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A50913 A vindication of the government in Scotland during the reign of King Charles II against mis-representations made in several scandalous pamphlets to which is added the method of proceeding against criminals, as also some of the phanatical covenants, as they were printed and published by themselves in that reign / by Sir George Mackenzie ... Mackenzie, George, Sir, 1636-1691. 1691 (1691) Wing M213; ESTC R11146 43,490 68

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