Selected quad for the lemma: act_n
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B01930
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The case of the transport-ships, taken up in the years 1689, 1690, and 1691, for the reduction of Ireland. Humbly offered to the High Court of Parliament.
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1695
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Wing C1169AB; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.161.f.2[84]
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