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A14315 The foure bookes of Flauius Vegetius Renatus briefelye contayninge a plaine forme, and perfect knowledge of martiall policye, feates of chiualrie, and vvhatsoeuer pertayneth to warre. Translated out af [sic] lattine, into Englishe, by Iohn Sadler. Anno. 1572. Seene and allovved, accordinge to the order appointed.; De re militari. English Vegetius Renatus, Flavius.; Sadler, John, d. ca. 1595. 1572 (1572) STC 24631; ESTC S119043 105,292 170

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