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with a wardrobe full of many
;oflly garments, beautified with many
irecKjus ftones, and fome rich golden
l candle dicks, fee v^ith carbuncles which
i'jhone fo in the night, that they gave
ight all over the room : Fortunatus
ildmiring all thefe great riches and in-
inite trealures, praifed them greatly ;
::hen faid the Soldan, 1 have one jewel
liiore, that 1 efteem above all thefe.
!'| Then he brought him into his bed-
|hamber, v/hich was richly adorned;
hen he took in his hand a fmall felt
at, fimple to behold, faying, I fetmore
y this hat, than by all the precious
wels I poffefs; fuch a hat is not to
e had. Then faid Fortunatus, I would
â– jiiadly know what power and virtue
.onfifls in it; then anfwered the Sol-
mn, it hath this virtue, that he who
mth it on his head, where he willies
ulmfelf to be, he is with a thought con-
’cyed thither; fo that with it I take
geafure, more than in all my jewels.
:«en thought Fortunatus, how we.ll
Kill this hat agree with my purfe? fo
ltd he to the king, lince this hat hath
Ich virtue, furely it mud be very hea-
on, his head that weareth it; then
" lj U R 1 U oJ A l L 21
with a wardrobe full of many
;oflly garments, beautified with many
irecKjus ftones, and fome rich golden
l candle dicks, fee v^ith carbuncles which
i'jhone fo in the night, that they gave
ight all over the room : Fortunatus
ildmiring all thefe great riches and in-
inite trealures, praifed them greatly ;
::hen faid the Soldan, 1 have one jewel
liiore, that 1 efteem above all thefe.
!'| Then he brought him into his bed-
|hamber, v/hich was richly adorned;
hen he took in his hand a fmall felt
at, fimple to behold, faying, I fetmore
y this hat, than by all the precious
wels I poffefs; fuch a hat is not to
e had. Then faid Fortunatus, I would
â– jiiadly know what power and virtue
.onfifls in it; then anfwered the Sol-
mn, it hath this virtue, that he who
mth it on his head, where he willies
ulmfelf to be, he is with a thought con-
’cyed thither; fo that with it I take
geafure, more than in all my jewels.
:«en thought Fortunatus, how we.ll
Kill this hat agree with my purfe? fo
ltd he to the king, lince this hat hath
Ich virtue, furely it mud be very hea-
on, his head that weareth it; then
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| Chapbooks printed in Scotland > Adventures and adventurers > History of Fortunatus > (21) |
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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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