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A10719 A short suruey of Ireland Truely discouering who it is that hath so armed the hearts of that people with disobedience to their prince. With a description of the countrey, and the condition of the people. No lesse necessarie and needfull to be respected by the English, then requisite and behoouefull to be reformed in the Irish. By Barnabe Rych, Gentleman. Rich, Barnabe, 1540?-1617. 1609 (1609) STC 20999; ESTC S115962 34,330 68

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