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Dud Dudley's Metallum martis, or, Iron made with pit-coale, sea-coale, &c. and with the same fuel to melt and fine imperfect mettals and refine perfect mettals.
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Dudley, Dud, 1599-1684.
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Wing D2438; ESTC R41932
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