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A01951 Playes confuted in fiue actions prouing that they are not to be suffred in a Christian common weale, by the waye both the cauils of Thomas Lodge, and the play of playes, written in their defence, and other obiections of players frendes, are truely set downe and directlye aunsweared. By Steph. Gosson, stud. Oxon. Gosson, Stephen, 1554-1624. 1582 (1582) STC 12095; ESTC S105757 41,651 123

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