A passing gode lityll boke necessarye [and] behouefull a[g]enst the pestilence.

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[1485?]
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Here begynneth a litil boke the whiche traytied many gode thinges for the pestilence.
Here begynneth a litil boke the whiche traytied many gode thinges for the pestilence
Passing gode lityll boke necessarye and behovefull agenst the pestilence.

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[London] : [W. de Machlinia], [1485?]

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12 unnumbered leaves

References note

STC (2nd ed.) 4591.
Duff 74.

Notes

Derived from a Latin translation by Bengt Knutsson of "Régime de l'épidémie" by Joannes Jacobi. The Latin version has been attributed to Knutsson and to Knud Mikkelsen. This English version was originally published ca. 1485 as: Here begynneth a litil boke the whiche traytied many gode thinges for the pestilence.
Imprint from STC.
The first English book with a title page.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 16:18) s1999 miun s

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