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A00184 Articles to be enquired of in the generall visitation of the Archdeacon of the diocesse of Glocester holden in the yeare of our Lord, 1635. Church of England. Diocese of Gloucester. 1635 (1635) STC 10214.5; ESTC S4280 9,685 14

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