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A29176 A true and exact history of the succession of the crown of England collected out of records, and the best historians, written for the information of such as have been deluded and seduced by the pamphlet, called, The brief history of the succession, &c., pretended to have been written for the satisfaction of the Earl of H. Brady, Robert, 1627?-1700. 1681 (1681) Wing B4195; ESTC R19500 55,203 51

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