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A35203
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An elegie upon the much lamented death of that noble and valiant commander the Right Honourable the Earl of Tiveot, governour of Tangiers, slain by the Moors
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Crouch, John, fl. 1660-1681.
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1664
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Wing C7297; ESTC R34848
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