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A08266 The rule of the most blissed Father Saint Benedict patriarke of all munkes; Regula. English Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino.; Gray, Alexia.; Brussels (Belgium). Our Blessed Lady the Perpetuall Virgin Mary (Abbey of Benedictine nuns) 1632 (1632) STC 1860; ESTC S101606 38,831 122

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