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A11524
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The famous game of chesse-play truely discouered, and all doubts resolued; so that by reading this small booke thou shalt profit more then by the playing a thousand mates. An exercise full of delight; fit for princes, or any person of what qualitie soeuer. Newly published by A.S. Gent.
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Saul, Arthur.
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1614
(1614)
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STC 21772; ESTC S116800
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17,752
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61
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A19790
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Ludus scacchiæ: = chesse-play A game, both pleasant, wittie, and politicke: with certain briefe instructions therevnto belonging; translated out of the Italian into the English tongue. Containing also therein, a prety and pleasant poeme of a whole game played at chesse. Written by G.B.; Libro da imparare giocare a scachi. English. Selections
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Damiano, da Odenara.; G. B., fl. 1592-1597.; Vida, Marco Girolamo, ca. 1485-1566. Scacchia ludus. aut
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1597
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STC 6216; ESTC S109216
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18,597
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48
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A19788
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The pleasaunt and vvittie playe of the cheasts renewed with instructions both to learne it easely, and to play it well. Lately translated out of Italian into French: and now set furth in Englishe by Iames Rowbothum.; Questo libro e da imparare giocare a scachi. English
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Damiano, da Odenara.; Rowbothum, James.
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1562
(1562)
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STC 6214; ESTC S105152
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22,030
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87
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A41975
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The royall game of chesse-play sometimes the recreation of the late king, with many of the nobility : illustrated vvith almost an hundred gambetts / being the study of Biochimo, the famous Italian.; Trattato del nobilissimo giuoco degli scacchi. English
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Greco, Gioachino.; Beale, Francis.
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1656
(1656)
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Wing G1810; ESTC R23418
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37,590
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146
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A20088
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A tragi-comedy: called, Match mee in London As it hath beene often presented; first, at the Bull in St. Iohns-street; and lately, at the Priuate-House in Drury-Lane, called the Phœnix Written by Tho: Dekker.; Match mee in London
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Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632.
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1631
(1631)
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STC 6529; ESTC S105283
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40,509
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82
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A43956
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The history of the wars in Ireland, betwixt Their Majesties army and the forces of the late King James Giving an impartial relation of all the battles, sieges, rencounters, skirmishes and other material passages, revolutions and accidents that has happened in that kingdom since the year 1688. The second edition, corrected. To which is added, the siege of Lymerick, to the raising thereof; with the siege and surrender of Bandon, Cork, the Old and New Fort, and town of Kin-sale; with other material occurrences. By an officer in the Royal Army. Illustrated with the lively effigies of His Sacred Majesty, and the great commanders in the Army.
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Officer in the Royal Army.
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1691
(1691)
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Wing H2190A; ESTC R218430
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61,520
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168
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A75932
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The fables of Æsop paraphras'd in verse, and adorn'd with sculpture, by John Ogilby.; Aesop's fables. English
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Ogilby, John, 1600-1676.; Aesop.
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1651
(1651)
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Wing A689; Thomason E792_1; ESTC R207328
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78,245
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371
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A34637
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The compleat gamester, or, Instructions how to play at billiards, trucks, bowls, and chess together with all manner of usual and most gentile games either on cards or dice : to which is added the arts and mysteries of riding, racing, archery, and cock-fighting.
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Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687.
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1674
(1674)
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Wing C6382; ESTC R23124
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83,437
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249
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B02403
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Instructions how to play at billiards, trucks, bowls, and chess. Together with all manner of games either on cards, or dice. To which is added the arts and mysteries of riding, racing, archery, and cock-fighting.
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Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687.
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1687
(1687)
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Wing C6386A; ESTC R174281
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83,437
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197
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A04494
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The golden trade: or, A discouery of the riuer Gambra, and the golden trade of the Aethiopians Also, the commerce with a great blacke merchant, called Buckor Sano, and his report of the houses couered with gold, and other strange obseruations for the good of our owne countrey; set downe as they were collected in trauelling, part of the yeares, 1620. and 1621. By Richard Iobson, Gentleman.
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Jobson, Richard, fl. 1620-1623.
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1623
(1623)
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STC 14623; ESTC S107773
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101,832
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172
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A29924
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A journey into Spain
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Brunel, Antoine de, 1622-1696.; Aerssen, François van, 1630-1658.
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1670
(1670)
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Wing B5230; ESTC R25951
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133,285
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256
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A61688
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A continuation of the impartial history of the wars of Ireland from the time that Duke Schonberg landed with an army in that Kingdom, to the 23d of March, 1691/2, when Their Majesties proclamation was published, declaring the war to be ended : illustrated with copper sculptures describing the most important places of action : together with some remarks upon the present state of that kingdom / by George Story ...
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Story, George Warter, d. 1721.
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1693
(1693)
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Wing S5748; ESTC R17507
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203,647
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351
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A47514
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Mr. Kirkwood's plea before the Kirk, and civil judicatures of Scotland Divided into five parts.
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Kirkwood, James, fl. 1698.
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1698
(1698)
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Wing K649; ESTC R220381
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232,754
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148
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A37482
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The present state of London: or, Memorials comprehending a full and succinct account of the ancient and modern state thereof. By Tho. De-Laune, Gent
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De Laune, Thomas, d. 1685.
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1681
(1681)
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Wing D894; ESTC R216338
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233,231
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489
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A16282
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The manners, lauues, and customes of all nations collected out of the best vvriters by Ioannes Boemus ... ; with many other things of the same argument, gathered out of the historie of Nicholas Damascen ; the like also out of the history of America, or Brasill, written by Iohn Lerius ; the faith, religion and manners of the Aethiopians, and the deploration of the people of Lappia, compiled by Damianus a ̀Goes ; with a short discourse of the Aethiopians, taken out of Ioseph Scaliger his seuenth booke de emendatione temporum ; written in Latin, and now newly translated into English, by Ed. Aston.; Omnium gentium mores, leges, et ritus. English. 1611
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Boemus, Joannes, ca. 1485-1535.; Góis, Damião de, 1502-1574.; Nicolaus, of Damascus.; Léry, Jean de, 1534-1611. Histoire d'un voyage fait en la terre du Brésil.; Scaliger, Joseph Juste, 1540-1609. De emendatione temporum.; Aston, Edward, b. 1573 or 4.
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1611
(1611)
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STC 3198.5; ESTC S102777
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343,933
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572
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A55965
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The history of this iron age vvherein is set dovvn the true state of Europe as it was in the year 1500 : also, the original and causes of all the vvarres, and commotions that have happened : together with a description of the most memorable battels, sieges, actions and transactions, both in court and camp from that time till this present year 1656 : illustrated vvith the lively effigies of the most renowned persons of this present time / written originally by J. Parival and now rendred into English by B. Harris, Gent.; Abrégé de l'histoire de ce siècle de fer. English
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Parival, Jean-Nicolas de, 1605-1669.; Harris, B. (Bartholomew)
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1656
(1656)
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Wing P361; ESTC R11155
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382,320
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308
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A33754
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An English dictionary explaining the difficult terms that are used in divinity, husbandry, physick, phylosophy, law, navigation, mathematicks, and other arts and sciences : containing many thousands of hard words, and proper names of places, more than are in any other English dictionary or expositor : together with the etymological derivation of them from their proper fountains, whether Hebrew, Greek, Latin, French, or any other language : in a method more comprehensive than any that is extant / by E. Coles ...
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Coles, Elisha, 1640?-1680.
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1677
(1677)
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Wing C5071; ESTC R13911
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383,305
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374
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A07267
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The history of Levvis the eleuenth VVith the most memorable accidents which happened in Europe during the two and twenty yeares of his raigne. Enricht with many obseruations which serue as commentaries. Diuided into eleuen bookes. Written in French by P. Mathieu historiographer to the French King. And translated into English by Edvv: Grimeston Sergeant at Armes; Histoire de Louys XI. English
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Matthieu, Pierre, 1563-1621.; Grimeston, Edward.; Commynes, Philippe de, ca. 1447-1511.
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1614
(1614)
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STC 17662; ESTC S114269
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789,733
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466
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A14916
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Ancient funerall monuments within the vnited monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the islands adiacent with the dissolued monasteries therein contained: their founders, and what eminent persons haue beene in the same interred. As also the death and buriall of certaine of the bloud royall; the nobilitie and gentrie of these kingdomes entombed in forraine nations. A worke reuiuing the dead memory of the royall progenie, the nobilitie, gentrie, and communaltie, of these his Maiesties dominions. Intermixed and illustrated with variety of historicall obseruations, annotations, and briefe notes, extracted out of approued authors ... Whereunto is prefixed a discourse of funerall monuments ... Composed by the studie and trauels of Iohn Weeuer.
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Weever, John, 1576-1632.; Cecil, Thomas, fl. 1630, engraver.
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1631
(1631)
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STC 25223; ESTC S118104
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831,351
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907
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A62144
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A compleat history of the life and raigne of King Charles from his cradle to his grave collected and written by William Sanderson, Esq.
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Sanderson, William, Sir, 1586?-1676.
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1658
(1658)
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Wing S646; ESTC R5305
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1,107,377
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1,192
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A10405
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The Byble in Englyshe that is to saye, the content of all the holye scrypture, bothe of the olde and newe Testament, truly translated after the veryte of the Hebrue and Greke textes, by the diligent studye of dyuers excellent lerned [men e]xperte in the fore[saide] tongues.; Bible. English. Great Bible.
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1540
(1540)
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STC 2069; ESTC S121497
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1,995,822
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1,050
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A10231
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Purchas his pilgrimage. Or Relations of the vvorld and the religions obserued in all ages and places discouered, from the Creation vnto this present Contayning a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the Floud ... The fourth edition, much enlarged with additions, and illustrated with mappes through the whole worke; and three whole treatises annexed, one of Russia and other northeasterne regions by Sr. Ierome Horsey; the second of the Gulfe of Bengala by Master William Methold; the third of the Saracenicall empire, translated out of Arabike by T. Erpenius. By Samuel Purchas, parson of St. Martins by Ludgate, London.
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Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626.; Makīn, Jirjis ibn al-ʻAmīd, 1205-1273. Taŕikh al-Muslimin. English.; Methold, William, 1590-1653.; Horsey, Jerome, Sir, d. 1626.
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1626
(1626)
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STC 20508.5; ESTC S111832
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2,067,390
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1,140
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A10349
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Biblia the Byble, that is, the holy Scrypture of the Olde and New Testament, faithfully translated in to Englyshe.; Bible. English. Coverdale. 1537.
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Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568.
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1535
(1535)
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STC 2063.3; ESTC S5059
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2,069,535
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1,172
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A10708
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The. holie. Bible. conteynyng the olde Testament and the newe.; Bible. English. Bishops'.
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Parker, Matthew, 1504-1575.
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1568
(1568)
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STC 2099; ESTC S122070
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2,551,629
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1,586
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A10675
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The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader; Bible. English. Geneva.
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Whittingham, William, d. 1579.; Gilby, Anthony, ca. 1510-1585.; Sampson, Thomas, 1517?-1589.
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1561
(1561)
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STC 2095; ESTC S121352
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3,423,415
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1,153
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A03448
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The firste [laste] volume of the chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande conteyning the description and chronicles of England, from the first inhabiting vnto the conquest : the description and chronicles of Scotland, from the first original of the Scottes nation till the yeare of our Lorde 1571 : the description and chronicles of Yrelande, likewise from the first originall of that nation untill the yeare 1571 / faithfully gathered and set forth by Raphaell Holinshed.
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Holinshed, Raphael, d. 1580?
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1577
(1577)
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STC 13568B; ESTC S3985
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4,747,313
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2,664
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