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Robin and Kate: or, A bad husband converted by a good wife : in a dialogue betweene Robin and Kate. To the tune of Blew cap.

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Main Author:	M. P. (Martin Parker), d. 1656?
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : printed for Thomas Lambert, [1634]
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Ballads, English > 17th century.
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