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A18343 [T]o the right noble, right excellent [and] vertuous prince George duc of Clarence Erle of warwyk and of salisburye, grete chamberlayn of Englond [and] leutenant of Irelond oldest broder of kynge Edward by the grace of god kynge of England and of frau[n]ce, your most humble seruant william Caxton amonge other of your seruantes sendes vnto you peas. helthe. ioye and victorye vpon your enemyes ...; De ludo scachorum. English Jacobus, de Cessolis, fl. 1288-1322; Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491. 1474 (1480) STC 4920; ESTC S106478 90,016 148

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