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A33246 A defence of the present government under King William and Queen Mary shewing the miseries of England under the arbitrary reign of the late King James II, the reasonableness of the proceedings against him, and the happiness that will certainly follow a peaceable submission to, and standing by King William and Queen Mary / by a divine of the Church of England. Claridge, Richard, 1649-1723. 1689 (1689) Wing C4432; ESTC R35640 5,241 12

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