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A21002 A buckler against adversitie, or, A treatise of constancie written in French by the Right Honourable the Lord Du Vair ... ; and now done into English by Andreuu Court.; De la constance et consolation és calamites publiques. English. 1622 Du Vair, Guillaume, 1556-1621.; Court, Andrew. 1622 (1622) STC 7373; ESTC S786 88,690 171

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