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A02656 A caueat for commen cursetors vvlgarely called uagabones, set forth by Thomas Harman, esquier, for the vtilite and proffyt of hys naturall countrey. Newly agmented and imprinted Anno Domini. M.D.LXUII. Vewed, examined and allowed, according vnto the Queenes Maiestyes iniunctions Harman, Thomas, fl. 1567. 1567 (1567) STC 12787; ESTC S112487 48,296 64

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