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A13747 The Ægyptian courtier Delivered in two sermons, before the Vniversitie, at St. Maries Church in Oxford. The first, Iuly 25. 1631. The other, Iuly 6. 1634. By Richard Thornton, Mr. of Arts, and sometimes fellow of Lincolne Colledge. Thornton, Richard, Fellow of Lincoln College. 1635 (1635) STC 24044; ESTC S104630 43,112 74

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