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Greenes groatsworth of wit, bought with a million of repentance. : Describing the folly of youth, the falshood of make-shift flatterers, the misery of the negligent, and mischieves of deceiving curtezans. Published at his dying request, and newly corrected and of many errors purged.

Greene, Robert, 1558-1592, author.; Hind, John, active 1596-1606, attributed name.; Heywood, Jasper, 1535-1598, attributed name.; Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.
1637
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Title
Greenes groatsworth of wit, bought with a million of repentance. : Describing the folly of youth, the falshood of make-shift flatterers, the misery of the negligent, and mischieves of deceiving curtezans. Published at his dying request, and newly corrected and of many errors purged.
Uniform title
Groats-worth of wit, bought with a million of repentance
Created/published
London : Printed by [R. Hodgkinson] for Henry and Moses Bell, 1637.
Description
[46] p. ; (4to)
Associated name
Greene, Robert, 1558-1592, author.
Hind, John, active 1596-1606, attributed name.
Heywood, Jasper, 1535-1598, attributed name.
Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.
Note
Signed on F2r: Robert Greene.

Partly in verse.

Printer's name from STC.

Preface and "Greenes epitaph" signed: "I. H.", variously assigned to John Hind and Jasper Heywood.

"Greenes epitaph" begins on F2v.

This edition has perpendicular chain lines--STC.

Last leaf blank.

Signatures: A⁴ (-A1) B-F⁴.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 12250
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S113897
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
STC 12250
Folger-specific note
cs452. Manuscript numbers on t.p.: '19' and '(35)', the latter crossed out. Copy stained. Provenance: inscription on back free endpaper: 'C + P. J. O. H. P.': Halliwell-Phillipps copy; bookplates of James Maidment and John Kershaw

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