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A15510 A direction to be observed by N.N. if hee meane to proceede in answering the booke intituled Mercy and truth, or charity maintained by Catholiks &c. Knott, Edward, 1582-1656. 1636 (1636) STC 25777; ESTC S101801 13,980 42

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