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A pastime for parents

Title page of the 1609 edition: Internet Archive scan of the Early English Books microfilm (opens the Internet Archive in a new tab)

A20191

A pastime for parents

A pastime for parents: or A recreation to pass away the time; containing the most principal grounds of Christian religion. By Arthur Dent preacher of the word of God at South-Shoobery in Essex.A pastime for parents: or A recreation to passe away the time; contayning the most principall grounds of Christian religion. By Arthur Dent preacher of the word of God at South-Shoobery in Essex.

Arthur Dent d. 1607

London: printed by T. East for Thomas Man, 1606

[112] p. · 15k words · STC 6622 · ESTC S116342

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Arthur Dent, A pastime for parents (London, 1606). EEBO-TCP A20191.

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A PASTIME for Parents to be used with their children for recreatio…A PASTIME for Parents to bee vsed with their children for recreatio…A PASTIME for Parents to be used with their children for recreation, to pass away the time; containing the most principal grounds of Christian religion.A PASTIME for Parents to bee vsed with their children for recreation, to passe away the time; containing the most principall grounds of Christian religion.441

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Title as printed: A pastime for parents: or A recreation to pass away the time; containing the most principal grounds of Christian religion. By Arthur Dent preacher of the word of God at South-Shoobery in Essex.A pastime for parents: or A recreation to passe away the time; contayning the most principall grounds of Christian religion. By Arthur Dent preacher of the word of God at South-Shoobery in Essex.
Author: Arthur Dent d. 1607
Place: London
Printer: T. East
Bookseller: Thomas Man
Year: 1606
Imprint: London : Printed by T. E[ast] for Thomas Man, 1606.
Size: [112] p.
Words: 15,408
Catalogue: STC 6622 · ESTC S116342
Text: EEBO-TCP A20191
Notes: Printer's name from STC.
Signatures: A-G.
Identified as STC 6623a on UMI microfilm reel 1659.

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Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Appears at reels 418 and 1659 (both British Library copy).

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Transcription: EEBO-TCP A20191