Pappe with an hatchet. Alias, a figge for my God sonne. Or Cracke me this nut. Or A countrie cuffe, : that is, a sound boxe of the eare, for the idiot Martin to hold his peace, seeing the patch will take no warning. /
Lyly, John,1554?-1606.
Herbert, William,18th century,former owner.StEdNL
Plummer, Andrew,1748-1799,former owner.StEdNL
[London] : Imprinted by Iohn Anoke, and Iohn Astile, for the Bayliue of Withernam, cum priuilegio perennitatis, and are to bee sold at the signe of the crab tree cudgell in thwackcoate lane.,
[1589]
Anonymous. Attributed to John Lyly.
The printers' names are fictitious. Printed by Thomas Orwin (STC).
Written in reply to Martin Marprelate (pseud.)
Pencil marginal annotations, not in contemporary hand.
ESTC
STC (2nd ed.)
18th-century ink inscription on recto of front free endpaper: Wm. Herbert. Large armorial bookplate of Plummer of Middlestead on front pastedown. Library label of Sunderland Hall on front pastedown with shelfmark H7.
Church of England
Marprelate controversy
England London.