Solon his follie, or, A politique discourse touching the reformation of common-weales conquered, declined or corrupted

224 Pages·1996·7.1 MB·English

by  Becon, Richard

RICHARD BEACON
SOLON
HIS FOLLIE
(1594)
cneDievAL & ReMAissAWce
xexTS & STuDies
Volume 154
RENAISSANCE ENGLISH TEXT SOCIETY
SEVENTH SERIES
VOLUME XVin (FOR 1993)
SOLON HIS FOLLIE,
A POLITIQUE DISCOURSE
TOUCHING THE
Reformation of common-weales
conquered, declined or corrupted.
BY RICHARD BEACON
An Annotated Edition by
Clare Carroll
and
Vincent Carey
cneOievAL & RCKiAissAKice tc^ts & sruOies
Binghamton, NY
1996
—
©
Copyright 1996
Center for Medieval and Early Renaissance Studies
State University of New York at Binghamton
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Becon, Richard.
Solon his follie, or, A politique discourse touching the reformation of
common-weales conquered, declined or corrupted / by Richard Beacon; an
annotated ed—ition by Clare Carroll and Vincent Carey.
p. cm. (Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies; v. 154)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-86698-194-2 (alk. paper)
— —
1.Ireland Politicsandgovernment —16thcentu—ry. 2.Mun—ster(Irel—and)
Politicsandgover—nemnt. 3—.Landten—ure Irel—and Munster History 16th
century. 4.British Ireland Mtmster ^History 16thcentury. I.Carroll,Clare,
1955- . II. Carey, Vincent, 1961- . HI. Title. IV. Series.
DA937.B43 1996
325'.3142'0941909031—dc20 95-41147
CIP
This book is made to last.
It is set in Palatino, smyth-sewn,
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements vii
Abbreviations ix
Introduction, Part 1: Richard Beacon's Irish Experience xiii
Vincent Carey
Introduction, Part 2: The Text, Its Sources, and Traditions xxvi
Clare Carroll
Textual Introduction xliv
Clare Carroll
Solon hisfollie
Book I 1
Book n 39
m
Book 89
Textual Notes 147
Selected Bibliography 149
In Memory of
John Blake Carroll
(1913-1962)
and
Thomas G. Carey
(1969-1991)