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A16091 On Saynt Andrewes day the Gospels with brief sermo[n]s vpon them for al the holy dayes in y[e] yere.; Bible. N.T. Gospels. English. Taverner. Taverner, Richard, 1505?-1575. 1542 (1542) STC 2970; ESTC S193 79,664 130

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