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A07474 A proclamation agreed vpon by the iustices of peace of this countie of Bedford at a generall sessions holden at Bedford, the nineteenth day of Aprill, in the xxvii yere of the Queenes most gracious raigne, for the restraint of wandering roges and vacabounds Bedfordshire (England) 1585 (1585) STC 1786.5; ESTC S4502 2,509 1

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