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B20656 A second account in short, of the substance of the proceeding in the court of Kingstone upon Thames, upon the matter between R. Mayo the priest, plaintiffe, and E. Burrough defendant, the 25. of the seventh moneth 1658. Cooke, Edward, fl. 1658-1670. 1658 (1658) Wing C6005; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 855.f.3[42]; ESTC R229342 9,318 9

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