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O Lord thy word is our sure touch stone

Description: ESTC S123442 ; Title from first extant line of text. Known only from two fragments each containing parts of the same three stanzas. Each stanza begins "O Lorde .." ; In verse ; Imprint from STC
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1549
Call number: 131401:51a
Dimensions: (1 sheet)
Associated people: Day, John, (1522-1584,); Seres, William, (-approximately 1579,)
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