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A01627 The regiment of the pouertie. Compiled by a learned diuine of our time D. Andreas Hyperius. And now seruing very fitly for the present state of this realme. Translated into Englishe by H.T. minister Hyperius, Andreas, 1511-1564.; Tripp, Henry, d. 1612. 1572 (1572) STC 11759; ESTC S103064 57,526 158

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