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A11153
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A nevv vvonder, a woman never vext A pleasant conceited comedy: sundry times acted: never before printed. Written by VVilliam Rowley, one of his Maiesties servants.
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Rowley, William, 1585?-1642?
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1632
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STC 21423; ESTC S116272
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