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  Theatrum mundi the theatre or rule of the world, wherein may be sene the running race and course of euerye mans life, as touching miserie and felicity, wherin be contained wonderfull examples, learned deuises, to the ouerthrowe of vice, and exalting of vertue. wherevnto is added a learned, and maruellous worke of the excellencie of mankinde. Written in the Frenche & Latin tongues by Peter Boaystuau, and translated into English by Iohn Alday.
  Date of publication:
  1566
  

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  Boaistuau, Pierre, d. 1566. and Alday, John.
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  Translation of: Le theatre du monde. Printer's name supplied and publication date conjectured by STC. Signatures: A-T. Running title reads: The rule of the vvorld. Variant: title page has "theator" for "theatre". Reproduction ...
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  Certaine secrete wonders of nature containing a descriptio[n] of sundry strange things, seming monstrous in our eyes and iudgement, bicause we are not priuie to the reasons of them. Gathered out of diuers learned authors as well Greeke as Latine, sacred as prophane. By E. Fenton. Seene and allowed according to the order appointed.
  Date of publication:
  1569
  

  Author(s):

  Boaistuau, Pierre, d. 1566. and Fenton, Edward.
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  In fact a translation by Fenton of: Boaistuau, Pierre. Histoires prodigieuses extraictes de plusiers fameux auteurs grecs & latins. Running title reads: Histories of wonderfull secretes in nature. Identified as STC 10787 ...
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  The theatre of the world in the which is discoursed at large the many miseries and frailties incident to mankinde in this mortall life : with a discourse of the excellency and dignity of mankinde, all illustrated and adorned with choice stories taken out of both Christian and heathen authors ... / being a work of that famous French writer, Peter Bovistau Launay, in three distinct books ; formerly translated into Spanish by Baltazar Peres del Castillo ; and now into English by Francis Farrer ...
  Date of publication:
  1663
  

  Author(s):

  Boaistuau, Pierre, d. 1566. and Farrer, Francis.
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  The second pt. has special t.p. with title: A short discourse of the excellency and dignity of man. Advertisements on p. [13]-[14]. Reproduction of original in British Library.
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  A most excellent hystorie, of the institution and firste beginning of Christian princes, and the originall of kingdomes wherunto is annexed a treatise of peace and warre, and another of the dignitie of mariage. Very necessarie to be red, not only of all nobilitie and gentlemen, but also of euery publike persone. First written in Latin by Chelidonius Tigurinus, after translated into French by Peter Bouaisteau of Naunts in Brittaine, and now englished by Iames Chillester, Londoner. Séen and allowed according to the order appointed.
  Date of publication:
  1571
  

  Author(s):

  Chelidonius, Tigurinus. ; Boaistuau, Pierre, d. 1566. and Chillester, James.
  Description:
  Chelidonius Tigurinus is probably a pseudonym. Translation of: L'histoire de Chelidonius Tigurinus sur l'institution des princes chrestiens, & origine des royaumes. The prologue, "A treatise of peace and war", and "Of the ...
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  Theater dv mond sef ivv. Gorsedd y byd lle i gellir gvveled trueni a lefcnid noran y corph ai o-didavvgrvvydd [sic] o ran yr enaid, a scrifenvvyd gynt yn y Phrangaeg ag a gyfiathvvyd i'r gymraeg drvvy lafyr Rosier Smyth o dref lanelvvy athravv o theologyddiaeth..
  Date of publication:
  1615
  

  Author(s):

  Boaistuau, Pierre, d. 1566. and Smyth, Roger, 1541-1624 or 5.
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  Signatures: A-Aa⁶ (last leaf blank?). Errors in paging: p. 207, 208, 241, and 279 are numbered 208, 206, 238, and 289 respectively. Imperfect: stained, torn and worn, and with faded print, resulting in loss of text. ...
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