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A45577 A charge given at the general quarter sessions of the peace for the county of Surrey holden at Dorking on Tuesday the 5th day of April 1692, and in the fourth year of Their Majesties reign / by Hugh Hare. Hare, Hugh, 1668-1707.; England and Wales. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Surrey) 1692 (1692) Wing H760; ESTC R25410 29,639 42

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