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A33223 The state of the Church of Rome when the Reformation began as it appears by the advice given to Paul III and Julius III by creatures of their own : with a preface leading to the matter of the book. Clagett, William, 1646-1688. 1688 (1688) Wing C4400; ESTC R15337 26,546 43

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