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A11260 A funerall elegye in memory of the late vertuous Maister VVilliam Peter of Whipton neere Excester. By W.S.; Funerall elegye in memory of the late vertuous Maister William Peter of Whipton neere Excester W. S., fl. 1612.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, attributed name. 1612 (1612) STC 21526; ESTC S112133 8,997 23

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