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I.S. is probably John Stow. |
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"The statly tragedy of Guistard and Sismond" is a translation of the "Decamerone" by Giovanni Boccaccio, first tale of the fourth day. |
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All three pieces sometimes misattributed to Joseph Hall and regarded as part 3 of his "Virgidemiarum". |
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Signatures: [A]¹ B-F (-F8). |
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"The northren mothers blessing. The way of thrift" has separate dated title page with "printed by Robert Robinson for Robert Dexter" in imprint. |
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The last leaf is blank. |
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Versions of the texts are listed in Brown, Carleton and Rossell Hope Robbins. The index of Middle English verse (1943), 3258, 671 and 1982. |
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Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. |
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Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.
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Stow, John, 1525?-1605.
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Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375.
Decamerone. First tale of the fourth day.
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