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HISTORY
O F
JFORTUNATUS
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CHAP I.
Of the Birth of FORTUNATOS.
IN the famous ifle of Cyprus, there is
a (lately city, caHed Famagofta, where
once lived a wealthy noble citizen nam-;
ed Theodorus, who was left by his de¬
lations in great riches: He being left
young by his parents, addi<fled himfelf
to all manner of pleafures and pallime,
often frequenting princes’ courts, where
he loon (pent great part of his wealth in
riotous living, to the grief of his friends 1
and relations, who thinking to make :
him leave thefe courfes, determined ton
marry him to a noble and rich citizen’s
daughter named Gratiana, and by con-1-
jtnt of both parties he was married to
her j and in a fumptuous manner the
wedding was kept with greart feafting.
Theodorus taking his fpoufe home, Hv-
O F
JFORTUNATUS
^ \
CHAP I.
Of the Birth of FORTUNATOS.
IN the famous ifle of Cyprus, there is
a (lately city, caHed Famagofta, where
once lived a wealthy noble citizen nam-;
ed Theodorus, who was left by his de¬
lations in great riches: He being left
young by his parents, addi<fled himfelf
to all manner of pleafures and pallime,
often frequenting princes’ courts, where
he loon (pent great part of his wealth in
riotous living, to the grief of his friends 1
and relations, who thinking to make :
him leave thefe courfes, determined ton
marry him to a noble and rich citizen’s
daughter named Gratiana, and by con-1-
jtnt of both parties he was married to
her j and in a fumptuous manner the
wedding was kept with greart feafting.
Theodorus taking his fpoufe home, Hv-
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| Chapbooks printed in Scotland > Adventures and adventurers > History of Fortunatus > (2) |
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| Description | Setting forth his birth, life, travels, and adventures in most parts of the world. How the Lady Fortune appeared to him, and gave him a rich purse that never wanted money; and also (in his travels) how he got from the Soldan a wishing hat, that by putting on his head, he could convey himself immediately into whatever place he desired. With an account how Fortunatus on his death-bed, declared to his two sons, Ampedo and Andolocia, the virtue of his purse and hat. |
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| Shelfmark | L.C.2833(17) |
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| Description | Over 3,000 chapbooks published in Scotland in the 18th and 19th centuries. Subjects include courtship, humour, occupations, fairs, apparitions, war, politics, crime, executions, Jacobites, transvestites, and freemasonry. Chapbooks are small booklets of 8, 12, 16 and 24 pages, often illustrated with crude woodcuts. Produced cheaply and sold by peddlars on the streets, they formed the staple reading material of the common people, along with broadsides. |
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