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A10813 Pheander, the mayden knight describing his honourable trauailes and hautie attempts in armes, with his successe in loue : enterlaced with many pleasant discourses, wherein the grauer may take delight, and the valiant youthfull, be encouraged by honourable and worthie aduenturing, to gaine fame / written by H.R. H. R. (Henry Roberts), fl. 1585-1616. 1595 (1595) STC 21086; ESTC S947 122,117 195

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