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A11250 A briefe treatise, to prooue the necessitie and excellence of the vse of archerie. Abstracted out of ancient and moderne writers. By R:S. Perused, and allowed by aucthoritie R. S., fl. 1596. 1596 (1596) STC 21512; ESTC S116313 10,821 24

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