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A71233 Publick sorrovv A remedy for Englands malady. Being an explanation of the fourteenth verse of the first chapter of the prophet Joel. By Ellis Weycoe, M.A. Weycoe, Ellis. 1657 (1657) Wing W1524; ESTC R221984 81,520 112

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