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A54962 The Plague checkt, or, Piety will either prevent or alter the property of the plague ... together with sundry other things in a letter written by a friend to sundry of his godly friends ... with respect to the present times ... 1665 (1665) Wing P2336; ESTC R8032 44,854 85

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