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A14295 Naturall and artificial directions for health deriued from the best philosophers, as well moderne, as auncient. By William Vaughan, Master of Artes, and student in the ciuill law. Vaughan, William, 1577-1641. 1600 (1600) STC 24612; ESTC S105370 29,116 96

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