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A03185 An apology for actors Containing three briefe treatises. 1 Their antiquity. 2 Their ancient dignity. 3 The true vse of their quality. Written by Thomas Heywood. Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641. 1612 (1612) STC 13309; ESTC S106113 35,274 66

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