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A88562 A speech of the Right Honourable the Earle of Louden, Lord Chancellour of Scotland: to a grand committee of both Houses of Parliament, upon the 12 of September, 1645. Published by authoritie. Loudoun, John Campbell, Earl of, 1598-1663. 1645 (1645) Wing L3090; Thomason E302_7; ESTC R200276 3,097 8

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