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A53949 The apostate Protestant a letter to a friend, occasioned by the late reprinting of a Jesuites book about succession to the crown of England, pretended to have been written by R. Doleman. Pelling, Edward, d. 1718.; L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704. 1682 (1682) Wing P1075; ESTC R21638 46,592 63

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