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B12621 A proclamation concernynge eatynge of vvhyte meates, made the. xvi. day of February, the. xxxii. yere of the reygne of the kynges most royall maiesty. England and Wales. Sovereign (1509-1547 : Henry VIII); Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547. 1541 (1541) STC 7792.5; Interim Tract Supplement Guide Harl.7614[195] 1,036 3

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