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A90197 Advice to a son; or Directions for your better conduct through the various and most important encounters of this life. Vnder these generall heads I. Studies &c. II. Love and marriage. III. Travell. IV. Government. V. Religion. Conclusion. Osborne, Francis, 1593-1659. 1655 (1655) Wing O508; Thomason E1640_1; ESTC R203068 48,531 168

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