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B04573 A new satyricall ballad of the licentiousness of the times. To the tune of, The blinde beggar of Bednall-Green. 1679 (1679) ESTC R042204; Wing N748; ESTC R042204; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.2[119]; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.4[116] 1,683 1

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