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A06940 Markhams faithfull farrier wherein the depth of his skill is layd open in all those principall and approued secrets of horsemanship, which the author neuer published, but hath kept in his brest, and hath beene the glory of his practise. Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. 1630 (1630) STC 17367; ESTC S1627 30,777 125

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