A treatise of the High Courte of Starchamber. [16--]

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A treatise of the High Courte of Starchamber. [16--]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4472484

ff [i-vi] l-267 [268-269]

eng,

lat,

University of Kansas Archives / MSS / Rare Books, Kenneth Spencer Research Library

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University of Kansas Archives / MSS / Rare Books, Kenneth Spencer Research Library

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