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A73805 Mr. Edward Dering, his godly priuate prayers for Christian families Whereunto is annexed, his briefe and necessary catechisme for housholders. Dering, Edward, 1540?-1576.; Cooper, Thomas, fl. 1626. 1624 (1624) STC 6690; ESTC S125308 105,149 478

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