Roman stories: or The history of the seven wise mistresses of Rome. Containing seven days entertainment, in many pleasant and witty tales and stories. Wherein the treachery of evil counsellors is discovered, innocency cleared, and the wisdom of seven wise mistresses displayed. Newly corrected and better explained and enlarged. Adorned with many pretty pictures, lively expressing the history. The twelfth edition

All titles

• Roman stories: or The history of the seven wise mistresses of Rome. Containing seven days entertainment, in many pleasant and witty tales and stories. Wherein the treachery of evil counsellors is discovered, innocency cleared, and the wisdom of seven wise mistresses displayed. Newly corrected and better explained and enlarged. Adorned with many pretty pictures, lively expressing the history. The twelfth edition
• History of the seven wise mistrisses of Rome
• Roman stories; History of the seven wise mistresses of Rome; History of the seven days entertainment; Seven wise mistresses

People / Organizations

• Thomas Sabine I ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")

Imprint

London : printed and sold by T. Sabine, No. 81, Shoe Lane, Fleet Street, [1795?]

Publication year

1790-1800

ESTC No.

R22013

Grub Street ID

94574

Description

107, 13 p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 8°

Note

"To the reader" signed: Tho. Howard

Date of publication, "post-1700", from Wing CD

A revised and enlarged edition of: The history of seven wise mistrisses of Rome

With advertisement following printer's address in imprint

Running title reads: The seven wise mistresses; Frontis. = ill

Includes "Choice novels. A pleasant story of the unhappy counterfeit, or fortunate gipsey" which has even numbered pages on rectos

Identified as Wing H3011A on UMI microfilm "Early English books, 1641-1700".