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A65195 Two treatises ... both written by Sir Henry Vane, Knight in the time of his imprisonment. Vane, Henry, Sir, 1612?-1662.; Vane, Henry, Sir, 1612?-1662. Epistle general, to the mystical body of Christ on earth.; Vane, Henry, Sir, 1612?-1662. Face of the times. 1662 (1662) Wing V80_PARTIAL; Wing V67_PARTIAL; ESTC R7026 96,369 132

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