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A19909 A scourge for paper-persecutors. Or Papers complaint, compil'd in ruthfull rimes, against the paper-spoylers of these times. / By I.D. With a continu'd iust inquisition of the same subiect, fit for this season. Against paper-persecutors. By A.H.; Scourge of folly. Selections Davies, John, 1565?-1618.; Holland, Abraham, d. 1626. Continued inquisition against paper-persecutors.; Hartwell, Abraham, b. 1553, attributed name. 1625 (1625) STC 6340; ESTC S109362 11,598 36

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