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A65267 The Right Reverend Doctor John Cosin, late Lord Bishop of Durham his opinion (when Dean of Peterburgh, and in exile) for communicating rather with Geneva than Rome ... / by Ri. Watson ... Watson, Richard, 1612-1685. 1684 (1684) Wing W1094; ESTC R15810 37,284 110

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