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A59965 A short memorial of the sufferings and grievances past and present of the Presbyterians in Scotland particularly of them called by nick-name Cameronians. Shields, Alexander, 1660?-1700. 1690 (1690) Wing S3434; ESTC R25753 49,050 63

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