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A40689
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The sovereigns prerogative and the subjects priviledge discussed betwixt courtiers and patriots in Parliament, the third and fourth yeares of the reign of King Charles : together with the grand mysteries of state then in agitation.
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England and Wales. Parliament.; Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.
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Wing F2467; ESTC R16084
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