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A63169 The trial, conviction and condemnation of Andrew Brommich and William Atkins, for being Romish priests, before the Right Honourable the Lord Chief Justice Scroggs, at summer assizes last at Stafford held there for the county of Stafford, where they received sentence of death accordingly together with the tryal of Charles Kern, at Hereford assizes last for being a Romish priest. Bromwich, Andrew, defendant.; Kern, Charles, defendant. 1679 (1679) Wing T2176; ESTC R18341 18,035 21

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