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B03317 An ordinance made the eighteenth day of July ... 1666 Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of, 1609-1674.; Grimston, Harbottle, Sir, 1603-1685.; England and Wales. Court of Chancery. 1666 (1666) Wing E927; ESTC R232555 1,883 1

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