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A45661 The defence of the Scots settlement at Darien answer'd paragraph by paragraph / by Philo-Britan. Harris, Walter, 17th/18th cent.; Fletcher, Andrew, 1655-1716.; Foyer, Archibald. 1699 (1699) Wing H881; ESTC R9419 58,491 93

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