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B04817 The honour of Bristol. Shewing how the angel Gabriel of Bristol, fought with three ships, who boarded us many times, wherein we cleared our decks, and killed five hundred of their men, and wounded many more, and made them flye into Cales, where we lost but three men, to the honour of the angel Gabriel of Bristol. To the tune of, Our noble King in his progress. L. P. (Laurence Price), fl. 1625-1680? 1681-1684? (1684) Wing P3368B; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[214] 1,410 2

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