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B11989 Vade mecum. = Goe vvith mee deare pietie, and rare charitie. VVhose flame is stirred vp, to dispell the cold out of the minde. By Otho Casmanne, preacher at Stoade. Translated out of Latine, by H.T. minister. The contents appeare in the page following.; Vade mecum. English Casmann, Otto, d. 1607.; Tripp, Henry, d. 1612. 1606 (1606) STC 4769; ESTC S107899 102,540 274

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