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A81686 Mr. Dowdall's just and sober vindication, in opposition to several injustices practised against him, by some of his fellow prisoners in the gate-house prison of Westminster, although reputed priests, Jesuits, and sufferers for Christs sake Dowdall, Gerard. 1681 (1681) Wing D2055; ESTC R225596 35,535 115

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