O read me for I am of great antiquitie : I plaine Piers which can not flatter, a plough man men me call, my speech is fowlle yet marke the matter now things may hap to fall, but now another Ile haue for mee, I thinke it is as fit say, if any my name doo craue, I am the gransier of Martin mareprelitte : compiled afore yeaster day, for the behoofe and ouerthrow of all parsons, vikars, and curats, who haue learned their cathechismes and can not yet vnderstand them, although they be past their grace.

Format:

Microformat

Contributor:

Roy, William, active 1527-1531.

Series:

Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1838:13.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Controversial literature.

Catholic Church.

Genre:

Controversial literature.

Physical Description:

16+ unnumbered pages

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Edition:

Newly corrected ...

Other Title:

I plaine Piers which can not flatter.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Printed either of this side, or of that side of some the priestes, [1589?]

Notes:

In verse.

Sometimes attributed to William Roy--Cf. STC (2nd ed.).

Date of imprint suggested by STC (2nd ed.).

Imperfect: lacking all after signature D2.

Reproduction of original in the British Library.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1985. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1838:13)

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 19903a.5

OCLC:

23935560