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A67169 The glory of God's revenge against the bloody and detestable sins of murther and adultery express'd in thirty modern tragical histories : to which are annexed, The triumphs of friendship and chastity in some illustrious examples / by Thomas Wright ... Wright, Thomas, M.A., of St. Peters Colledge in Cambridge. 1686 (1686) Wing W3709; ESTC R23283 216,722 350

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