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A68194 The displaying of the Protestantes, [and] sondry their practises, with a description of diuers their abuses of late frequented Newly imprinted agayne, and augmented, with a table in the ende, of all suche matter as is specially contained within this volume. Made by Myles Huggarde seruant to the Quenes maiestie. Huggarde, Miles. 1556 (1556) STC 13558; ESTC S118795 74,272 276

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