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A90917 To the supreme authority, the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England the humble petition of John Poyntz, alias Morris. Poyntz, John, fl. 1647-1650. 1648 (1648) Wing P3132; Thomason 669.f.15[66]; ESTC R212057 1,381 1

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