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A30809 A short discourse on the rise, nature, and management of the small-pox, and all putrid fevers occasioned by the death of our late incomparable queen : together with a philosophical account of an excellent remedy for these and many other diseases / by T. Byfield ... Byfield, T. (Timothy) 1695 (1695) Wing B6400; ESTC R16240 10,499 30

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