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A65419 A vindication of the present great revolution in England in five letters pass'd betwixt James Welwood, M.D. and Mr. John March, Vicar of Newcastle upon Tyne : occasion'd by a sermon preach'd by him on January 30. 1688/9 ... Welwood, James, 1652-1727.; March, John, 1640-1692.; Welwood, James, 1652-1727. 1689 (1689) Wing W1310; ESTC R691 40,072 42

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