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A65595 A specimen of some errors and defects in the history of the reformation of the Church of England, wrote by Gilbert Burnet ... by Anthony Harmer. Wharton, Henry, 1664-1695. 1693 (1693) Wing W1569; ESTC R20365 97,995 210

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