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A19660 An informacion and peticion agaynst the oppressours of the poore commons of thys realme compiled and imprinted for this onely purpose that amongest them that haue to doe in the Parliamente some godlye mynded men, may hereat take occation to speake more in the matter then the authour was able to wryte. Crowley, Robert, 1518?-1588. 1548 (1548) STC 6086.5; ESTC S310 14,980 31

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