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A31664 A brief apology in behalf of the people in derision call'd Quakers written for the information of our sober and well-inclined neighbors in and about the town of Warminster in the county of Wilts. by Wil. Chandler, Alex. Pyott, Jo. Hodges, and some others. Chandler, William.; Pyott, Alex. (Alexander); Hodges, Jo. 1694 (1694) Wing C1934A; ESTC R35979 36,422 93

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