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A37901 A letter of examination to all who have assumed the place of shepherds, herdsmen, and overseers of the flocks of people of all sorts in Christendom : to see if your accounts be ready and what order the flocks be in : with a few lines of good news to the several flocks. Edmundson, William, 1627-1712. 1672 (1672) Wing E179; ESTC R25572 5,307 10

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