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Some memoirs of the life of Mr. Tho. Tryon, : late of London, merchant: written by himself: together with some rules and orders, proper to be observed by all such as would train up and govern, either familes [sic], or societies, in cleanness, temperance, and innocency

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1705.
Call number: 332380
Creator: Tryon, Thomas (1634-1703)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: (8vo)
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