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A25706 The Account of the proceedings at Guild-Hall on the 19th instant, 1682, for the election of a sheriff to stand with Mr. North for the insuing year by the livery of the several companies of the city of London, giving an account of the most remarkable transactions and speeches that were in the Common-Hall during their being assembled on that occasion. 1682 (1682) Wing A356; ESTC R7221 1,366 2

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