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A65882 Proposals for subscriptions of money, &c. the ensuing proposals having the 19th of May last been reported to the Right Honorable Sir William Hooker, Lord Major ... of London, the aldermen and commons of the same city in Common Council assembled ... they have thought fit to order the same to be printed and published in their names ... City of London (England). Court of Common Council.; Wagstaffe, Thomas, 1645-1712. 1674 (1674) Wing W195; ESTC R16339 6,424 12

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