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A40701 A plain proof of the true father and mother of the pretended Prince of Wales by several letters written by the late Queen in France, the Earle of Tyrconnel, Lord Deputy of Ireland, the Dutchess of Powis, governess to the pretended prince, Mr. Sarroll, the Queens secretary, and Father Lewis Sabran, chaplain & tutor to the prince : with informations of several persons of note, plainly discovering the whole management of that imposture / collected from the originals as they were intercepted and deliver'd to His present Majesty, and never before made publick ; new published by William Fuller, Gent. Fuller, William, 1670-1717? 1700 (1700) Wing F2485; ESTC R7450 15,018 26

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