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A61651 A rebuke to the informers with a plea for the ministers of the Gospel, called nonconformists, and their meetings and advice to those to whom these informers address themselves for assistance in their undertakings. Stockton, Owen, 1630-1680. 1675 (1675) Wing S5699; ESTC R34618 98,356 92

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