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A45369 A true relation of the actions of the Inniskilling-men from their first taking up of arms in December, 1688, for the defence of the Protestant religion, and their lives and liberties / written by Andrew Hamilton ... Hamilton, Andrew, d. 1691. 1690 (1690) Wing H476; ESTC R3872 45,416 80

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