Leicester's common-wealth : conceived, spoken and published with most earnest protestation of dutifull goodwill and affection towards this realme / by Robert Parsons Jesuite ; whereunto is added Leicesters-ghost.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610.

Series:

Early English books online

Standardized Title:

Leycesters commonwealth.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588.

Leicester, Robert Dudley.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (9 unnumbered pages, 183 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 34 pages) : portrait

Other Title:

Father Parson's green-coat.

Dialogue between a scholar, a gentleman, and a lawyer.

Place of Publication:

London, : [publisher not identified], Printed Anno Dom. MDCXLI [1641]

System Details:

text file

Notes:

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.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 605:2) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

Wing (2nd edition) L969

Contains:

Rogers, Thomas, 1573 or 1574-1609 or 1610. Leicester's ghost.

Leicesters ghost.

OCLC:

12202467

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