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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48119	A Letter of an Independent to his honoured friend in London	Swadlin, Thomas, 1600-1670.	1647 (1647)	Wing L1571; Wing S6220A; ESTC R37866	5,357	11

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