The surprize: or, The gentleman turn'd apothecary. A tale. Written originally in French prose; afterwards translated into Latin; and from thence now versified in hudibrastics.
| Author/creator | Ellis, John |
| Other author | Villiers, Claude Deschamps, sieur de, 1600?-1681. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Printed and sold by the booksellers, [1739?] |
| Description | 71, 1 unnumbered page, plate ; 12⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| General note | A verse adaptation, in English, by John Ellis of 'L'apoticaire dévalisé', variously attributed to Claude Deschamps de Villiers and Jacob Villiers; first published in English prose 1670 as 'The gentleman apothecary' and in 1693 as 'Nobilis pharmacopola'. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from British Library. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, T224723. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Other title | Apoticaire dévalisé. |