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A01287 A direction or preparatiue to the study of the lawe wherein is shewed, what things ought to be obserued and vsed of them that are addicted to the study of the law, and what on the contrary part ought to be eschued and auoyded. Fulbecke, William, 1560-1603?. 1600 (1600) STC 11410; ESTC S102759 95,054 195

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