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A07512 The triumphs of health and prosperity A noble solemnity performed through the city, at the sole cost and charges of the Honorable Fraternity of Drapers, at the inauguration of their most worthy brother, the Right Honorable, Cuthbert Hacket, Lord Major of the famous city of London. By Tho. Middleton Gent. Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627. 1626 (1626) STC 17898; ESTC S110007 3,747 18

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