[Historical and poetical miscellany]. [ca. 1679]

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[Historical and poetical miscellany]. [ca. 1679]

A book of miscellanies composed mainly of commentary on and excerpts from Sir Richard Baker's Chronicle of the kings of England, in addition to some short passages from contemporary poets and two speeches delivered at Oxford University, one of them by poet Jacob Allestry.

[4], 296, [46] p., bound ; 18 cm.

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