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A02573 The actes of Englysh votaryes comprehendynge their vnchast practyses and examples by all ages, from the worldes begynnynge to thys present yeare, collected out of their owne legendes and chronycles by Iohan Bale. ...; Acts of English votaries. Part 1 Bale, John, 1495-1563. 1546 (1546) STC 1270; ESTC S100591 56,964 138

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