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A15651 Prince Henries obsequies or Mournefull elegies vpon his death vvith a supposed inter-locution betweene the ghost of Prince Henrie and Great Brittaine. By George Wyther. Wither, George, 1588-1667. 1612 (1612) STC 25915; ESTC S120235 16,710 42

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