A12246
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Paradoxes of defence wherein is proued the true grounds of fight to be in the short auncient weapons, and that the short sword hath aduantage of the long sword or long rapier. And the weakenesse and imperfection of the rapier-fights displayed. Together with an admonition to the noble, ancient, victorious, valiant, and most braue nation of Englishmen, to beware of false teachers of defence, and how they forsake their owne naturall fights: with a briefe commendation of the noble science or exercising of armes. By George Siluer Gentleman.
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Silver, George, fl. 1599.
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1599
(1599)
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STC 22554; ESTC S117412
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47,315
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86
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A48269
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The famous romance of Tarsis and Zelie. Digested into ten books. / VVritten originally in French, by the acute pen of a person of honour. ; Done into English by Charles Williams, Gent.; Tarsis et Zelie. English. 1685
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Le Vayer de Boutigny, M. (Roland), 1627-1685.; Williams, Charles, 17th cent.
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1685
(1685)
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Wing L1797; ESTC R25799
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390,801
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342
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A08840
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The second tome of the Palace of pleasure conteyning store of goodly histories, tragicall matters, and other morall argument, very requisite for delighte and profit. Chosen and selected out of diuers good and commendable authors: by William Painter, clerke of the ordinance and armarie. Anno. 1567.; Palace of pleasure. Vol. 2
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Painter, William, 1540?-1594.
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1567
(1567)
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STC 19124; ESTC S110236
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560,603
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890
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A47682
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Cassandra the fam'd romance : the whole work : in five parts / written originally in French ; now elegantly rendred into English by a person of quality.; Cassandre. English
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La Calprenède, Gaultier de Coste, seigneur de, d. 1663.; Cotterell, Charles, Sir, d. 1701.
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1652
(1652)
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Wing L106A; ESTC R42095
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1,385,752
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872
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