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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47911	Remarks on the growth and progress of non-conformity	L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1682 (1682)	Wing L1296; ESTC R7094	33,007	58

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