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A29941 Camera regis, or, A short view of London containing the antiquity, fame, walls, bridge, river, gates, tower, cathedral, officers, courts, customs, franchises, &c. of that renowned city / collected out of law & history and methodized for the benefit of the present inhabitants by John Brydall ... Brydall, John, b. 1635? 1676 (1676) Wing B5253; ESTC R2537 44,312 135

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