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\sˈiːld bˈʊks], \sˈiːld bˈʊks], \s_ˈiː_l_d b_ˈʊ_k_s]\
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(Eccl. Hist.) Copies of the Prayer-book of 1662, issued under the Great Seal of England to all cathedral and collegiate churches, the Courts of Westminster, and the Tower of London, to ensure the preservation of the text in its integrity. These books were compared, before issue, with the book annexed to the Act 13 and 14 Carolus II.
By Henry Percy Smith
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