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The case of Robert Hastings, of the parish of St. Pauls Shadwel, in the county of Midlesex
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The Parish Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Godalming
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The case of Sir Robert Austen and Sir Robert Furnese, petitioners for New-Romney in the county of Kent
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