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A50250 An heart-melting exhortation together with a cordiall consolation presented in a letter from New-England to their dear countrymen of Lancashire : which may as well concern all others in these suffering times / by Richard Mather ... and William Tompson ... Mather, Richard, 1596-1669.; Tompson, William, d. 1666. 1650 (1650) Wing M1273; ESTC R3673 23,412 92

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