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A43524 Cyprianus anglicus, or, The history of the life and death of the Most Reverend and renowned prelate William, by divine providence Lord Archbishop of Canterbury ... containing also the ecclesiastical history of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland from his first rising till his death / by P. Heylyn ... Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662. 1668 (1668) Wing H1699; ESTC R4332 571,739 552

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