| 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. |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | Attributed 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 note | Parts 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 note | Part 2, p. 239 misnumbered 237. |
| General note | P. 178-180 are blank except for marginal rules and pagination; the two last leaves are blank as reported by Folger. |
| General note | Part 4 identified as STC 24198 on UMI microfilm reel 1085. |
| General note | Reproductions of the original(s) in Cambridge University Library. |
| General note | Appears at reel 1085 (part 4 only) and at reel 1574 (both filmed at Cambridge). |
| References |
STC (2nd ed.) 11395. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic 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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