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A47921 The state and interest of the nation, with respect to His Royal Highness the Duke of York discours'd at large, in a letter to a member of the Honourable House of Commons. L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704. 1680 (1680) Wing L1309; ESTC R7627 19,626 35

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