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A45874 An information of the present condition of affairs, and declaration concerning present duties from the commission of the General Assembly, unto the kirk and kingdom of Scotland Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission. 1648 (1648) Wing I170; ESTC R11397 6,062 13

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