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A43135 The right of succession asserted against the false reasonings and seditious insinuations of R. Dolman alias Parsons and others by ... Sir John Hayward ... ; dedicated to the King ; and now reprinted for the satisfaction of the zealous promoters of the bill of exclusion. Hayward, John, Sir, 1564?-1627. 1683 (1683) Wing H1233; ESTC R11039 98,336 190

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