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A42821 Dies novissimus, or, Dooms-day not so near as dreaded together with something touching the present invasion of the Turk into the German Empire and the probable success thereof / by John Gadbury ... Gadbury, John, 1627-1704. 1664 (1664) Wing G82; ESTC R11481 35,221 60

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