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B07101 The triumph of peaceĀ· A masque, presented by the foure honourable houses, or Innes of Court. Before the King and Queenes Majesties, in the Banquetting-house at White Hall, February the third, 1633. Invented and written, by James Shirley, of Grayes Inne, Gent. Shirley, James, 1596-1666. 1634 (1634) STC 22458.5; STC 22459A; ESTC S124199 12,453 37

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