Vox piscis: or, The book-fish : contayning three treatises which were found in the belly of a cod-fish in Cambridge Market, on Midsummer Eue last, anno Domini 1626.

Author/creator Frith, John
Other author Frith, John, 1503-1533.
Other author Tracy, Richard, d. 1569.
Other author Goad, Thomas, 1576-1638.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : Printed [by Humphrey Lownes, John Beale, and Augustine Mathewes] for Iames Boler and Robert Milbourne, M.DC.XXVII. [1627]
Description[4], 43, [1]; 237 [i.e. 239], [13]; [18], 47, [9], 127, [3]; [8], 180, [4] p. : ill.
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Variant title Book-fish.
Variant title Preparation to the Crosse and to death.
Variant title Mirrour, or, glasse to know thy selfe.
Variant title Briefe instruction, to teach a person willingly to die, and not to feare death.
Variant title Treasure of knovvledge.
Variant title Treasure of knowledge.
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteAttributed as a whole to John Frith in part 1, which is sometimes attributed to Thomas Goad. Part 2, "The preparation to the Crosse and to death", is a reprint of "Of the preparation to the Crosse, and to deathe", 1540 (STC 11393), translated by and sometimes attributed to Richard Tracy as well as to Frith. Part 3, "A mirrour, or, glasse to know thy selfe" and "A briefe instruction, to teach a person willingly to die, and not to feare death", is a reprint of Frith's "A letter wryten unto the faythful folowers of Christes Gospell" (1548-49? STC 11385.5). Part 4, "The treasure of knowledge", is a revision of the anonymous "The fountayne or well of lyfe" (STC 11211), not by Frith.
General noteParts 2-4 each have separate dated title page, pagination, and register; that to part 2 identifies John Beale as the printer. Within part 3, "A briefe instruction" also has separate dated title page and pagination, but the register is continuous.
General note"Lownes pr[inted]. pts. 1, 3 .. Mathewes pt. 4"--STC.
General notePart 2, p. 239 misnumbered 237.
General noteP. 178-180 are blank except for marginal rules and pagination; the two last leaves are blank as reported by Folger.
General notePart 4 identified as STC 24198 on UMI microfilm reel 1085.
General noteReproductions of the original(s) in Cambridge University Library.
General noteAppears at reel 1085 (part 4 only) and at reel 1574 (both filmed at Cambridge).
References STC (2nd ed.) 11395.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1085:23, 1574:03)
Other title Of the preparation to the Crosse, and to deathe.
Other title Fountayne or well of lyfe.
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