E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Reade or Read (Simon),
alluded to by Ben Jonson in the Alchemist, i. 2, was Simon Read, of St. George’s, Southwark, professor of physic. Rymer, in his Fœdra, vol. xvi., says, “he was indicted for invoking evil spirits in order to find out the name of a person who, in 1608, stole £37 10s. from Tobias Mathews, of St. Mary Steynings, London.
ra, vol. xvi., says, “he was indicted for invoking evil spirits in order to find out the name of a person who, in 1608, stole £37 10s. from Tobias Mathews, of St. Mary Steynings, London.
