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Strange and wonderful predictions of Mr. Christopher Love
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DescriptionMinister of the Gospel at Lawrence-Jury London, who was beheaded on Tower-Hill, on the account of his religion. Likewise giving you an account of great wars in America in 1780, with the destruction of popery in the year 1790: and in the year 1795, religion shall flourish over all our King's dominions. To which is added, two letters from his wife to him a little before his death, with his answer to her again. Glasgow : Printed and sold by J. & J. Robertson, MDCCLXXVII [1777].
ShelfmarkL.C.2833(1)
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Form / genre: Written and printed matter > Pamphlets
Dates / events: 1780-1795 [Date/event in text]
1777 [Date printed]
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 [Date/event in text]
Places: Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland > Glasgow > Glasgow (inhabited place) [Place printed]
Europe > United Kingdom > England > Greater London > London (inhabited place) [Place in text]
Subject / content: Chapbooks
Decapitations
Treason
Person / organisation: Love, Christopher, 1618-1651 [Subject of text]
Love, Mary, active 17th century [Correspondent]
St. Lawrence Jewry (Parish church : London, England) [Subject of text]

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Person / organisation: Cumming, John (Publisher) [Publisher]

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