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A34947 Courtship a-la-mode a comedy, as it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane by His Majesty's servants / written by Mr. David Craufurd. Craufurd, David, 1665-1726. 1700 (1700) Wing C6863; ESTC R21835 55,470 62

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