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A66548 A history of antient ceremonies containing an account of their rise and growth, their first entrance into the Church, and their gradual advancement to superstition therein. Porrée, Jonas.; Douglas, Thomas, fl. 1661.; Wilson, John, fl. 1676-1678. 1669 (1669) Wing W2895A; ESTC R27674 84,845 221

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