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B09683 The most admirable historie of that most renowned Christian worthy Arthvr, King of the Britaines Parker, Martin, fl. 1674. 1660 (1660) Wing P441E; ESTC R181453 18,141 31

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the_o most_o admirable_a history_n of_o that_o most_o renown_a christian_a worthy_a arthur_n king_n of_o the_o britain_n to_o 〈◊〉_d those_o noble_a spirit_n who_o after_o antiquity_n join_v with_o truth_n worthy_a country_n man_n or_o woman_n by_o what_o name_n age_n title_n or_o quality_n soever_o you_o be_v distinguish_v i_o present_v you_o here_o with_o a_o piece_n of_o that_o huge_a volume_n of_o antiquity_n wherewith_o our_o ancestor_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n content_o furnish_v love_n to_o the_o party_n oftentimes_o cause_v partiality_n in_o publish_v of_o praiseworthy_a deed_n this_o be_v the_o notion_n that_o the_o zelots_n of_o that_o age_n so_o far_o superabound_v in_o their_o historical_a relation_n of_o this_o indeed_o matchless_a mirror_n of_o monarchs_n and_o example_n of_o heroical_a actor_n insomuch_o that_o propose_v improbability_n they_o have_v in_o some_o sort_n drown_v reality_n to_o be_v brief_a where_o brevity_n be_v aim_v at_o geofry_n of_o monmouth_n 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