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Record Nr.

UNISA996391291903316

Autore

Taylor John <1580-1653.>

Titolo

The old, old, very old man: or, The age and long life of Thomas Par, the son of Iohn Parr of Winnington in the parish of Alberbury; in the county of Salop, (or Shropshire) [[electronic resource] ] : who was borne in the raigne of King Edward the fourth, in the yeare 1483. Hee lived 152 yeares, nine monthes and odd dayes, and departed this life at Westminster the 15 of Novem. 1635, and is now buried in the Abby at Westminster. His manner of life and conversation in so long a pilgrimage; his marriages, and his bringing up to London, about the end of September last. 1635. Whereunto is added a postscript, shewing the many remarkable accidents that hapned in the life of this old man. Written by Iohn Taylor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed [by Augustine Mathewes] for Henry Gosson, at his shop on London Bridge, neere to the gate, 1635

Descrizione fisica

[32] p. : port. (woodcut)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

In verse.

Printer's name from STC.

Signatures: A-D⁴.

Running title reads: The very old man: or the life of Thomas Parr.

A later variant of STC 23782, with the title page reset and reworded.

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Some pages stained and torn; some text in facsimile.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113