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The Divell in Kent, or His strange delusions at Sandwitch.

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Uniform Title:	Divell in Kent.
Other Authors:	Lipeat, Thomas
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London, : [publisher not identified], Printed in the yeer M DC XLVII. [1647]
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Mowlin, John > Early works to 1800. Demoniac possession > England > Early works to 1800. Devil > Early works to 1800.
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