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A63322 A true account of the horrid conspiracy against the life of His Sacred Majesty William III. King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, &c. setting forth by whom it was contrived; how it was to be carried on; and the manner of its discovery. Published by authority. 1692 (1692) Wing T2374; ESTC R219366 7,420 15

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