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Record Nr.

UNISA996385745603316

Autore

Randolph Thomas <1605-1635.>

Titolo

The high and mightie commendation of the vertue of a pot of good ale [[electronic resource] ] : full of wit without offence, of mirth without obscenities of pleasure without scurrilitie, and of good content without distaste : whereunto is added the valiant battell fought between the Norfolk Cock and the Wisbich Cock / / written by Thomas Randall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for F. Cowles, T. Bates, and J. Wright, 1642

Descrizione fisica

[8] p

Altri autori (Persone)

TaylorJohn <1580-1653.>

WildRobert <1609-1679.>

Soggetti

Great Britain Social life and customs 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Illustrated t.p.

In verse.

Hazlitt considers Randall and Thomas Randolph the same person but B. M. lists them as two separate people.

"This facetious piece was more probably by Taylor, the water poet" Cf. Hazlitt.

Entered in Wing under Thomas Randolph.  See, however, Randolph, Thomas, Poems ... ed. by G. Thorn-Drury, p. xxii.  Where "The high and mightie" is not included as a poem of Randolph's.

"The valiant battell ..." is by Robert Wild.  Cf. Games and gamesters of the restoration (1930) pp. 112-114.

Wing entry imprint reads "F. Coules."

Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0158