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A18639 A Christian and wholesom admonition directed to the Frenchmen, which are reuolted from true religion, and haue polluted themselues with the superstition and idolatrie of poperie.; Remonstrance chrestienne et salutaire. English Constant, LĂ©onard, d. 1610.; Fetherston, Christopher. 1587 (1587) STC 5154; ESTC S120782 56,315 146

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