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B00239 Heir followeth the coppie of the ressoning which was betuix the abbote of Crosraguell and John Knox, in Mayboill concern ing [sic] the masse, in the yeare of God, a thousand fiue hundreth thre scoir and two yeares. Knox, John,; Kennedy, Quintin, 1520-1564. 1563 (1563) STC 15074; ESTC S93406 46,767 88

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