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A04975 The pleasaunt playne and pythye pathewaye leadynge to a vertues and honest lyfe no lesse profytable, then delectable. V.L. Leigh, Valentine, fl. 1562.; Lynyng, Urban, attributed name. 1522 (1522) STC 15113.5; ESTC S121899 32,141 48

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