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A60656 The standing truth in which may be seen how every ones house is ordered and how their families are provided and what peace they have in their dwellings and whether they be Christians or infidels ... also a narrative of the some unjust and cruel dealings by William Pocklington of North Collington ... against William Smith of Besthorp ... / which are published in love to all people by William Smith. Smith, William, d. 1673. 1663 (1663) Wing S4334; ESTC R23653 28,425 37

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