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A61366 Britannia antiqua illustrata, or, The antiquities of ancient Britain derived from the Phœenicians, wherein the original trade of this island is discovered, the names of places, offices, dignities, as likewise the idolatry, language and customs of the p by Aylett Sammes ... Sammes, Aylett, 1636?-1679? 1676 (1676) Wing S535; ESTC R19100 692,922 602

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d._n e._n f._n g._n h._n i._o k._n l._n m._n n._n o._n p._n q._n r._n s._n t._n v._o r._n x._o y._n z._n a._n b._n c._n d._n e._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d h._n i_o k._n l._n m._n n._n o._n p._n q._n n._n r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d v_o p._n x._o y._n z._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o imperfect_a sentence_n the_o english_a saxon_n mark_v with_o a_o single_a point_n a_o full_a period_n with_o three_o place_v thus_o v_a the_o old_a gothick_n alphabet_n a._n b._n c._n d._n e._n f._n g._n h._n i._o k._n l._n m._n n._n o._n p._n q._n r._n s._n t._n v._o x._o y._n z._n &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o gothick_n alphabet_n of_o vuphilas_n a._n b._n c._n d._n e._n f._n g._n h._n i._o k._n l._n m._n n._n o._n p._n q._n r._n s._n t._n th._n v._o w._n ch._n x._o z._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o goth_n mark_v a_o imperfect_a sentence_n with_o a_o single_a point_n a_o full_a period_n with_o two_o and_o a_o 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