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A14467 The schoole of beastes; intituled, the good housholder, or the oeconomickes. Made dialogue-wise, by M. Peter Viret, translated out of French into English, by I.R.; Metamorphose Chrestienne. Part 2. English Viret, Pierre, 1511-1571.; I. B., fl. 1585. 1585 (1585) STC 24783; ESTC S105385 24,536 72

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