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B03223 An elegy on the death of the right noble Prince Henry Howard, Duke of Norfolk, who departed this life the 13th. day of this instant January, 1684. 1684 (1684) Wing E408; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.3[104]; ESTC R34869 1,107 1

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