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A60893 Chartham news: or A brief relation of some strange bones there lately digged up in some grounds of Mr. John Somner's, of Canterbury: written by his brother, Mr. William Somner, late auditor of Christ Church Canterbury, and register of the archbishops court, there; before his death. Somner, William, 1598-1669. 1669 (1669) Wing S4662; ESTC R221589 8,023 16

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