Satyre Menippee de la vertu de catholicon d'Espaigne. Et de la tenue des estats de Paris
Subtitle: Augmentée outre les precedentes impressions tant de l'interpretation du mot de Higuiero d'infierno, & qui en est l'autheur, que du Supplément ou suite du catholicon. ..
Contributors: Fletcher, A.
Edition: Derniere edition.
Publisher: s.n.]
Published: 1600
Place of publication: Paris?
Language: frm
Number of pages: 144
Subjects: Sainte Ligue (1576-1593); History
Other titles: Satyre Menippee de la vertu de catholicon d'Espaigne.; Le supplement du catholicon ou nouvelles des regions de la lune.
Work titles: Satyre Ménippée
Notes: Originally published: [Paris? 1594]

Supposed to be inspired by Jean Le Roy. The different prose pieces are by Jacques Gillot, Florent Chrestien, Nicolas Rapin, and Pierre Pithou, the verses by Jean Passerat, Nicolas Rapin, and Gilles Durant, the remarks and notes by Pierre Dupuy.

Edition statement appears on title page between the words "estats de Paris" and "augmentee"

Place of publication suggested by Alden.

Signatures: ã¹² A-F⁸ G-M¹² a-d¹²

"Discours" (leaves 85-96) identifies a Spanish drug "Higuiero d'infierno" as the prickly-pear cactus found in the West Indies.

"Le supplement du catholicon" (leaves [97-144]) has special title page and separate signatures.

European Americana 600/85.

John Carter Brown Library copy is bound in contemporary vellum. Leaves [13-14], 3rd count, are misbound between leaves [10-11], 3rd count.

John Carter Brown Library copy has: A. Fletcher: autograph.