[Bacon (Nathaniel)] A Relation of the Fearefull Estate of Francis Spira, in the yeare, 1548, lacking A1 (?blank), title with typographical ornament, woodcut ornament and initial, first leaf of text torn and slightly defective at head with slight loss to contemporary ink inscription and head-line & first line, soiled and a little stained, slight worming affecting a few letters, contemporary sheep, worn and stained, spine defective, [STC 1177.5], 12mo, by I.L. for Phil. Stephens and Christoph. Meredith, 1638.

⁂ Rare work by an Italian lawyer who, after quitting Romanism for Protestantism, reverted to his first creed, suffering in consequence agonies of remorse and coming to an unhappy end. First published in 1638 ESTC records three editions of this year, all scarce, but only one copy of this edition, in the Folger Shakespeare Library.