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A09129 The worthie hystorie of the most noble and valiaunt knight Plasidas, otherwise called Eustas, who was martyred for the profession of Iesus Christ. Gathered in English verse by Iohn Partridge, in the yere of our Lord. 1566 Partridge, John, fl. 1566-1573. 1566 (1566) STC 19438; ESTC S110300 16,791 70

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