The plough-mans tale. : Shewing by the doctrine and liues of the Romish clergie, that the Pope is Antichrist and they his ministers. Written by Sir Geffrey Chaucer, Knight, amongst his Canterburie tales: and now set out apart from the rest, with a short exposition of the words and matters, for the capacitie and vnderstanding of the simpler sort of readers.

The plough-mans tale. : Shewing by the doctrine and liues of the Romish clergie, that the Pope is Antichrist and they his ministers. Written by Sir Geffrey Chaucer, Knight, amongst his Canterburie tales: and now set out apart from the rest, with a short exposition of the words and matters, for the capacitie and vnderstanding of the simpler sort of readers.

Ploughman's tale.

At London : Printed by G. E[ld] for Samuell Macham, and Mathew Cooke, and are to be sold at their shop in Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the Tygers head, 1606.

[64] p. ; (4to)

Not in fact by Chaucer. Also misattributed to Thomas Brampton. "A.N. Wawn, Yearbook of English studies, 2 (1972) 21-40, and BJRL, 56 (1973) 174-92, argues that the work was originally a Lollard tract written in the early 15th century, subsequently revised and gaining the addition of the prologue and lines 205-28 in the 16th century"--Halkett & Laing (3rd ed.).

This edition is also sometimes attributed to Anthony Wotton, whose name appears in a manuscript note in the Harvard University. Library copy--STC.

In verse.

Printer's name from STC.

Signatures: A-H⁴.

Last leaf is blank.

Stationers' register: Entered 17 January [1606]

Wiggins, Alison. "What Did Renaissance Readers Write in their Printed Copies of Chaucer?" The Library 9:1 (2008): 3-36. doi: 10.1093/library/9.1.003.

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Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 5101
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S117139

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 5101

HH52/20. Olive goatskin binding with gilt tooling, signed by R. De Coverly. Stained; outer corners of A1 (t.p.) and A2 restored. Pencilled bibliographical note of Bernard Quaritch. Provenance: bookplate of Frederick Locker; Harmsworth copy