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A67118 The dvtie of Sir Francis Wortley deliniated in his piovs pitty and christian commiseration of the sorrowes and sufferings of the most vertuous yet unfortunate Lady Elisabeth Queene of Bohemia being a dedication to fame and trvth : prefer'd to both Houses of Parliament / by ... Sir Francis Wortley ... Wortley, Francis, Sir, 1591-1652. 1641 (1641) Wing W3636; ESTC R22134 3,821 12

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