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A12969 A ryght pithy, pleasaunt and merie comedie: intytuled Gammer gurtons nedle played on stage, not longe a go in Christes Colledge in Cambridge. Made by Mr. S. Mr. of Art.; Gammer Gurton's needle. Stevenson, William, d. 1575, attributed name.; Bridges, John, d. 1618, attributed name. 1575 (1575) STC 23263; ESTC S111290 31,937 42

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