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A07176 The first booke of cattell wherein is shewed the gouernment of oxen, kine, calues, and how to vse bulles and other cattell to the yoake, and fell. With diuers approued remedies, to helpe most diseases among cattell: most necessarie for all, especially for husband men, hauing the gouernment of any such cattell. Gathered and set forth by Leonard Mascall.; Government of cattell Mascall, Leonard, d. 1589. 1587 (1587) STC 17580; ESTC S112382 223,215 312

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