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A19803 The wonderfull vvoorkmanship of the world wherin is conteined an excellent discourse of Christian naturall philosophie, concernyng the fourme, knowledge, and vse of all thinges created: specially gathered out of the fountaines of holy Scripture, by Lambertus Danæus: and now Englished, by T.T.; Physica Christiana. English Daneau, Lambert, ca. 1530-1595?; Twyne, Thomas, 1543-1613. 1578 (1578) STC 6231; ESTC S105155 101,325 186

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