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A59961 An elegie, upon the death, of that famous and faithfull minister and martyr, Mr. James Renwick Composed immediately after his execution at Edinburgh, 17. Feb. 1688. Shields, Alexander, 1660?-1700. 1688 (1688) Wing S3430; ESTC R221172 6,409 13

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