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A20118 The gentle craft A discourse containing many matters of delight, very pleasant to be read: shewing what famous men have beene shoomakers in time past in this land, with their worthy deeds and great hospitality. Declaring the cause why it is called the gentle craft: and also how the proverbe first grew; a shoemakers sonne is a prince borne. T.D.; Gentle craft Deloney, Thomas, 1543?-1600. 1637 (1637) STC 6555; ESTC S118250 59,807 74

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