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A42768 A brief relation of the life and death of the late famous astrologer, Mr. Vincent Wing Together with his nativity, as it was done, many years before his death, by his own hand; and now, for general satisfaction, made publick. By J.G. philomathētikos. Gadbury, John, 1627-1704. 1669 (1669) Wing G75A; ESTC R215141 18,788 38

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