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THE BOOKS OF HOMILIES: Book 2—XI. Of alms deeds

Alastair Roberts

THE BOOKS OF HOMILIES: Book 2—XI. Of alms deeds

April 29, 2021
Alastair Roberts
Alastair Roberts

For the Easter season, I am reading the Books of Homilies, using John Griffiths' 1859 edition (https://prydain.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/the_two_books_of_homilies.pdf).

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