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A42948 The man in the moone, or, A discourse of a voyage thither by F.G., B. of H. ; to which is added Nuncius inanimatus, written in Latin by the same author, and now Englished by a person of worth. Godwin, Francis, 1562-1633. 1657 (1657) Wing G970; ESTC R35701 46,142 175

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