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B01537 Unto His Majesties High Commissioner, and the Right Honourable Estates of Parliament. the petition of James Bayne His Majesties late Mr. Wright. Bayne, James, master-wright. 1695 (1695) Wing B1545A; ESTC R172667 1,950 2

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