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A68809 Scrutamini scripturas the exhortation of a Spanish conuerted monke: collected out of the Spanishe authours themselues, to reade and peruse the holy scriptures; contrary to the prohibition of the Pope and Church of Rome, whose tyranny in this point plainely appeares to euery mans view. With other occurrences of no small importance. Tejeda, Fernando de, fl. 1623. 1624 (1624) STC 23922; ESTC S106037 49,742 76

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