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A27125 An epistle general containing wholsome exhortations and good counsel from the spirit of truth unto all such as are or may be under the judgment or sentence of banishment, for the testimony of Jesus Christ ... / by ... W.B. Bayly, William, d. 1675. 1664 (1664) Wing B1524; ESTC R16452 13,699 16

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