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A08357 To the Quenes Maiesties poore deceyued subiectes of the north countrey, drawen into rebellion by the Earles of Northumberland and Westmerland. Written by Thomas Norton. Seen and allowed according to the Quenes iniunctions Norton, Thomas, 1532-1584. 1569 (1569) STC 18680; ESTC S113359 23,488 60

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