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A12792 An elegie on the much lamented death of the Right Honorable Sir Arthur Chichester Knight, Lo. Baron of Belfast, Lo. high Treasurer of Ireland, one of the lords of His Maiesties most Honorable Priuie Counsell, and of the Counsell of Warre. By Alex Spicer.. Spicer, Alexander, b. 1574 or 5. 1643 (1643) STC 23100; ESTC S117749 6,112 30

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