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A97260 A precious mithridate for the soule made up of those two poysons, covetousness and prodigality the one drawn from the fathers ill qualities: the other from the sons: for the curing of both extremes, and advancing frugality, the mean. Being foure chapters taken out of R. Junius his Christian library, and are to be sold by J. Crump stationer in Little Bartolmes Well-yard, and H. Crips in Popeshead-ally. Younge, Richard. 1661 (1661) Wing Y174A; ESTC R230788 14,240 16

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