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A63911 A memorial humbly presented to the Right Honorable the Lord Chief Justice of the Kings-Bench in behalf of the hospitaller and his friends Turner, John, b. 1649 or 50. 1690 (1690) Wing T3311; ESTC R38920 48,263 71

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