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Foole vpon foole, or Six sortes of sottes : A flat foole a leane foole a merry foole and a fatt foole. A cleane foole. A verry foole. Shewing their liues, humours and behauiours, with their want of wit in their shew of wisdome. Not so strange as true omnis sunt sex. Written by one, seeming to haue his mothers witte, when some say he is fild with his fathers fopperie, and hopes he liues not without companie. Clonnico de Curtanio Snuffe.

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Main Author:	Armin, Robert, fl. 1610
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Printed [by E. Allde] for William Ferbrand, dwelling neere Guild-hall gate ouer against the maiden-head, 1600.
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Fools and jesters > England > Early works to 1800.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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