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  True and Christian friendshippe With all the braunches, members, parts, and circumstances thereof, Godly and learnedly described. Written first in Latine by that excellent and learned man, Lambertus Danæus, and now turned into English. Together also with a right excellent inuectiue of the same author, against the wicked exercise of diceplay, and other prophane gaming.
  Date of publication:
  1586
  

  Author(s):

  Daneau, Lambert, ca. 1530-1595? and Newton, Thomas, 1542?-1607.
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  A translation by Thomas Newton of: Daneau, L. "Tractatus de amicitia Christiana" and also his "Brieve remonstrance sur les jeux de sort ou de hazard, et principalement de dez et de cartes" which was first published in Latin ...
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  The compleat gamester, or, Instructions how to play at billiards, trucks, bowls, and chess together with all manner of usual and most gentile games either on cards or dice : to which is added the arts and mysteries of riding, racing, archery, and cock-fighting.
  Date of publication:
  1674
  

  Author(s):

  Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687.
  Description:
  Attributed to C. Cotton. Cf. BM. Reproduction of original in Harvard University Libraries.
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  The anatomy of play written by a worthy and learned gent. ; dedicated to his father, to shew his detestation of it.
  Date of publication:
  1651
  

  Author(s):

  Denham, John, Sir, 1615-1669.
  Description:
  Written by John Denham. Cf. BM. Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library.
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  Dissertationum ecclesiasticarum triga De sanctitate relativa De veneratione sacra, De sortitione & alea : quibus accednnt [sic] fragmenta sacra / a Josepho Medo ...
  Date of publication:
  1653
  

  Author(s):

  Mede, Joseph, 1586-1638.
  Description:
  Copy on reel 794 appears as the 10th item filmed with the author's Clavis apocalyptica, Cantabrigiae, 1649. Reproduction of original in Bodleian Library and Huntington Library.
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