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B02340
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A congratulatory poem presented to the Right Honourable Sr. Joseph Sheldon Knight and Baronet. Lord Maior of the city of London. Composed by the author of the Geneva ballad.
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1675
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Wing C5832; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.2[103]
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