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A68663 The courte of ciuill courtesie fitly furnished with a pleasant porte of stately phrases and pithie precepts, assembled in the behalfe of all younge gentlemen and others that are desirous to frame their behauiour according to their estates at all times and in all companies, therby to purchase worthy prayse of their inferiours and estimation and credite amonge theyr betters / out of Italian by S.R. Gent. S. R. (Simon Robson), d. 1617.; Rowlands, Samuel, 1570?-1630? 1577 (1577) STC 21134.5; ESTC S4860 29,881 61

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