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A44760 The trve informer who in the following discovrse or colloqvie discovereth unto the vvorld the chiefe causes of the sa[]d distempers in Great Britanny and Ireland / deduced from their originals ; and also a letter writ by Serjeant-Major Kirle to a friend at VVinsor. Howell, James, 1594?-1666.; Kirle, Robert. 1643 (1643) Wing H3122A; ESTC R30343 38,453 46

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