{"product_id":"cocke-lorelles-bote-a-satirical-poem","title":"Cocke Lorelles Bote. A Satirical Poem.","description":"\u003cp\u003eAberdeen: J\u0026amp;J.P.Edmond \u0026amp; Spark. 1884.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLimited edition. 44 of 101 copies. 4to. 185x140mm. pp. xvi, 18, [2]. Red quarter morocco, marbled paper covered boards. Rubbing and wear to the extremities and to spine. Internally near fine. Overall a very good copy. The preface offers a helpful history and explanation of this curious work. Printed by Wynkyn de Worde in the early part of Henry VIII's reign, it is a satirical poem of 1414 lines \"in which various classes of society, chiefly of the lower order, are passed under review in rapid succession\". The \"Bote\" is a nod to Sebastian Brandt's \"Ship of Fools\". Cocke Lorrell (a real person) was the leader of a band of robbers and \"the most notorious knave that ever lived\". The work was rediscovered in the nineteenth century when a number of limited editions were published including this one. \" the poem gives the impression of dealing with local and contemporary events, cataloguing the crafts and trades of the time, crudely describing in great detail low-life characters, and naming specific persons and places. Thus the Bote marks a transitional stage in the development from medieval didacticism and allegory to the sociological realism of the rogue pamphleteers\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANONYMOUS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55291528282489,"sku":"4584","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1484\/0910\/files\/4584_1.jpg?v=1750785360","url":"https:\/\/voewoodrarebooks.com\/products\/cocke-lorelles-bote-a-satirical-poem","provider":"Voewood Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}