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A03047 Here begynneth the boke intituled Eracles, and also of Godefrey of Boloyne the whiche speketh of the conquest of the holy londe of Iherusalem ...; Godfrey of Boloyne. English. Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491. 1481 (1481) STC 13175; ESTC S106551 242,893 284

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