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Manuscript notice states, There are so many Alterations and Omissions since your Perusal of this Piece that We have ventur'd to lay it again before You; some erasures and corrections; text marked with brackets and X; prologue. An earlier copy of this play was refused licence.
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Date
1761 April 25
Call number
mssLA 196
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