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A54607 Another essay in political arithmetick, concerning the growth of the city of London with the measures, periods, causes, and consequences thereof, 1682 / by Sir William Petty ... Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687. 1683 (1683) Wing P1915; ESTC R21001 12,335 50

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