Keywords: FamHis075.png Roger Bacon seeing the souldier stand there with a sword drawne asked him what hee was and wherefore hee came there in that manner The souldier boldly answered him thus I am a Walloon and a souldier and more then this a villaine I am come hither because I was sent; I was sent because I was hyred I was hyred because I durst do it the thing I should doe is not done the thing to be done is to kill thee thus have you heard what I am and why I came pp 74-75 1904 https //archive org/details/famoushistoirieo00thom Early English Prose Romances III Fryer Bacon Edinburgh Otto Schulz Co https //archive org/stream/famoushistoirieo00thom page/74/mode/2up p 75 a reprinting of William Thoms's 1828 edition of an English prose romance available in manuscript by 1555 and first printed in 1627 Anonymous William Thoms editor other versions PD-1996 PD-1923 PD-EU-no author disclosure PD-retouched-user Harold Nelson The Famous Historie of Fryer Bacon Tailpieces book illustration Ornaments in Books Heads in art Swords in art Snakes in art Laurel wreaths in art Assassins Walloons Uploaded with UploadWizard Blood in art |