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A58691 An account of Queen Mary's methods for introducing popery, and procuring a Parliament to confirm it seasonable to be published in this time of imminent danger and dedicated to the Right Honourable the Earl of Shaftsbury. T. S. 1681 (1681) Wing S150; ESTC R8480 4,846 17

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