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A25001 An Account of the coming up of Tho. Earl of Danby, from the Tower of London to the Court of Kings-Bench at Westminster, on Saturday, the 27th of May, 1682 together with the most remarkable passages and arguments used by His Lordship to that court, and the answer of the judges thereto. 1682 (1682) Wing A264; ESTC R12516 9,769 12

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