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A93428 The ravenous beast discovered and the devourer pursued in a short account truly stated for the unjust proceedings and cruel dealings by Dove Williamson, priest of Elton in the county of Nottingham, against William Claytor of the same town / [by] William Smith. Smith, William, d. 1673. 1659 (1659) Wing S4324; ESTC R43763 4,133 1

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