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A57529 Matrimoniall honovr, or, The mutuall crowne and comfort of godly, loyall, and chaste marriage wherein the right way to preserve the honour of marriage unstained, is at large described, urged, and applied : with resolution of sundry materiall questions concerning this argument / by D.R. ... D. R. (Daniel Rogers), 1573-1652. 1642 (1642) Wing R1797; ESTC R5451 341,707 420

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