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A78566 A brief apology in behalf of the people in derision call'd Quakers. Written for the information of our sober and well-inclined neighbors in and about the town of Warminster in the county of Wilts. by Will. Chandler, Alex. Pyott, Jo. Hodges, and some others. Chandler, William.; Pyott, Alex. (Alexander); Hodges, Joseph. 1693 (1693) Wing C1934; ESTC R229320 34,744 78

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