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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00731	A Christians preparation to the worthy receiuing of the blessed sacrament of the Lords Supper	Field, Theophilus, 1574-1636.	1622 (1622)	STC 10860; ESTC S118349	22,963	94

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