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A78023 Meditations upon 1 Sam. 26. 19. Humbly presented to the Common-Councel of London, for their serious rumination. / By their servant for their good, Henry Burton. Burton, Henry, 1578-1648. 1647 (1647) Wing B6167; Thomason E399_24; ESTC R201725 10,672 16

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