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A53548 A tragedy called the Popish Plot reviv'd detecting the secret league between the late King James and the French king, the popish conspiracy to murder His present Majesty King William, and the wicked contrivance for adulterating the coin of this kingdom : with many other hellish practices : dedicated to Sir Roger L'Strange, the Fellows of St. John's College in Cambridg, non jurors, and the rest of the Jacobite crew / by a sincere lover of his countrey. Oates, Titus, 1649-1705. 1696 (1696) Wing O58; ESTC R7790 47,612 60

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