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A08838 The palace of pleasure beautified, adorned and well furnished, with pleasaunt histories and excellent nouelles, selected out of diuers good and commendable authors. By William Painter clarke of the ordinaunce and armarie; Palace of pleasure. Vol. 1 Painter, William, 1540?-1594. 1566 (1566) STC 19121; ESTC S110279 360,745 608

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