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A69248 The elements of logick by Peter Du Moulin. Translated out of the French copie by Nathanael De-lavvne, Bachelour of Arts in Cambridge. With the authors approbation; Elementa logica. English Du Moulin, Pierre, 1568-1658.; De Lawne, Nathaniel. 1624 (1624) STC 7323; ESTC S111073 60,322 228

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