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A11375 A mirrhor mete for all mothers, matrones, and maidens, intituled the Mirrhor of Modestie no lesse profitable and pleasant, then necessarie to bee read and practiced. Salter, Thomas. 1579 (1579) STC 21634; ESTC S101647 23,495 70

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