The thrie tailes of the thrie priests of Peblis Contayning manie notabill examples and sentences, and (that the paper should not be voide) supply it with sundrie merie tailes, verie pleasant to the reider, and mair exactlie corrected than the former impression.

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Signatures: A-E⁴[-E4]. Attributed to John Rolland in Lowndes' Bibliographer's manual and the British Museum Catalogue. Printer's device (McKerrow 307) on title page. At bottom of title page: Cum privilegio regali. "The text of "Thrie priests of Peblis" is printed on the inner two-thirds of each leaf; parallel to it, printed on the outer one-third of each leaf, is a text entitled "Mery tailes". This consists of 47 of "A C. mery tayles", moral tag lines omitted, selected from an undated edition described in Shakespeare jest-bookes, ed. by W. Carew Hazlitt, v. 1 (1864)."--DFo. Leaves B1, E2 and E3 lacking; replaced with handwritten leaves. Print faded; pages stained and torn. Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library.