The right, pleasant, and delightful history of Fortunatus, and his two sons. In two parts. I. Containing an account of his noble birth, remarkable travels, and strange adventures, in many kingdoms; how he obtained a purse, which supplied him with a continuance of money; and a wishing hat, by which he could be conveyed in an instant, to any place where he desired to be: As also his death, at which he bequeath'd his purse and hat to his two sons. [sic] with his sumptuous funeral monument, &c. II. Containing the travels and remarkable actions of his sons, with their untimely deaths and burials. First penn'd in the Dutch tongue. [sic] thence abstracted, and now published in English, by T.C

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  • The right, pleasant, and delightful history of Fortunatus, and his two sons. In two parts. I. Containing an account of his noble birth, remarkable travels, and strange adventures, in many kingdoms; how he obtained a purse, which supplied him with a continuance of money; and a wishing hat, by which he could be conveyed in an instant, to any place where he desired to be: As also his death, at which he bequeath'd his purse and hat to his two sons. [sic] with his sumptuous funeral monument, &c. II. Containing the travels and remarkable actions of his sons, with their untimely deaths and burials. First penn'd in the Dutch tongue. [sic] thence abstracted, and now published in English, by T.C
  • Fortunatus. English.
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London : printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, in Pater-noster-Row; S. Crowder, on London-Bridge; and J. King, in Moorfields, over-against New-Broad-Street, [Between 1759 and 1764?] The twelth edition. Illustrated with variety of new pictures, and new additions.; ..
Publication year
1759-1764
ESTC No.
N509044
Grub Street ID
436640
Description
168 p. : ill. ; 12°.
Note
The translation is attributed to Thomas Churchyard

Imprint lacks date; publication date conjectured by cataloguer, based on dates of booksellers given by the British Book Trade Index: Hitch, 1718-1764; Hawes, 1740-1755; Crowder, 1759 (although LC gives 1755-1793); King, 1760-1786

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