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A17981 A thankfull remembrance of Gods mercy In an historicall collection of the great and mercifull deliverances of the Church and state of England, since the Gospell began here to flourish, from the beginning of Queene Elizabeth. Collected by Geo: Carleton, Doctor of Divinitie, and Bishop of Chichester. Carleton, George, 1559-1628.; Passe, Willem van de, 1598-ca. 1637, engraver. 1624 (1624) STC 4640; ESTC S107513 118,127 246

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