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A97098 The fountain of slaunder discovered. By William Walwyn, merchant. With some passages concerning his present imprisonment in the Tower of London. Published for satisfaction of friends and enemies. Walwyn, William, 1600-1681. 1649 (1649) Wing W682; Thomason E557_4; ESTC R204437 31,569 29

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