The olde, old, very olde man: or the age and long life of Thomas Par the sonne of John Parr of Winnington in the parish of Alberbury; in the country of Salopp, (or Shropshire) who was borne in the raigne of King Edward the 4th. and is now living in the Strand, being aged 152. yeares and odd monethes. His manner of life and conversation in so long a pilgrimage; his marriages, and his bringing up to London about the end of September last. 1635. Written by Iohn Taylor.

Title

The olde, old, very olde man: or the age and long life of Thomas Par the sonne of John Parr of Winnington in the parish of Alberbury; in the country of Salopp, (or Shropshire) who was borne in the raigne of King Edward the 4th. and is now living in the Strand, being aged 152. yeares and odd monethes. His manner of life and conversation in so long a pilgrimage; his marriages, and his bringing up to London about the end of September last. 1635. Written by Iohn Taylor.

Author

Taylor, John, 1580-1653.

Publication

London :: Printed [by A. Mathewes] for Henry Gosson,

1635.

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Subject terms

Parr, Thomas, 1483?-1635 -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800.

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"The olde, old, very olde man: or the age and long life of Thomas Par the sonne of John Parr of Winnington in the parish of Alberbury; in the country of Salopp, (or Shropshire) who was borne in the raigne of King Edward the 4th. and is now living in the Strand, being aged 152. yeares and odd monethes. His manner of life and conversation in so long a pilgrimage; his marriages, and his bringing up to London about the end of September last. 1635. Written by Iohn Taylor." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A13482.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• TO THE HIGH AND MIGHTIE PRINCE. CHARLES, By the Grace of God, King of great Britaine, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c.
• THE OCCASION OF this Old Man's being brought out of Shropshiere to London.
  • One Remarkable Passage of the Old mans Pollicie must not bee omitted or for∣gotten, which is thus.
• The very Old Man: OR, The Life of Thomas Parr.