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A50149 Pietas in patriam the life of His Excellency Sir William Phips, Knt. late Captain General and Governour in Chief of the province of the Massachuset-Bay, New England, containing the memorable changes undergone, and actions performed by him / written by one intimately acquainted with him. Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728. 1697 (1697) Wing M1138; Wing P2135_CANCELLED; ESTC R931 77,331 134

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