The delightful Princely, and entertaining history of the gentle-craft. Containing many matters of delight, very pleasant to read. Shewing what famous men have been shoemakers in old Time, with their Worthy Deeds and Generous Humours. Also demonstrating why it was called the gentle-craft; And how the Proverb first came, A Shoemaker's Son is a Prince Born. To which is added, (what is not in any Book of the like Nature) The Merry Pranks of the Green King of St. Martin's, a Shoemaker so called. Concluding with The Shoemakers Glory: Being a Merry Song in the Praise of Shoemakers. To be sung by them every Year on the 25th of October, being Crispin. Adorned with Pictures suitable to each Story
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
printed for Henry Woodgate and Samuel Brooks, at the Golden-Ball, in Pater-Noster-Row
1758, 1758
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | Anonymous. By Thomas Deloney. - English Short Title Catalog, T60634. - First published in 1637 as 'Gentle craft'. - Pp. 97-105 misnumbered 96-104. - Reproduction of original from British Library. - Vertical chain lines |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource ([12],104[i.e.105],[3]p) ill 12° |