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A70894 The life of the Most Reverend Father in God, James Usher, late Lord Arch-Bishop of Armagh, primate and metropolitan of all Ireland with a Collection of three hundred letters between the said Lord Primate and most of the eminentest persons for piety and learning in his time ... / collected and published from original copies under their own hands, by Richard Parr ... Parr, Richard, 1617-1691.; Ussher, James, 1581-1656. Collection of three hundred letters. 1686 (1686) Wing P548; Wing U163; ESTC R1496 625,199 629

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