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A70394 Lacrymæ ecclesiæ Anglicanæ, or, A serious and passionate address of the Church of England, to her sons especially those of the clergy. Ken, Thomas, 1637-1711.; Kerr, Thomas. 1689 (1689) Wing K264C; ESTC R1553 49,273 65

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