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A53169 Observations on the late famous tryal of Sir. G.W., Father Corker &c. together with the behaviour, confession, and execution of the six prisoners that suffered at Tyburn on Wednesday the 23th of this instant July, 1679. 1679 (1679) Wing O104A; ESTC R31767 3,361 6

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