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A95842 An antidote against sorrovv, in order to the obtaining of sanctified joy. An excellent treatise first written in French by N. Vedelius, then translated into Latine by Gallus Pareus, and now into English, by Cadwallader Winne, M.A. Vedel, Nicolaus, 1596-1642.; Winne, Cadwallader, b. 1622 or 3, translator. 1650 (1650) Wing V167; Thomason E1421_1; ESTC R209478 59,453 229

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