The history of the King and the cobler. : In two parts. Part I. Shews how King Henry VIIIth used to visit the watches in the city; his acquaintance with a merry cobler; how he was entertained in the cobler's cellar and what had like to have befallen them; how, upon parting the King invited him to court, and what befel him there. Part II. Informs what past between the cobler and his wife Joan on his return from court; also how the Queen, hearing of the mirth which the cobler made, was desirous of seeing him: upon which the King disguished himself as a tanner, and went to sell the cobler some leather, and took the Queen with him, as a young country maid; how the King invited the cobler and his wife to dine with them at an inn, and what passed there; and lastly, how the cobler was put in fear of his life, and came off with flying colours.

Format:

Book

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Standardized Title:

History of the King and Cobler.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English fiction--18th century.

English fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

24 pages ; 24⁰

Edition:

A new edition, carefully corrected.

Place of Publication:

Glasgow : printed in the Saltmarket, MDCCXCVIII. [1798]

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from National Library of Scotland.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T185485.

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