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A59752 A discourse of the rise & power of parliaments, of law's, of courts of judicature, of liberty, property, and religion, of the interest of England in reference to the desines of France, of taxes and of trade in a letter from a gentleman in the country to a member in Parliament. Sheridan, Thomas, 1646-ca. 1688. 1677 (1677) Wing S3225; ESTC R16270 94,234 304

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