| Variant title |
Certaine worthye manuscript poems of great antiquitie reserved long in the studie of a Northfolke gentleman |
| Variant title |
Northren mothers blessing. The way of thrift. |
| Variant title |
Certaine worthye manuscript poems of great antiquitie reserved long in the studie of a Northfolke gentleman. |
| Variant title |
Way to thrifte. |
| Series |
Early English books online. ^A888680
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| General note | I.S. is probably John Stow. |
| General note | "The statly tragedy of Guistard and Sismond" is a translation of the "Decamerone" by Giovanni Boccaccio, first tale of the fourth day. |
| General note | All three pieces sometimes misattributed to Joseph Hall and regarded as part 3 of his "Virgidemiarum". |
| General note | Signatures: [A]ยน B-F (-F8). |
| General note | "The northren mothers blessing. The way of thrift" has separate dated title page with "printed by Robert Robinson for Robert Dexter" in imprint. |
| General note | The last leaf is blank. |
| General note | Versions of the texts are listed in Brown, Carleton and Rossell Hope Robbins. The index of Middle English verse (1943), 3258, 671 and 1982. |
| General note | Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. |
| References |
STC (2nd ed.) 21499. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 469:4) |
| Stock number | CL0036000014 ProQuest. 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3218 |
