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A02140 A notable discouery of coosenage Now daily practised by sundry lewd persons, called connie-catchers, and crosse-byters. Plainely laying open those pernitious sleights that hath brought many ignorant men to confusion. ... With a delightfull discourse of the coosenage of colliers. By R. Greene, Maister of Arts. Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592. 1592 (1592) STC 12280; ESTC S105834 25,497 32

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