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The life of the Right Reverend Father in God, Seth, Lord Bishop of Salisbury and chancellor of the most noble Order of the Garter with a brief account of Bishop Wilkins, Mr. Lawrence Rooke, Dr. Isaac Barrow, Dr. Turbervile, and others / written by Dr. Walter Pope ...
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Pope, Walter, d. 1714.
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Wing P2911; ESTC R4511
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