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A67357 A vindication of the KingĀ· With some observations upon the two Houses. By a true sonne of the Church of England, and a lover of his countryes liberty. Waller, Edmund, 1606-1687. 1642 (1642) Wing W533D; ESTC R203883 7,609 10

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