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A59963 A hind let loose, or, An historical representation of the testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the interest of Christ with the true state thereof in all its periods : together with a vindication of the present testimonie, against the Popish, prelatical, & malignant enemies of that church ... : wherein several controversies of greatest consequence are enquired into, and in some measure cleared, concerning hearing of the curats, owning of the present tyrannie, taking of ensnaring oaths & bonds, frequenting of field meetings, defensive resistence of tyrannical violence ... / by a lover of true liberty. Shields, Alexander, 1660?-1700. 1687 (1687) Wing S3431; ESTC R24531 567,672 774

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his_o intolerable_a cruelty_n put_v from_o the_o kingdom_n he_o and_o all_o his_o posterity_n and_o after_o twenty_o year_n do_v end_v his_o life_n in_o prison_n 8._o in_o swedland_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o one_o century_n the_o people_n depose_v &_o banish_v the_o two_o christiern_n and_o dethrone_v &_o imprison_a ericus_n for_o their_o oppression_n &_o tyranny_n and_o for_o pursue_v the_o destruction_n of_o their_o subject_n 9_o the_o portugiese_n not_o many_o year_n ago_o lay_v aside_o and_o confine_v alphonsus_n their_o king_n for_o his_o rapine_n &_o murder_n 10._o some_o duke_n of_o venice_n have_v be_v so_o disoun_v by_o these_o commonwealth_n man_n that_o lay_v aside_o their_o royal_a honour_n as_o private_a man_n they_o have_v spend_v their_o day_n in_o monastery_n buchan_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la regni_fw-la apud_fw-la scotos_fw-gr 11._o if_o we_o will_v revolve_v the_o old_a roman_a history_n we_o shall_v find_v no_o small_a store_n of_o such_o example_n both_o in_o the_o 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