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A79269 Zions thankfull ecchoes from the clifts of Ireland. Or the little Church of Christ in Ireland, warbling out her humble and gratefull addresses to her elder sister in England: and in particular, to the Parliament, to his Excellency, and to his army, or that part assigned to her assistance, now in her low, yet hopefull condition. Calver, Edward, fl. 1649. 1649 (1649) Wing C318; Thomason E562_19; ESTC R206135 12,830 29

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