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A56659 Falsehood unmaskt in answer to a book called Truth unveil'd, which vainly pretends to justify the charge of Mr. Standish against some persons in the Church of England / by a dutiful son of that church. Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707. 1676 (1676) Wing P796; ESTC R11930 17,061 28

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