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A48312 A letter (against the erection of an altar) written Iune 29, 1635 to the Reverend Father Iohn L. Bishop of Chester / by Iohn Ley ... Ley, John, 1583-1662. 1641 (1641) Wing L1881; ESTC R21374 21,366 40

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