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FIRST SEOTION : Roger of Wendover'ı Dyer's British Popular Customs , Flowers of English History , from the Descent of the Saxons to A.D. 1236 . Present and last . An Account of the various Games and Customs associated Translated by Dr.
FIRST SEOTION : Roger of Wendover'ı Dyer's British Popular Customs , Flowers of English History , from the Descent of the Saxons to A.D. 1236 . Present and last . An Account of the various Games and Customs associated Translated by Dr.
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