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A38258 Eikōn basilikē, The pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in his solitudes and sufferings; Eikon basilike. Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; Gauden, John, 1605-1662. 1648 (1648) Wing E268; ESTC R18840 116,516 280

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