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A04888 A most pleasant and merie nevv comedie, intituled, A knacke to knowe a knaue Newlie set foorth, as it hath sundrie tymes bene played by Ed. Allen and his companie. VVith Kemps applauded merrimentes of the men of Goteham, in receiuing the King into Goteham.; Knack to know a knave. Kemp, William, fl. 1600. 1594 (1594) STC 15027; ESTC S108088 34,481 56

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