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A26024 The institution, laws & ceremonies of the most noble Order of the Garter collected and digested into one body by Elias Ashmole ... Ashmole, Elias, 1617-1692.; Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677.; Sherwin, William, fl. 1670-1710. 1672 (1672) Wing A3983; ESTC R16288 1,216,627 828

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