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A47020 A continuation of the secret history of White-hall from the abdication of the late K. James in 1688 to the year 1696 writ at the request of a noble lord ... : the whole consisting of secret memoirs ... : published from the original papers : together with The tragical history of the Stuarts ... / by D. Jones ... Jones, D. (David), fl. 1676-1720. 1697 (1697) Wing J929; ESTC R34484 221,732 493

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