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A countercuffe giuen to Martin Iunior : manuscript copy
Title
A countercuffe giuen to Martin Iunior : manuscript copy.
Production
England?, before 1886 March.
Physical Description
1 volume (4 leaves)
Language
English
Notes
Title from title page.
Manuscript note on first page indicates volume was purchased at the Napier sale at Sotheby's, London in 1886 March.
In English.
Provenance
Gift of Rev. Henry Martyn Dexter, D.D., 1890.
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This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Thomas Nash (1567-1601), Elizabethan playwright, poet, satirist, and pamphleteer.
Summary
Manuscript copy, unsigned and in an unidentified hand, prepared before 1886 March of A countercuffe giuen to Martin Iunior by the ventruous, hardie, and renowned Pasquill of England caualiero ; not of olde Martins making, which newlie knighted the saints in heauen, with rise vp Sir Peter and Sir Paule, but lately dubd for his seruice at home in the defence of his countrey, and for the cleane breaking of his staffe vppon Martins face (1589). This satirical work is typically attributed to Thomas Nash.
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Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
June 08, 2022
References
A Countercuffe Given to Martin Iunior. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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A Countercuffe Given to Martin Iunior. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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