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A32788 Persecutio undecima, or, The churches eleventh persecution being a brief of the fanatick persecution of the Protestant clergy of the Church of England, more particularly within the city of London : begun in Parliament, Anno Dom. 1641, and printed in the year 1648. Chestlin. 1681 (1681) Wing C3786; ESTC R23249 54,531 40

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