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A41175 A just and modest vindication of the Scots design, for the having established a colony at Darien with a brief display, how much it is their interest, to apply themselves to trade, and particularly to that which is foreign. Ferguson, Robert, d. 1714.; Hodges, James. 1699 (1699) Wing F742; ESTC R21931 134,853 248

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