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A00282 An abstract, of certain acts of parliament: of certaine her Maiesties iniunctions: of certaine canons, constitutions, and synodalles prouinciall: established and in force, for the peaceable gouernment of the Church, within her Maiesties dominions and countries, for the most part heretofore vnknowen and vnpractized Stoughton, William, fl. 1584. 1583 (1583) STC 10394; ESTC S101664 176,465 272

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