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A96054 No nevvs, but a letter to every body. Prescribed, to your truly beloved self; any where: so that you be not resolved to be, who and where you should not be; with care and speed, these be presented. / And subscribed, your daily orator at the throne of grace, R.W. R. W. 1648 (1648) Wing W101; Thomason E526_12; ESTC R205656 20,082 16

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