469499unassignedIf it please your Honour, we are ready at an inch. Sirrah Ned, I'll have no more post-horse to ride on, I'll h…
10470–528498T15 Friars and holy orders in plot0.81To whom speakest thou? To thee. Who art thou? Could you not judge when all your swords grew fast, That friar B…
11529–593512T15 Friars and holy orders in plot0.71I see the keeper's lovely lass appear, As bright-sun as the Paramour of Mars, Only attended by a jolly friar. …
12594–656508T15 Friars and holy orders in plot0.67Peggie, I pleaded first to get your grace for him: But when mine eyes surveyed your beauteous looks, Love like…
13657–722505T15 Friars and holy orders in plot0.84Then handfast hand, and I will to my book. What sees my Lord now? Bacon, I see the lovers hand in hand, The fr…
14723–762488T3 Sickness, physic and doctors0.75Bacon, if he will hold the German play, We'll teach him what an English Friar can do: The Devil I think dare n…
15763–820492unassignedAnd with scientia and great diligentia, Will conjure and charm, to keep you from harm, That utrum horum mavis,…
16821–885495unassignedInjurious Lacy, did I love thee more Than Alexander his Hephestion? Did I unfold the passions of my love, And …
17886–948482T15 Friars and holy orders in plot0.65Lacie shall die as Traitor to his Lord. I have deserved it, Edward, act it well. What hopes the Prince to gain…
18949–1015481T56 Magic, spells and conjuring0.73As it please Lord Lacy: but love's foolish looks Think footsteps miles, and minutes to be hours. I'll hasten, …
191016–1090516T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.74Rather these earthly geomantic spirits, Are dull and like the place where they remain: For when proud Lucifer …
201091–1160514T20 Hercules: labours, suffering and virtue0.77Raised Hercules to ruinate that tree, That Bungay mounted by his Magic spells. Set Hercules to work. Now Hercu…
211161–1215504T13 Knights, squires and ladies0.71Let me that joy in these consorting greets, And glory in these honours done to Ned, Yield thanks for all these…
221216–1279495unassignedCome frolic, Keeper of our Liege's game, Whose table spread hath ever Venison, And jacks of wine to welcome pa…
231280–1336447T15 Friars and holy orders in plot0.66Let pass the Country wealth, as flocks and kine, And lands that wave with Ceres' golden sheaves, Filling my ba…
241337–1372454unassignedWell, if that wealth may make men to live well. THe blooms of the Almond tree grow in a night, & vanish in a m…
251373–1409501unassignedMiles, thou know'st that I have dived into hell, And sought the darkest palaces of the Fiends, That with my Ma…
261410–1450516T15 Friars and holy orders in plot0.79Well, Friar Bacon, you have spent your seven years' study well, that can make your Head speak but two words at…
271451–1505497unassignedSome fiend or ghost haunt on thy weary steps, Until they do transport thee quick to hell: For Bacon shall have…
281506–1567504T15 Friars and holy orders in plot0.67We Castille Ladies are not very coy, Your Highness may command a greater boon: And glad were I to grace the Li…
291568–1631475T1 Death, grief and revenge0.75Thou seest I single thee the field, And what I spoke, I'll maintain with my sword: Stand on thy guard, I canno…
301632–1693495unassignedMarg'ret, be not so headstrong in these vows. Oh bury not such beauty in a Cell: That England hath held famous…
311694–1747461T15 Friars and holy orders in plot0.67Whence, Peggie, comes this Metamorphosis? What, shorn a Nun, and I have from the Court Posted with coursers to…
321748–1776511T26 Devils, hell and fiends0.89A Scholar, quoth you, marry sir, I would I had been made a bottle-maker, when I was made a scholar; for I can …
331777–1847516unassignedGramercies, Lordings, old Plantagenet, That rules and sways the Albion Diadem, With tears discovers these conc…