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An apology for actors Containing three briefe treatises. 1 Their antiquity. 2 Their ancient dignity. 3 The true vse of their quality. Written by Thomas Heywood.
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Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641.
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STC 13309; ESTC S106113
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