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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41215	Pian piano, or, Intercourse between H. Ferne, Dr. in divinity and J. Harrington, Esq. upon occasion of the doctors censure of the Common-wealth of Oceana.	Ferne, H. (Henry), 1602-1662.	1656 (1656)	Wing F797; ESTC R5270	19,316	78

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