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A02250
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The antient, true, and admirable history of patient Grisel a poore mans daughter in France: shewing, how maides, by her example, in their good behauiour may marrie rich husbands: and likewise, wiues by their patience and obedience may gaine much glorie. Written first in French. And therefore to French I speake and giue direction. For English dames will liue in no subiection. But now translated into English. Therefore say not so. For English maids and wiues surpasse the French, in goodnesse of their liues.; Decamerone. Day 10. Novel 10. English
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Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375.
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1619
(1619)
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STC 12383; ESTC S118969
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20,419
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34
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A11156
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The Queenes vvelles That is, a treatise of the nature and vertues of Tunbridge water. Together, with an enumeration of the chiefest diseases, which it is good for, and against which it may be vsed, and the manner and order of taking it. By Lodvvick Rovvzee, Dr. of Physicke, practising at Ashford in Kent.
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Rowzee, Lodwick, b. 1586.
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1632
(1632)
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STC 21426; ESTC S116278
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26,141
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88
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A10697
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The aduentures of Brusanus Prince of Hungaria, pleasant for all to read, and profitable for some to follow. / Written by Barnaby Riche, seauen or eight yeares sithence, and now published by the great intreaty of diuers of his freendes.
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Rich, Barnabe, 1540?-1617.
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1592
(1592)
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STC 20977; ESTC S101595
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128,542
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180
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A67704
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Kyrou paideia, or, The institution and life of Cyrus the Great written by that famous philosopher and general, Xenophon of Athens, and from the original Greek made English, the first four books by Francis Digby ..., the four last by John Norris.
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Xenophon.; Digby, Francis.; Norris, John, 1657-1711.
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1685
(1685)
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Wing X10; ESTC R30212
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245,110
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427
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A53048
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Natures picture drawn by fancies pencil to the life being several feigned stories, comical, tragical, tragi-comical, poetical, romanicical, philosophical, historical, and moral : some in verse, some in prose, some mixt, and some by dialogues / written by ... the Duchess of Newcastle.
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Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674.
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1671
(1671)
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Wing N856; ESTC R11999
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321,583
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731
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A16248
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The decameron containing an hundred pleasant nouels. Wittily discoursed, betweene seauen honourable ladies, and three noble gentlemen.; Decamerone. English
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Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375.; Florio, John, 1553?-1625, attributed name.
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1620
(1620)
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STC 3172; ESTC S106639
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719,575
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777
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