Her nap was also broken at intervals like the fabled slumbers of Friar Bacon, by the dropping of the other patten, and of the umbrella.

Adjoining this room, another: "Built for a reading-room," said Friar Bacon; "but not much used-- yet."

The dreary sage, looking in through the window, perceiving a fixed reading-desk within, and inquiring its use: "I have Service there," said Friar Bacon.

"Now," said Friar Bacon, looking at his watch, "for the Pig-clubs!"

Nightingale's eye upon his name, as Friar Bacon wrote it, was a sight to consider in after years.

On general considerations it is usually dated to the 1590-94 period, or shortly after the success of Greene's original Friar Bacon.

That company performed a Friar Bacon play on February 19, 1592.

The plot of John of Bordeaux depends heavily on that of the original Friar Bacon.

"Friar Bacon" is based on the historical Roger Bacon, the thirteenth-century polymath who suffered a popular reputation as a magician.

Another level of plot involves Friar Bacon and his magic.