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A75533 The necessity of altering the present oath of allegiance made evident also the declaration signed by above 28000 in Lancashire, when they expected a late French invasion, compared with the association signed in this present Parliament / in a letter to a nobleman. W. A. 1690 (1690) Wing A35A; ESTC R42793 8,057 6

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