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A09586 The Examination and confession of certaine wytches at Chensforde in the countie of Essex : before the Quenes Maiesties judges, the xxvi daye of July, anno 1566, at the assise holden there as then, and one of them put to death for the same offence, as their examination declareth more at large. Phillips, John. 1566 (1566) STC 19869.5; ESTC S2279 9,633 43

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