The surprize: or, the gentleman turn'd apothecary : A tale written originally in French prose; afterwards translated into Latin; and from thence now versified in hudibrastics.
| Author/creator | Ellis, John |
| Other author | Villiers, Claude Deschamps, sieur de, 1600?-1681. |
| Other author | Villiers, Jacob. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : printed and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1739. |
| Description | 4 unnumbered pages, 139, 1 unnumbered page, plate ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| General note | A verse adaptation, in English, by John Ellis of 'L'apoticaire dévalisé', variously attributed to Claude Deschamps de Villiers and Jacob Villiers; first published in English prose 1670 as 'The gentleman apothecary'and in 1693 as 'Nobilis pharmacopola'. |
| General note | Parallel Latin and English titlepages; parallel Latin prose and English verse. |
| General note | The Latin titlepage reads: 'Nobilis pharmacopola'. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the Harvard University Houghton Library. |
| References | Foxon, E290 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCN25825. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |
| Other title | Apoticaire dévalisé. |
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