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A87109 St. Edwards ghost: or, Anti-Normanisme: being a patheticall complaint and motion in the behalfe of our English nation against her grand (yet neglected) grievance, Normanisme. Hare, John, 17th cent. 1647 (1647) Wing H765; Thomason E402_10; ESTC R201822 18,958 27

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