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A78293 The Iesuits undermining of parliaments and Protestants with their foolish phancy of a toleration, discovered, and censured. Written by William Castle, for the confirmation of wavering Protestants, and the reducing of seduced papists. Castell, William, d. 1645. 1642 (1642) Wing C1229; Thomason E124_7; ESTC R4761 12,847 16

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