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A21000 A most heauenly and plentifull treasure, or, A rich minerall full of sweetest comforts the contents the next page will shewe. Du Vair, Guillaume, 1556-1621.; Stocker, Thomas, fl. 1569-1592. 1609 (1609) STC 7373.5; ESTC S4619 170,870 494

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