The delightful, princely and entertaining history of the Gentle-Craft: containing many matters of delight, very pleasant to read. Shewing what famous men have been shooe-makers in old time; with their worthy deeds and generous humours. Also demonstrating why called the Gentle-Craft. And how the proverb first came A shooe-maker's son is a prince born. To which is added, The merry pranks of the Green King of St. Martin's, a shooe-maker so called. With the shooe-makers glory: being a merry song in praise of shooe makers to be ung by them every year on the 25th of October, being Crispin's birth-day. Adorned with pictures suitable to each story

All titles

• The delightful, princely and entertaining history of the Gentle-Craft: containing many matters of delight, very pleasant to read. Shewing what famous men have been shooe-makers in old time; with their worthy deeds and generous humours. Also demonstrating why called the Gentle-Craft. And how the proverb first came A shooe-maker's son is a prince born. To which is added, The merry pranks of the Green King of St. Martin's, a shooe-maker so called. With the shooe-makers glory: being a merry song in praise of shooe makers to be ung by them every year on the 25th of October, being Crispin's birth-day. Adorned with pictures suitable to each story
• Gentle craft

People / Organizations

• Thomas Deloney (Author)
• Richard Ware II ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")
• Catherine Ware ("printed for")
• Stanley Crowder ("printed for")

Imprint

London : printed for A. Wilde, in Aldersgate-Street; C Hitch and L. Hawes, in Pater-Noster-Row; S. Crowder and Comp. on London-Bridge; C. and R Ware, on Ludgate-Hill: and H. Woodgate, and S. Brookes, in Pater-Noster-Row, 1760.

Publication year

1760

ESTC No.

T60633

Grub Street ID

286469

Description

168 p. : ill. ; 12°.

Note

Anonymous. By Thomas Deloney

First published in 1637 as 'Gentle craft'.