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A20038 The bachelers banquet: or A banquet for bachelers vvherein is prepared sundry daintie dishes to furnish their tables, curiously drest, and seriously serued in. Pleasantly discoursing the variable humours of vvomen, their quicknesse of wittes, and vnsearchable deceits. Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632, attributed name.; La Sale, Antoine de, b. 1388?, attributed name.; Tofte, Robert, 1561-1620, attributed name. 1604 (1604) STC 6477; ESTC S115691 61,544 79

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